Forum: Daycare and Taxes
01-04-2015, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,511
Save Receipts If Already Scanned?
I scan my receipts using the Neat Scanner and back them up on my computer.
Do I need to keep the receipts or can I toss them?
Thank you in advance.
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-05-2014, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,746
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-04-2014, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,722
Just had this same situation.
I enrolled...
Just had this same situation.
I enrolled three new kids this week. I'm closed for vacation the last week of August. My vacations are paid but I offered the new families 1/2 rate for the week. My...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-16-2014, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,556
When to Stop Naps For 5-Year-Olds?
I have four 5-year-olds who are starting kindergarten this fall. One is being homeschooled and will remain in care.
All four girls still take a minimum of a 2.5 hour each day with no issues. The...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-27-2014, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,610
For the summer, we do field trips daily. I pay...
For the summer, we do field trips daily. I pay $400 a month to transport (includes insurance). I own a mini school bus and we had to register it as a passenger van for insurance.
Field trips are...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-25-2014, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,481
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-17-2014, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,383
Spirited Children?
I'm curious to see if anyone has any spirited children, either their own, or enrolled in their daycare.
How do you handle the unique challenges?
:)
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-13-2014, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,218
We use the fold up cots for our 18 month to 3...
We use the fold up cots for our 18 month to 3 year olds. The covers come off (I use a screwdriver to remove the bolts) and I throw them in the washer at the end of each week. Don't dry them! I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
06-10-2014, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,727
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-07-2013, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,580
We do a 2 mile walk each morning (one mile each...
We do a 2 mile walk each morning (one mile each way). Everyone 18 months and up does the walk but we do allow those under 2 years to ride in the wagon on the way back if they want. It gets the blood...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-03-2013, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 7,343
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Forum: Daycare and Taxes
04-27-2012, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,099
Do I Need to Save Receipts if I Copy Them?
I scan all of my receipts onto my computer and enter them into MMK every 3 months.
If I scan all of my receipts onto my computer, do I really need to keep all paper receipts? I hate keeping them...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-25-2012, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,866
My biggest problem, especially as we head into...
My biggest problem, especially as we head into the warmer months and summer break for school-agers, is kids walking UP the slide at parks.
I see red !!!!!! :mad::mad: Especially if a parent is...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-19-2012, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,569
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-05-2012, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,103
Only a Daycare Provider......
Only a daycare provider would get this stuff handed to her on a Monday morning and think........
"I'm still missing wipes for March from three kids" :ouch::D;)
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-29-2012, 12:35 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,050
I have an outdoor chalkboard on my wall in my...
I have an outdoor chalkboard on my wall in my backyard. I used chalkboard paint and it's been wonderful. I had to use two coats, but I am in a desert state so it's been hit with hot heat in the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-09-2012, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,844
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-17-2012, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,555
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-17-2012, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 5,555
Ideas for Daycare Pets?
I've been contemplating getting a few daycare pets for my daycare the past few months. I have a separate daycare room that used to be my unattached garage so I obviously cannot get a typical pet such...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-08-2012, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,211
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-06-2012, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,963
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-07-2011, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,949
I LOVE Halloween parties :D
This year, all...
I LOVE Halloween parties :D
This year, all of my little daycare friends are dressing up in costumes and we are going to a couple of my favorite neighbors homes and giving them cookies and in...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-07-2011, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,555
Yes, I do their hair during snack. They're...
Yes, I do their hair during snack. They're sitting, they're safe, they're supervised. I can get hair done on all 6/7 of my dcgs in 10 minutes.
With the exception of one of my dcgs, no one has an...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-07-2011, 12:28 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,555
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-03-2011, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 5,046
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
10-03-2011, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,925
This is what my newsletter looks like every...
This is what my newsletter looks like every month. I have a section for Preschool & Toddler program information, any news such as days off, holidays, birthdays, announcments, departures, new friends,...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-28-2011, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,836
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-16-2011, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,808
3kidzmama,
I have this triple stroller...
3kidzmama,
I have this triple stroller (Those are two of my 2's in the stroller, and my one of my infants who was 2mo in this photo). It's a Foundations Triple Stroller. Bought if off craigslist...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-15-2011, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,808
It's the little things.....
It's the little things this week that have made a huge difference and remind me why I'm in the field I'm in.
1) One of my favorite families has hit a finiancial snag this week, so I'm allowing...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-09-2011, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,294
I've only had one serious accident happen to a...
I've only had one serious accident happen to a child while in my care and I do not EVER want it to happen again.
We had just gone outside for outdoor play and my very new DCG, age 2, tripped over...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-07-2011, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,713
It's pretty average around my area.
For me,...
It's pretty average around my area.
For me, I refuse to participate in naptime troubles. I spend my naptime tending to the babies, eating my lunch, prepping for snack, writing daily reports and I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-07-2011, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 9,713
Mine transition from pack'n'plays when they are...
Mine transition from pack'n'plays when they are between 3 and 3.5yo. By that age, they are capable of staying on their mat for the duration of naptime without getting up and I don't worry about them...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
09-02-2011, 06:44 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,298
I charge a non-refundable deposit for all...
I charge a non-refundable deposit for all newcoming families. I charge 1/3 of the weekly tuition each week until they start with me.
I tell them during our interview that the deposit helps me buy...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-31-2011, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,680
Why Parent, Why??
When I started cleaning up mats after naptime, I noticed large wet spots on DCG's (who is almost 4yo) mat sheet. They covered the entire middle section of the sheet and after closer inspection, I see...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-16-2011, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,214
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-13-2011, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,214
Toddler/Next Step Formula?
I have had one of my daycare children in care since the itty bitty age of 3 weeks. Smarty-pants is now an extremely smart 2-year-old who is the only child under 3 years old who I include in our...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-11-2011, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,808
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-09-2011, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,533
I Have THE Weirdest Kids!!
Today we had our Goodbye Party for our three oldest friends (4, 4 & 5yo). They will be starting Pre-K and Kindergarten next week and I usually send off my kids with a nice little hoorah. We rented a...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-06-2011, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,433
;) You got it.
Abigail, I bought two...
;) You got it.
Abigail, I bought two onsies that were 12/18 months and they fit great on my 4 month old and 7 month old. For the shirts, I bought 2T/3T's for my other kids and they are between...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-05-2011, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,527
I have Square. The reader device was free...
I have Square. The reader device was free actually, I just visited their website and I signed up to get one. They sent it within a week.
There is an app for Square that I use on my iPhone and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-05-2011, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,433
That was me ;)
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That was me ;)
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/686/tshirtphoto.png (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/811/tshirtphoto.png/)
I bought my plain pink t-shirts (and onsies for my two infants)...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-03-2011, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,997
I have a niece who is 2 who would ONLY sit...
I have a niece who is 2 who would ONLY sit w-style. At her 2-year check-up her Pediatrician said her thigh muscles were super soft and to correct her legs into Indian-style. Her first question was...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-03-2011, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 1,482
Need Advice On My Doll-Obsessed DCG...
I have a 1.5yo dcg who, very recently, has become obsessed with the baby dolls we have.
One random day about a month ago, dcg was playing with a 3yo with the baby dolls when 3yo leaned over to...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
08-01-2011, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,393
Thankfully my kids seem to adjust to our table...
Thankfully my kids seem to adjust to our table rules and manner very quickly. I fill my dck's food trays with portions fit to their age, and they must finish everything on their plate before asking...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-29-2011, 10:41 PM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 257,650
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-29-2011, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 10,114
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-10-2011, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,618
Little Diamonds,
I've had great success...
Little Diamonds,
I've had great success with my website (www.childcarebytori.com). I first bought my dot com name from GoDaddy and I went on a search to find a website builder that was easy and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-03-2011, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,754
MarinaVanessa,
I got the recipe from HERE...
MarinaVanessa,
I got the recipe from HERE (http://vegetarian.about.com/od/maindishentreerecipes/r/TofuNuggets.htm). I, like you, had constant requests for chicken nuggets and buying the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-01-2011, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,745
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
07-01-2011, 11:18 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,754
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-27-2011, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,065
I am currently going to school online through...
I am currently going to school online through Rasmussen College. Out of the many schools I looked into, the enrollment staff at Rasmussen had to be the most awesome, friendly bunch I had ever "met"....
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-26-2011, 12:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,138
I had a 3.5th dcg come to me six months ago and...
I had a 3.5th dcg come to me six months ago and she hadn't napped for over a year. I assured the parents that, with due time, all of my children learn the schedule and nap when they are suppose to.
...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-25-2011, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,729
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-25-2011, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 8,132
Update
So DCM dropped off this morning and dcg (3.5yo) had a half finished baggie of fruit loops in her hands. Mom is extra sugary nice and explains that dcg begged for the cereal this morning. Dcg quickly...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-24-2011, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 8,132
Ever Get a Text You Weren't Suppose To?
I was setting up breakfast for my early arrivers and I got a text from a parent of one of them (who had just dropped off) that said: "Just dropped off dcg at daycare. They're having waffles for...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-23-2011, 03:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,275
I conduct my interview between 3 & 5 in the...
I conduct my interview between 3 & 5 in the afternoons so I email parents the same evening after all of my children have gone home. I thank them for coming and visiting my home daycare and if the...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-20-2011, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,490
I find fitting in preschool time with my...
I find fitting in preschool time with my preschoolers very easy with my schedule. I have two infants, a 3 month old and a 9 month old and in the mornings they are both sleeping when I do preschool...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-10-2011, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,825
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-09-2011, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 21,804
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-06-2011, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,835
I used to be an Assistant Teacher at a daycare...
I used to be an Assistant Teacher at a daycare center and I was the only part-time teacher in the room. I worked a 2-6pm shift because of school and everyone else in the room either worked a 7-4...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-06-2011, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,835
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-05-2011, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,122
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
05-03-2011, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,185
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-29-2011, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,430
Hook-On High Chairs? Practical for Daycare Use?
Does anyone have any experience with hook-on high chairs such as the ones below? I'm contemplating getting one and trying one out on my dining room table where my daycare children eat. I currently...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-19-2011, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,335
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-18-2011, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,054
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-18-2011, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,331
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-18-2011, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 5,054
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-12-2011, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 1,201
Views: 257,650
3yo dcg- (farts in an almost quiet room)
3.5...
3yo dcg- (farts in an almost quiet room)
3.5 dcg: "What's that smell?"- with a pointed look directed at the culprit.
2yo dcg (from a few feet away) "Umm, air?" complete with the 'duh' voice. ...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-09-2011, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,629
I've used the Moby wrap for walks. I have a...
I've used the Moby wrap for walks. I have a double and triple stroller that aren't infant friendly either, so I wrap up the baby and take her out with us. The double stroller is actually heavier to...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-08-2011, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,925
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-08-2011, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,469
I had a 6-week-old start at my home daycare...
I had a 6-week-old start at my home daycare recently and I, like you, had a great routine going with my other dcks (ages 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 & 3). The baby literally ate, slept, and pooped, then ate and...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-07-2011, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,713
I have a Suburban and it can fit three carseats...
I have a Suburban and it can fit three carseats in the third row easily. I know I had to test a few carseats out to find out which ones fit the most comfortable, but thankfully Babies'R'Us has a nice...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-07-2011, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,629
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-07-2011, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,629
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-07-2011, 03:31 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,884
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-07-2011, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,629
I'm "just Tori" :D (This is the phrase I...
I'm "just Tori" :D (This is the phrase I repeatedly say to my new daycare parents who repeatedly ask what name do the make the checks out to. I'm guessing they believe my name is shortened for...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
04-07-2011, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,629
Moby Wraps - Amazing Little Inventions!
I have a two-month-old infant in my care and after swearing off all crappy baby carriers when I had my last infant (almost two years ago), I went ahead and dished out the $40 and bought a Moby Wrap...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
03-21-2011, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,600
I require all of my kids to have a swimsuit, a...
I require all of my kids to have a swimsuit, a pair of water shoes (we have pea rocks in the backyard where we have our sprinklers, so they need shoes they can safely play in), a sunhat, sunscreen...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
02-02-2011, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 16,440
I own a six-seat Bye Bye Buggy's and it is...
I own a six-seat Bye Bye Buggy's and it is amazing! For walks around my neighborhood, I load all six of my children (two 3yo, one 2yo, two 1yo's and a 6-week-old) into the Buggy and I take off. I...
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Forum: Daycare Center and Family Home Forum
01-28-2011, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 6,347
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