Originally Posted by QualiTcare:
nanny, he said that his friends child went to the daycare also. when my kids were in daycare, two of my closest friends had children there and i honestly knew probably a dozen more parents that i went to HS with or just knew and we would talk all the time either at the daycare or out in public.
it's not like he's going to look in the phone book and stalk facebook to try and find the phone numbers of clients he doesn't know.
but if the other parents are concerned, i don't see the problem approaching it as a group - meaning all of the parents speak up - that doesn't mean they all have to march in holding hands with picket signs. i could see myself saying, "i was talking to judy and jan and we're all concerned about ......"
and then when judy goes in she would say, "did qualit talk to you about ..." there would be nothing weird bc everyone knows we're friends.
there is power in numbers. if one parent is worried about the dog and it's not against licensing then that parent may not bother speaking up bc she's not going to do anything. BUT if 3 or 4 parents are concerned then she might worry about losing the kids and $$$ and get rid of it. either way, one person can't be blamed for her getting rid of the dog because it would be something the whole group wanted.
anyway, she's an idiot for doing such a thing without notice. what if a kid or parent was allergic? what if a parent didn't like pit bulls being around their child? they should've had the option to go elsewhere BEFORE the dog showed up.
I agree she's a fool for doing it. I don't like those kinds of dogs cuz they scare me.
I don't ask day care parents about whether or not I can have a dog. I can look on the kids file and see allergies and nobody here is allergic to dogs. I just got a puppy less than a week ago and didn't say a word to them.
I know they have one friend who goes there but that's not what he was referring to when he said "rally" the parents. He already discussed it with THAT friend. He was specifically talking about the other parents.
I would not tolerate my parents teaming up to get something changed no matter what it was (unless it was to give me more money). It would show a poor business plan and would show that the parents didn't understand their place in my business. It would be disrespectful and just wouldn't fly.
I don't do power in numbers. I'm the power here. It's my business and my home. I have to be the leader all the time. It doesn't work for me otherwise. Any decision I make is for the best of my business so I wouldn't be interested in a group opinion on anything I had decided.
But that's just me. His provider may welcome a group opinion orchestrated by and brought to her by her clients. He knows her and she may well like that and really appreciate it.