Daycare.com Forum Acronyms - Legend

[Missqjulie]

Love this!!! Thanks☺ DH= dear husband!!!! Have been trying to figure that out for years!

[Starburst]

oops, I forgot:
NAEYC= National Association of Education of Young Children
NAFCC= National Association of Family child care

[Michael]

wow, the legend just grew by 100%. Nice list Starburst!

[Starburst]

some saying I have seen on here alot lately or that would be good to know

G-ma= Grandma
G-pa= Grandpa
BF= breastfeed/fed (can also mean boyfriend)
FF= Formula feed/fed
ASL= American sign language
ESL= English as a second language
SO= Significant other (spouse or partner/ bf/gf)
LP= Life partner
DCA= Daycare Assistant
SSP= Same sex partners/ parents
LG= Legal guardian
LC= Learning center
DCR= Daycare room
DCS= Daycare space
CCR&R= Child Care Resource and Referral
CC= Child Care
CCP= Child care provider/ professional
HCP= health care provider/ professional
HDC= Home daycare
FCC= Family child care
FCCP= Family child care provider
FCCA= Family child care association
DCC= daycare center
MAM= Music and movement
DPA= Dramatic play area
RP= Role play
MIA= Missing in action (could refer to a no show with no call)
AWOC= Absent without Call (could also refer to a no show with no call, or AWOL)
AKA= Also known as
ASAP= As soon as possible
W/O= Without
W/I= Within
SN= Special needs
NSN= Non-special needs
MTB= Mother to be
FTB= Father to be
IR=Immunization records
MR= Medical records
WIWD= What I would do
ECE= Early childhood education
CD= child development
CDC= Center of disease control
PD= Police department
FD= Fire department
LLC= Limited liability company
JSYK or JSUK= Just so you know
# M/O = Month old
# Y/O = Year old
W/E= Whatever
BP= Blood pressure or bipolar (BiP?)
TLC= Tender loving care
GAD= General Anxiety Disorder
QT= Quite time
TO= Time out
IFSP= Individualized family service plan (for special needs kids birth -3 years)
IEP= Individual education plan (for special needs kids 3-5 years)
ADA= Americans with disabilities act
NPNP= No pay, no play
PNP= Pack n' play
SIDS= Sudden infant death syndrome
SIDSPM= SIDS Prevention Measures (or methods)
SUDI= Sudden Unexplained death in Infancy
PIT- Provider in training (a new provider)
TFTI=Thanks for the information
SFH= Smoke free home
PFH= Pet free home
XDCF= Ex daycare family

[RichardHarper]

New:

SD- school days,
JFU- Just for you.
OFU- only for you.
LU- Love you,
Hope you feel good see this additional.

[melskids]

TFS ~thanks for sharing

[QualiTcare]

It's all good-my standard response is "I've been called worse than that by better people than you" ::

fair enough

[Chickenhauler]

you came to mind when i deciphered that acronym...

juuuust kidding - really, i couldn't resist.

It's all good-my standard response is "I've been called worse than that by better people than you" ::

[QualiTcare]

That's the first thing that comes to mind when I start trying to decipher some of these acronyms.

Some of them are pretty self explanatory in the context, but some of them are waaaaaay out there.

you came to mind when i deciphered that acronym...

juuuust kidding - really, i couldn't resist.

[Chickenhauler]

PITA- pain in the , well, you know....

That's the first thing that comes to mind when I start trying to decipher some of these acronyms.

Some of them are pretty self explanatory in the context, but some of them are waaaaaay out there.

[Michael]

Added

ADD
ADHD
HOA

[Abigail]

At the risk of sounding like my mind is in the gutter, I have been slightly taken aback by the acronym "DCK". For example, "should I terminate this DCK?" LOL! Maybe we should do away with this one! hehe!

I agree. The first time I read it I added another letter!::

[Abigail]

the first time i saw someone talk about her husband and she wrote DH, i thought she meant something else

This made me laugh!::

[Michael]

Thanks, all added. I also received some via PM (Private Message). I think I'll add PM too.

[booroo]

Idk--- I don't know