Originally Posted by TheGoodLife:
Parents can't have both. Many like to come to home daycares because it's cheaper than centers BUT if you want to be guaranteed against emergency last-minute closures that's the price! I have only had to close 2 times with one-days notice, but it could happen at any time. If you know that's something you can't afford to risk, you need to look for other options.
I've actually had a few DCFs interview BECAUSE they were tired of their big centers being closed often with no notice for clean-ups following lice, pink eye, HFM disease, and flu outbreaks. Apparently, it happens a few times a year.
I wish I could close the next day to clean without the worry of facing angry dcfs. Instead, I have to throw away my whole evening to wipe down toys and shampoo the carpet before bed, sometimes to do it all again the next day.
