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I've had my daycare exactly 3 yrs and any type of "gives a crap" is gone.
When I first opened I tried my hardest (and did up till this new school year) to feed these kids a well balanced meal. I'm not licensed but still fed them as if I were. I advertised as healthy and home made. I'm not a granola mom by any means but I've raised my son with what I feel is healthy eating habits. Last year I had to start a diabetic diet myself and dropped 40lbs while doing so and putting me beyond my healthy BMI range (woo woo). I model good eating habits and incorporate it into my daycare.
Well, NOT ANY MORE! None of these daycare kids, and I mean NONE eat anything I make. Carrots and hummus? Nah. My kid will eat it sure! Egg omelet muffins? NOPE. Fruits, veggies? LOLYEAHRIGHT.
I wasted so much food in 3 yrs that this year I said "screw it" and stopped taking time and energy. Instead of kale chips it's Lays chips. Low carb no flour muffins? PPFFT entemans coffee cake it is!
I have one 4.5 yr old who weighs (NO LIE) 70lbs. His mom tells me the doc mentioned she needs to cut his carb intake but doesn't know how since "that's all he will eat". I know. She brought him to me 2yrs ago saying she hopes my healthy cooking with tempt him. Nah. Never happened. I'm part time with these kids so when they are in my care 2days a week my carrots at lunch isn't gonna help. His sister is the same way. She's little and there are times she eats no lunch for me. He has a gagging issue too. Don't like the food? GAG GAG!
Fun times.
I had another parent try and get me to do full time. I went 3 days a week this year. All parents last year needed that so I made it official this year as it better suits my time with my son who is getting older in a flash.
In may my new contract goes out. 1st day of school mom goes "oh my backup can't watch for a few weeks". On the spot I said "k for a few weeks". Few weeks turned into "forever" in her eyes. I told her shed have to the new year to find care. Come dec1st I give out her updated contract. I make full time care REALLY SUPER EXPENSIVE. She's a teacher and on Christmas break she says she's finding daycare (she has since sept to look).
We all know where this is going.
She calls me 1st Friday into Christmas break "I found a daycare and they are expensive to do just 2 days or I go with them full time. You don't have to get back to me now, just think about it. It's just till June". I tell her in 5 seconds "I figured that Would be the case and that you guys would be better going somewhere full time anyways. I have his stuff here for when you want to collect it"
::crickets::
She tells me we'd be in touch and hurries me off the phone. I know well that she hasn't found care. She wanted to give me the "all or nothing" speech.
I'LL TAKE NOTHING
I tell dh, she'll call back. She does. She waits till two days before she needs to go back to work to tell me "I was slow in finding care and I jumped the gun. I have no one for next week. When/would you be willing to watch him this next week?". I tell her I'd do 3 days at the normal rate or all 5 days, like in the new contract, at the OUTRAGEOUS price (new contract has 3 emergency full time weeks a year at $$$$). She picks just 3 days.
His last day was last Friday and she tells me "lemme know if you change your mind, it's just till June". I told her no I won't. She seems put off but I don't care. He needed 10-11hrs a day 5x a week care and I was no longer a fit for her.
Parents "forget" about my "contact me by 7:30pm the night before" rule if they need to change schedule. If you text me at 10:30 at night asking to drop your kid off before I'm opened and I don't answer you back don't show up at my house at 6:45 or you'll wait till I'm done getting ready at 7:30. Sure you can call my phone 10 times when I'm in the shower but it's not my fault. Manage your schedule better.
Someone learned that the hard way today.
I also demand you get your kid when they are sick. if you take your sweet time that's fine since I call your backup over and over again making them annoyed and you look like the doof to your mom or Ex husband.
Fees are fun too aren't they? It's nice that they are so insanely expensive that if you're late or make get up too early it's like having to pay for another day. No one wants to do that.
Happened 1 time.
This was long I know and thanks for reading. After 3years doing this I've heard every story and excuse. Now I just blink at them when they say something.
Apparently I run a rocket science facility because everything is so hard or so hard to understand.
I no longer have sympathy for anyone. How many cares do I give?
NONE! happyface
When I first opened I tried my hardest (and did up till this new school year) to feed these kids a well balanced meal. I'm not licensed but still fed them as if I were. I advertised as healthy and home made. I'm not a granola mom by any means but I've raised my son with what I feel is healthy eating habits. Last year I had to start a diabetic diet myself and dropped 40lbs while doing so and putting me beyond my healthy BMI range (woo woo). I model good eating habits and incorporate it into my daycare.
Well, NOT ANY MORE! None of these daycare kids, and I mean NONE eat anything I make. Carrots and hummus? Nah. My kid will eat it sure! Egg omelet muffins? NOPE. Fruits, veggies? LOLYEAHRIGHT.
I wasted so much food in 3 yrs that this year I said "screw it" and stopped taking time and energy. Instead of kale chips it's Lays chips. Low carb no flour muffins? PPFFT entemans coffee cake it is!
I have one 4.5 yr old who weighs (NO LIE) 70lbs. His mom tells me the doc mentioned she needs to cut his carb intake but doesn't know how since "that's all he will eat". I know. She brought him to me 2yrs ago saying she hopes my healthy cooking with tempt him. Nah. Never happened. I'm part time with these kids so when they are in my care 2days a week my carrots at lunch isn't gonna help. His sister is the same way. She's little and there are times she eats no lunch for me. He has a gagging issue too. Don't like the food? GAG GAG!
Fun times.
I had another parent try and get me to do full time. I went 3 days a week this year. All parents last year needed that so I made it official this year as it better suits my time with my son who is getting older in a flash.
In may my new contract goes out. 1st day of school mom goes "oh my backup can't watch for a few weeks". On the spot I said "k for a few weeks". Few weeks turned into "forever" in her eyes. I told her shed have to the new year to find care. Come dec1st I give out her updated contract. I make full time care REALLY SUPER EXPENSIVE. She's a teacher and on Christmas break she says she's finding daycare (she has since sept to look).
We all know where this is going.
She calls me 1st Friday into Christmas break "I found a daycare and they are expensive to do just 2 days or I go with them full time. You don't have to get back to me now, just think about it. It's just till June". I tell her in 5 seconds "I figured that Would be the case and that you guys would be better going somewhere full time anyways. I have his stuff here for when you want to collect it"
::crickets::
She tells me we'd be in touch and hurries me off the phone. I know well that she hasn't found care. She wanted to give me the "all or nothing" speech.
I'LL TAKE NOTHING
I tell dh, she'll call back. She does. She waits till two days before she needs to go back to work to tell me "I was slow in finding care and I jumped the gun. I have no one for next week. When/would you be willing to watch him this next week?". I tell her I'd do 3 days at the normal rate or all 5 days, like in the new contract, at the OUTRAGEOUS price (new contract has 3 emergency full time weeks a year at $$$$). She picks just 3 days.
His last day was last Friday and she tells me "lemme know if you change your mind, it's just till June". I told her no I won't. She seems put off but I don't care. He needed 10-11hrs a day 5x a week care and I was no longer a fit for her.
Parents "forget" about my "contact me by 7:30pm the night before" rule if they need to change schedule. If you text me at 10:30 at night asking to drop your kid off before I'm opened and I don't answer you back don't show up at my house at 6:45 or you'll wait till I'm done getting ready at 7:30. Sure you can call my phone 10 times when I'm in the shower but it's not my fault. Manage your schedule better.
Someone learned that the hard way today.
I also demand you get your kid when they are sick. if you take your sweet time that's fine since I call your backup over and over again making them annoyed and you look like the doof to your mom or Ex husband.
Fees are fun too aren't they? It's nice that they are so insanely expensive that if you're late or make get up too early it's like having to pay for another day. No one wants to do that.
Happened 1 time.
This was long I know and thanks for reading. After 3years doing this I've heard every story and excuse. Now I just blink at them when they say something.
Apparently I run a rocket science facility because everything is so hard or so hard to understand.
I no longer have sympathy for anyone. How many cares do I give?
NONE! happyface
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