Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-01-2013, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,421
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-29-2013, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,895
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-29-2013, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,408
Gave Everyone Their Notice
Well I did it! In two weeks I will no longer have my daycare. The children were wonderful, but I just couldn't deal with the financial side and enforcing rules with parents.
Everyone got their...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-26-2013, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,623
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-26-2013, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,161
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-26-2013, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,161
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-25-2013, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,895
I'm the OP
So a dcm sees the note on the...
I'm the OP
So a dcm sees the note on the door (I changed it to Reminder: Payments are due by Friday) and she asked if that note was for her.
I told her that only one of my parents pays on time...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-25-2013, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,895
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-23-2013, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,358
♪♫ Raising My Rates ♪♫
I set up my new rate sheet starting September 1!!!
I am currently charging by the hour, but come September it will be by set number of days for the week.
5 Days - $200
4 Days - $180
3 Days -...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-22-2013, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,786
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-15-2013, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,205
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-15-2013, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,342
I have some dress up clothes and really don't...
I have some dress up clothes and really don't like it much at all. Only because of the dressing/undressing aspect. They are on hangers up high on the pegboard so they have to ask for them.
I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-14-2013, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,641
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-09-2013, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,024
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-09-2013, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,681
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-08-2013, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,681
My First Termination
I feel like I have been punched in the stomach.
It's been coming ever since she started 2 month ago. Dcb is 19 months and has adapted very well, but mom is something else. Chronically late...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-05-2013, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,940
I only barter for cash ;)
I care for a dcb...
I only barter for cash ;)
I care for a dcb whose dad plows our driveway in the winter. I considered for a fleeting second about a barter with him. But, because cash is so absolute there is not...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-28-2013, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,369
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-28-2013, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,766
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-26-2013, 12:00 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,581
I have never enforced my late fee, so I am the...
I have never enforced my late fee, so I am the wrong person to ask. My dcp's are hardly ever late. However, if it was a chronic problem I would start to charge it.
So, in your case, I wouldn't. ...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-25-2013, 11:36 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 3,581
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-22-2013, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,040
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-22-2013, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,040
In Need of a Good Tongue Lashing!
So a dcm calls and asks if her dcg can come "visit" on Saturday. I asked her if she wanted to talk about something. Nope, she says she got a job on Saturdays and can dcg come "visit". The...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-21-2013, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 4,640
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-20-2013, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,540
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-13-2013, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,649
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-11-2013, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,784
I have a 3 1/2 yo dcg that lies sometimes about...
I have a 3 1/2 yo dcg that lies sometimes about washing her hands after using the rest room. I know she didn't because her hands are dry and she can't reach the paper towel. I told her I have eyes...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-07-2013, 09:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,675
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-07-2013, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,037
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-06-2013, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,037
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-06-2013, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,037
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-06-2013, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,146
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-06-2013, 08:04 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,861
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-05-2013, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,861
Waiting for the Confrontation
I didn`t want to hijack the Illegal Daycare thread so I thought I`d start this one. A lady in town was running an illegal daycare. She got caught and the authorities went to her house. We are...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-05-2013, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 24,425
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-05-2013, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 144
Views: 24,425
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-04-2013, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 24,425
If you are unlicensed and legal then I have no...
If you are unlicensed and legal then I have no problem with you having your daycare.... fly at her. BUT, if you are illegal, then I don't care how many credentials you have, how much education you...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-04-2013, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 144
Views: 24,425
I just posted this on the town's babysitting...
I just posted this on the town's babysitting facebook site. I'm so frustrated with these people too. I hestitated pressing the "enter" key as this is a small town and alot of people know me. But,...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-03-2013, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,542
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-03-2013, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,542
Attention Span of a Gnat!
I have one dcg that wants to change activities every minute! So annoying!
painting, stickers, craft of any kind, story, toy, puzzle.... she wants to move from one activity to the next pronto. ...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-31-2013, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,174
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-28-2013, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,078
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-28-2013, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,361
My First Surprise Inspection!
The dog starts barking at the window.... I look up and it's her car. Instantly I scan the room looking if everything is up to par and think about what's in the kitchen sink upstairs.
I go to...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-25-2013, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,124
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-24-2013, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,068
I Feel So Bad
I feel so bad for the parents when they pick up their daughter. She cries bloody murder and says she doesn't want to go home. Today her mom said she wouldn't come back here if she keeps it up. Mom...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-24-2013, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,479
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-23-2013, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,592
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-23-2013, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,463
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-22-2013, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 4,831
Only first borns get showers?!?!?! How sad. ...
Only first borns get showers?!?!?! How sad. Doesn't make any sense to me. I had showers for all 4 of my children and I appreciated every single one of them.
I had no part in their planning...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-22-2013, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,915
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-22-2013, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,589
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-21-2013, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,565
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-17-2013, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 3,518
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-17-2013, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,028
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-17-2013, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,582
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-15-2013, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,671
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-14-2013, 07:04 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 14,116
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-14-2013, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 14,116
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-14-2013, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,989
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-10-2013, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,989
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-10-2013, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,955
Ode to Day Care
Little children come to me for...
Ode to Day Care
Little children come to me for hugs and books and such
I care for all their simple needs and I also fix them lunch.
I pick up toys, I mop their spills and often dry their tears.
I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-10-2013, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,747
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-10-2013, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,204
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-10-2013, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,989
Six Minutes is Too Long To Drive
My home daycare is eight kilometers from town (population 4000)..... six minutes.... two songs! But, alot of potential customers don't want the drive to bring their kids here or even come have a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-07-2013, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 7,210
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-06-2013, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 5,255
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-04-2013, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 10,618
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-01-2013, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,869
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-01-2013, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 11,104
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-30-2013, 09:03 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 11,104
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-30-2013, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 11,104
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-30-2013, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 11,104
Do You State The Obvious?
I had an interview last week with a potential dcb and both his parents. We had a short phone interview prior and nothing was mentioned about his special needs.
They enter the daycare and the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-25-2013, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,718
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-13-2012, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,273
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-13-2012, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,590
My cryer took an extra step today to get...
My cryer took an extra step today to get attention while she was sitting in the snow crying for attention. She was upset because dcb abandoned her and the sled they were playing with together when...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-12-2012, 12:17 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,381
Just Try It!
I am so frustrated with dcg. She won't try anything and comments that it's yucky. Today we had leftover chicken tetrazinni, so scrumptiously yummy comfort food. She had a fit and refused to even...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-12-2012, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,423
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-07-2012, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,598
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-07-2012, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,691
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-07-2012, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,191
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-06-2012, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,340
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-04-2012, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,064
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
12-04-2012, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,064
Reverse Psychology from a 3 year old!!
I have a very stubborn just-turned-3 year old. She hates sharing and wants every toy the other child is playing with. When I tell her to play with something else or just continue playing with what...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-30-2012, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,149
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-29-2012, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,580
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-29-2012, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,727
Rude Awakening!!
I am in the process of stowing away all of the toys!!! Each set gets a basket and is being put away high!! All big toys (one piece) will be within reach.
Play kitchen stuff (I have lots) will...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-29-2012, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,692
Awww, I feel for you. If you don't need the...
Awww, I feel for you. If you don't need the money all that bad, why don't you get a fun job? Maybe Starbucks? lol Or, you could find something mindless to do like retail where you can talk to...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-23-2012, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,566
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-23-2012, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,841
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-21-2012, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,686
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-20-2012, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,095
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-20-2012, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,458
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-19-2012, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,153
I beg to differ.....I have a son who is 29...
I beg to differ.....I have a son who is 29 (thirty next month) and I would never interfere with his and his wife's decisions.
I and my friends, who are the same age as I am, would never even...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-16-2012, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,296
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2012, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,215
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-15-2012, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 8,737
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-09-2012, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,054
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-09-2012, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,077
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-08-2012, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,063
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
11-08-2012, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,938
I don't think it's the other parents' business...
I don't think it's the other parents' business whether other children were out sick or not. The only attendance they should be worried about is their own child's in my opinion. If it's in your...
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