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Preschool/daycare teacher 02:03 PM 10-20-2010
Whoa! The kids are afraid of him, and run when they see him? Give them a couple days with this routine and they'll all be afraid to come to your house. I would give him the trial period amount of time with constant communication with mom. At the end of this (we do a 2 week trial period), if there's no improvement, for the sake of your other kids and your business (parents will start pulling their children out if they feel they aren't safe, or if the children are old enough to communicate why they don't want to come anymore) you'll probaby need to terminate. While it's nice to help these poor kids out when we can, we also have to think of what is best for us and the children in our care. This behavior sounds like it would be a long hard process to make even a dent in it. And keep in mind, the first two weeks with a child is usually called the "honey moon" period, where the child behaves better than they do once they're used to coming. We've found this proved time and time again. It's much much much easier to terminate during the trial period than it is after that. The longer the behavior continues, and the more time that passes, the harder it is to terminate. Almost imposible. Especially if you like the family and they pay on time and follow all the policies, etc! good luck and keep us posted!
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