Originally Posted by Luvnmykidz:
The thought that providers should be held to a complete different standard than parents is growing more ridiculous each day. There are a ton of rules "They" would like to enforce, but it's saddening to me. A local provider mentioned to me her specialist stated in a few years there would be some major changes in regs for us. Some of them are no electronics, social networks, or phone use (except for emergencies ) during daycare hours. We must brush teeth 2 times a day because the rate of children with dental issues has increased. Parents will need to be contacted when a child hasn't shown up for the day, to ensure the child is safe. We already sttay on parents to keep their child's physicals and shot records up to date. Smh. There are a few others as well. My thing is when is anyone going to hold the parents responsible for anything. Kids come in from the weekends with bumps, bruises, diaper rashes, on extreme sugar highs, poor nutrition on the weekends, and sometimes teeth look like they haven't been brushed since Friday. Why must we check on parents when they haven't placed a child in to care for the day. Are parents that bad off that they need an adult to micromanage them as well? If we put the responsibilities back on the parents I'm sure things will change, but as long as we keep taking the responsibilities away and putting them on providers it will continue to worsen. It's contradicting as well. No phone use, but check on kids who haven't shown up. No Internet use, but stay focused on your specialist who comes to do an inspection during the middle of a group activity where it's clear attention shouldn't be diverted. Its just bogus to me, that so much is blamed on providers, and so much is expected of providers. And it's all supposed to be done for less than minimum wage. Wow ! Sorry this is so long. There's so much more I want to say but I will stop now.
I soooo agree with you!!! Some of the regs.(and new ones coming) are terribly unrealistic it's not even funny.
And now all the local providers are getting calls encouraging them to offer prek in their daycare homes. "It's just something to think about" we're told. Wonder when it will be required.
Are they even thinking about what's best for the kids themselves anymore? Or just want to earn their money by creating more regulations and rules that are almost impossible to follow?
Oh and I heard our new regs(which are predicted to go into effect fall 2016)will require brushing teeth 3x a day or after every single time they eat anything.
Please, all you state officials, THROW THE BOOK AWAY and just let us care for, teach, love, all these lil kiddos. We already teach them all day long but endless regulations are stressing out the majority of providers and keeping us from doing what's important here.
Family Day Care is equivalent to caring and helping to raise others' children as if they were your own. And I sure as he!! don't remember my mom bleaching the dinner table before we all sat down to eat, or washing the floor every single night, rushing into the bathroom after breakfast, lunch snack, dinner to brush our teeth. If anything it probably hardened up my immune system.
Well dang, ya got me started again.
