I had a parent scheduled to drop off this morning at 7:45.
They aren't here. They haven't texted or called.
I called/I texted.... no response.

What happens now?

Do I make the other 9 kids I have here just sit quietly and wait before we move onto art/craft time? Art/craft time takes ALL my attention so I can't continue calling and texting WHILE supervising art/craft time. Wonder if I'd get dinged by licensing for having the kids just sit and wait like this? Can't possibly be DAP for them.

What happened to ONE child's need not being more important than the needs of the GROUP?

So what do I do?

Do I call the police?
Do I pack-up my DCK's and drive over to their house and see what's up? My vehicle isn't big enough.
Do I call other parents to come back and pick their kids up so I can fit a few in my car?
Do I call my DH and have him go check?
Do I call the DCMs place of employment to see if she showed up yet? (last time I called her work, she had lied to her boss saying she was home sick with her child but in reality I had her child and was calling her to come pick up because child really did get sick...)
Do I call CPS? The fire department?

Seriously....what do I do now?
Realistically.....what does a provider do in this situation?

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