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....so this one's been let go for failure to follow center policy.
I've had her since June...I liked her. ![]() This makes what has to be the 15th assistant I've gone through in five years. It must be me... I REALLY dread training anyone else at this point. I don't have the power to pick my assistant, and the director just basically picks whoever seems to like kids and gets along with her... Ugh. |
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I'm sure it's not you! But I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who has problems with just about everyone who comes in to "help". First the substitute who comes in to help out when owner needs day or a couple hours off. Not a help to me at all. Found it easier to work alone with the children (within state ratio of 10:1 of course). She's STILL the only one on our substitute list despite my numerous complaints to owner (substitutes are hard to find. Everyone needs consistant hours). And now it's the highschool intern... she's still young (16), so that explains a lot, but when she tries to act like she knows more than me and I need to do things the way they do at her school (preschool through highschool are all in one building, just different classrooms. She interned in their preschool class last time). And defies my authority right in front of the children (I was ready to implement a consequence, and she jumped in before I could and said, "well, the way I see it...and basically said it didn't matter what the child did). And she critiques my preschool methods and tells me how they do it at her school. And anytime the owner is around she talks the whole time to her while I take care of the children. It gets really annoying!
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You need to find someone that is satisfied with being an Assistant and not a Teacher wannabee.
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yes, or.they have their own ideas about how things should be done, not understanding why certain policies are in place.
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Exactly! Or that each group of children will be different from another group, since each child is different, meaning each daycare or preschool will be different in the way things are done. Just curious, can you say which polices weren't being followed? Just wondering if there's certain policies that most people have trouble following, or if it's just the fact that it's a "rule" and they think rules do not apply to them, unless it's convenient for them.
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I have asked her over and over again NOT to have excessive dialogue with the parents about their kid or anything else. Leave that to me. Cant do it. I have asked her over and over to report to me anything that goes on out of the ordinary. And this is what she was let go over. A kid gets hurt, a toy gets broken, whatever. Let me know. Because, ultimately, I'm going to be left holding the bag and "I didn't know about it" doesn't cover my a**. ![]() I asked her not to make significant decisions on her own, without clearing them with me. And a bunch of little things. How hard is it to make sure the toilets are flushed before you leave?? The way my program is set up, I was rarely around to look over her shoulder and why should I have to? |
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The non-flush toilet thing tells me she wasn't keeping track of them. I don't know how your place is set up but with ours we have to walk down the hall to go to the bathrooms. Listening to a flush isn't very hard. ![]() ![]() |
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