Hi, new here! I have been in the home child care business for 5 years. This has been the best career move I have made. Very scary at 1st, but I have built my business & run a great program!
My biggest problem is having a "friendly backbone". I have several dcp who forget my policies or have never read them.
I try to be in the drivers seat of my child care & I always feel that when I reinforce a policy that the dcp leave either laughing or saying geeze what a bleep.
For instance: This year I decided to be specific on the hours I am available for child care. 7am-4:30pm. When I informed my dcp of the new hours, specifically that I am closing at 4:30pm. The response I got was do we need to leave work at 4:30 or be there by 4:30? I WANTED to say: when the store closes at 5pm does the clerk let you in at 5:10 just because?
How do you gain the respect of a professional child care provider & not just the babysitter???
My biggest problem is having a "friendly backbone". I have several dcp who forget my policies or have never read them.
I try to be in the drivers seat of my child care & I always feel that when I reinforce a policy that the dcp leave either laughing or saying geeze what a bleep.
For instance: This year I decided to be specific on the hours I am available for child care. 7am-4:30pm. When I informed my dcp of the new hours, specifically that I am closing at 4:30pm. The response I got was do we need to leave work at 4:30 or be there by 4:30? I WANTED to say: when the store closes at 5pm does the clerk let you in at 5:10 just because?
How do you gain the respect of a professional child care provider & not just the babysitter???
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