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Today, 08:29 AM
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Today, 07:30 AM
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I told parents. Several thanked me for the...
I told parents. Several thanked me for the information, one of whom mentioned child was going to visit grandparents this weekend so they cancelled. I'm glad I told.
They keep asking for an...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-14-2021, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 7
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COVID….UGH!! Here We Go Again!!!
I know the forum has covered this and I’m re-reading but still wanted to post:
DCD has covid. I do rapid drop off/pickup at front door (parent stays outside, child walks into vestibule to me) and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-13-2021, 08:50 AM
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Depending on where you are, FB Marketplace,...
Depending on where you are, FB Marketplace, Craigslist or even local FB groups might be a good place to get daycare furniture and toys at reduced prices due to daycare closings/liquidation.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-12-2021, 01:28 PM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2021, 12:28 PM
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01-06-2021, 12:11 PM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2021, 11:02 AM
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Views: 204
Using the right resume format will help if you...
Using the right resume format will help if you are pivoting to a different career/industry. Maybe one that highlights your entrepreneurial skills (assuming you ran your own inhome daycare?) which...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2021, 10:04 AM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-05-2021, 04:08 PM
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It sounds like the negative ECE experience...
It sounds like the negative ECE experience traumatized you. The break from that kind of job might have been a good thing for your state of mind. And, since you've stepped away you've realized that...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-05-2021, 08:51 AM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-05-2021, 08:37 AM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-04-2021, 03:02 PM
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EVERYTHING you've said! My goal this year is to...
EVERYTHING you've said! My goal this year is to work towards creating a minimalist daycare space. I thought downsizing would increase clashes amongst the littles as they have less to play with but it...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-04-2021, 01:28 PM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-04-2021, 11:48 AM
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Daycare Habits
I have a habit of buying too many things (supplies, materials, toys) for my daycare. Due to covid I moved out a lot of things from my daycare space to my basement where I now see that my buying went...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-31-2020, 07:59 AM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-30-2020, 02:16 PM
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I happen to work at a hospital and have been...
I happen to work at a hospital and have been getting reminders to schedule my covid vaccination which I've been ignoring as it is not mandatory.
Many of my colleagues ie those who work in the ED,...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-30-2020, 01:01 PM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-15-2020, 06:48 PM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-15-2020, 02:20 PM
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Starting a Local FaceBook Group
I've been thinking of starting a FB group for family daycare providers in the tristate area in which I live. I am a member of my state's FB group but don't see one for my borough(s).
Not sure if I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-12-2020, 12:54 PM
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Yep! Learnt the hard way. After 1 too many...
Yep! Learnt the hard way. After 1 too many lessons I switched to monthly billing/payment so I get paid for the month in advance. Payment is non-refundable once made. Haven't had that problem since.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-12-2020, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 530
Ahhh...personal items. That's a good point...
Ahhh...personal items. That's a good point Blackcat. Which made me think to also give the unopened packs of diaper/pullups from past kids. Feminine products (napkins, pads, tampons) are a high demand...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-12-2020, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 530
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-11-2020, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 636
Several weeks ago I saw my doctor for an annual...
Several weeks ago I saw my doctor for an annual checkup and she asked me if I was anxious about anything...isn't everybody!? Well, the waterworks sprang out of nowhere. Caught me off-guard and made...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-11-2020, 08:09 AM
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Views: 347
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-11-2020, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 347
Chanukah & Kwanzaa
Anyone celebrating/doing activities for Chanukah, Kwanzaa or any other holiday in December in your daycare/with family? Or combine several/all the December holidays?
Chanukah Sameach!
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-10-2020, 07:18 AM
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Views: 745
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-09-2020, 03:29 PM
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Views: 597
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-09-2020, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 597
Anyone Been to Court?
Saw a daycare provider suing a parent on Judge Judy.
Mom did not pay for several weeks because she thought provider was negligent. But kept taking her children to provider because she "had no...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-09-2020, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 352
Views: 67,564
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-02-2020, 11:07 AM
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Replies: 6,137
Views: 698,747
Anything that keeps us safe(r) is good news.
...
Anything that keeps us safe(r) is good news.
Don't the CDC's guidelines override everyone else's when it comes to covid so we can implement it right away?
With bureaucracies, change down the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-01-2020, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,551
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-30-2020, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 1,551
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-24-2020, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 1,197
Views: 254,826
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-20-2020, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 364
COVID Proofing
Besides the daily health screenings, parents not entering, PPE, hand hygiene and sanitizing/disinfecting your daycare/home- what else are you doing to minimize risk in your daycare space? Especially...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-20-2020, 06:29 AM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2020, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 6,137
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Luckily the majority survives. However, in...
Luckily the majority survives. However, in addition to lives lost and an impacted economy, something to consider would be the lingering effects covid.
To mention a few, many who survive continue...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-13-2020, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 828
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-12-2020, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 312
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-12-2020, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 342
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-12-2020, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,287
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-12-2020, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 342
Hah! There is feedback and then there is...
Hah! There is feedback and then there is feedback:lol:.
I've actually gotten them (informally and unsolicited) over the years. Some with good suggestions that were easy to incorporate which, I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-12-2020, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,332
You are in an unfortunate situation.
Can...
You are in an unfortunate situation.
Can you find a Starbucks, Cafe, library etc to work at? A friend's or family's place? Or, even though closed, go to your office to work? Some employers allow...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-11-2020, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 342
Parent/Client Survey
Does anyone do surveys to parents to get their feedback for improvement?
If so how often, and what do you do with feedback?
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-11-2020, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,287
Revisiting this.
Takes me a while to make a...
Revisiting this.
Takes me a while to make a decision when there are sooooo many choices: daily connect, brightwheel, procare, hi-mama etc.
I need to get off the potty now!
Immediately I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-10-2020, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 828
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-09-2020, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 578
I don't have a holiday/anti-bias policy.
...
I don't have a holiday/anti-bias policy.
However, parents complete a questionnaire at enrollment that asks for their holidays, traditions and how they celebrate. This feedback guides us on what we...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-29-2020, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 1,197
Views: 254,826
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-27-2020, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-27-2020, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 555
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-24-2020, 08:52 AM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-23-2020, 06:59 PM
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Views: 435
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-23-2020, 06:21 PM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-23-2020, 06:13 PM
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Views: 555
How Are You Containing Cleaning Costs?
My cleaning cost has gone up SIGNIFICANTLY due to increased sanitizing and disinfecting.
-daycare-friendly commercial disinfectant as bleach is an issue
-a minimum of 6 large rolls of paper...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-22-2020, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 581
Informing parents of bruises instead of them...
Informing parents of bruises instead of them discovering it themselves, in my experience, makes it a nonissue.
I complete an incident/injury report anytime something happens to a child in my care...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-22-2020, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 6,137
Views: 698,747
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-21-2020, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 292
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-21-2020, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 6,137
Views: 698,747
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-16-2020, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 509
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-16-2020, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 6,137
Views: 698,747
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-16-2020, 09:50 AM
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Views: 708
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-16-2020, 09:46 AM
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-07-2020, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,412
To hear that your nurse got back after your...
To hear that your nurse got back after your quarantine underscores how poorly things are being handled.
We remain vulnerable even if precautions are being taken. And the lack of timely response...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-07-2020, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,412
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-07-2020, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,412
Nope. DOH has not returned my call yet...
Nope. DOH has not returned my call yet :rolleyes:.
DCM and family tested negative with nose swab and are awaiting results from 'standard tests'. She was told she can return to the classroom on...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-05-2020, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,412
DCM who is a teacher called me today to say a...
DCM who is a teacher called me today to say a student in her class tested positive :eek: and she was on her way to pick up her son to go get tested. She and son have no symptoms but we know that...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-27-2020, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 761
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-10-2020, 08:28 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 761
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-09-2020, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 761
Potty Averse
I have an almost 4yo boy who is potty averse which mom told me 2 months ago before he started. He refuses to go on the potty, both at home and at school, and is ok remaining in wet pullups which he...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-29-2020, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 6,137
Views: 698,747
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Forum: Daycare Menus, Breakfast, Lunch and Snack Ideas
08-09-2020, 04:49 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,598
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-29-2020, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 650
Birthday Celebration Policy During COVID-19
Precovid my birthday celebration policy was the child's parents' would provide cupcakes for everyone and a candle for the birthday child's cupcake. In light of covid, what is your birthday...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-26-2020, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 638
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-26-2020, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 638
Gate Security Suggestions Needed
I have a metal gate with a latch at the side of my house which leads to backyard. It is the 2nd fire egress so it has to remain unlocked plus parents enter to leave strollers, scooters etc in the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-18-2020, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 836
Fogger machines are hard to come by and costly...
Fogger machines are hard to come by and costly now because of demand. We found an affordable one on Amazon-link is below. Very easy to use and provides thorough application in a short space of time....
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-18-2020, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 836
Yes Michael- specifically the daily members of...
Yes Michael- specifically the daily members of this forum like you, BlackCat, Cat Herder and everyone really. The information shared here is relatable, relevant, resourceful and supportive to our...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-17-2020, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 836
Thank You So Much For Your Wisdom!
A BIG THANK YOU :hug: for sharing how you have been operating your business during the pandemic. You have been so helpful and a huge resource in these scary times!
We closed in March and finally...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-15-2020, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 652
Oh, never mind. Just reread DOL letter that...
Oh, never mind. Just reread DOL letter that starts with THIS IS NOT A BILL which clearly I scrolled past and went to payments made to employee :lol:. Well, those payments were charged to our...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-15-2020, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 652
Got an Invoice from Department of Labor
An employee claimed and received unemployment for several months because we were closed during the pandemic. I received an invoice from the Dept of Labor for a portion of unemployment they paid...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-12-2020, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 786
Cleaning & Disinfecting Log
New York State licensing agency wants providers to complete this form daily: https://ocfs.ny.gov/forms/ocfs/OCFS-6041.pdf . I feel dyslexic looking at it. Anyone has a simpler form or can suggest how...
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
07-09-2020, 05:59 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 699
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-08-2020, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,287
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2020, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,287
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2020, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,287
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2020, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,287
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2020, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,287
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2020, 12:10 PM
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Views: 801
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2020, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,287
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2020, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,429
I closed since March and reopened yesterday....
I closed since March and reopened yesterday. Unlike before I do not let parents and nonessential visitors past the porch so they no longer enter our program.
I do FaceTime interviews and tours with...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-07-2020, 10:42 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,287
HiMama
Anyone using HiMama? How much does it cost you? Any issues?
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-02-2020, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 755
Cleaning, Sanitizing, Disinfecting Schedule
DOH now requires all child care programs to complete a daily cleaning/disinfecting log. We are to 'regularly clean and disinfect toys, furniture and equipment'. What is your cleaning schedule? What...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-02-2020, 02:42 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,659
In my state kids are not required to wear masks...
In my state kids are not required to wear masks while indoors or in private backyard. If we leave premises (which we won't do until this is over) they have to wear masks. Providers have to wear masks...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-22-2020, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 869
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-13-2020, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 958
It is all so discouraging, especially when...
It is all so discouraging, especially when listening to others' experiences, but it is worth a try. I applied for the PPP loan/grant and was not hopeful so I was pleasantly surprised when I got it....
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-13-2020, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,154
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-12-2020, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,154
Smocks, Scrubs, Uniforms?
Anyone wears smocks, scrubs, or some kind of uniform or requires their staff to? Learning this is a thing and considering for staff.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-12-2020, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 958
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-21-2020, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,848
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-21-2020, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,848
You're right. A lot of it makes no sense. If...
You're right. A lot of it makes no sense. If only the people who are making these rules can spend a day in the life of a provider they'll see the rules aren't helpful at all.
Did you apply for the...
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