Who Puts Baby in Car Seat?

[Thriftylady]

I am in the camp that doesn't allow car seats in the house. I would be saying "Dad tomorrow I will start charging my late fee for anything past X". And then do it!

[DaveA]

I have parents get their child out of the carseat at drop off and put them in it at pick up.

[AmyKidsCo]

By the time he gets to the door, he is late and then he still has to put the baby in the car seat. My blood boils every time he does it. 3 times last week! It's totally my fault though because I have zero backbone and it is just a few minutes late but still!!! That's my time! And I wish he had some respect for my personal time.

Can you put the car seat (and anything else of baby's) on the porch and meet him at the door with baby? At least he won't be in your house the time it takes to put baby in the car seat...

[AmyKidsCo]

In situations like this what I do is remove the sign in/out sheet when the parent is officially late and replace it with the "Late sign in/out sheet" (which is printed in RED) so the parent IMMEDIATELY knows they are late ....even if it's just a minute (...it's MY minute : and on the late sheet it states they now owe a late fee and need to pay it in full before any additional services will be provided.

Once you charge the fee, it RARELY happens again.

LOVE that idea, but WI requires that we use their sign in sheets. I've already pushed the issue by shrinking it down so I'd have space for the extra info I want included.

Maybe highlighting the sign-out space and printing out a slip about the fee would work though...

[Thriftylady]

LOVE that idea, but WI requires that we use their sign in sheets. I've already pushed the issue by shrinking it down so I'd have space for the extra info I want included.

Maybe highlighting the sign-out space and printing out a slip about the fee would work though...

I have heard of some providers changing the sign in/out pen to red when parents are late.

[AmyKidsCo]

I have heard of some providers changing the sign in/out pen to red when parents are late.

Ooh, that would work too. Thanks!

[Blackcat31]

LOVE that idea, but WI requires that we use their sign in sheets. I've already pushed the issue by shrinking it down so I'd have space for the extra info I want included.

Maybe highlighting the sign-out space and printing out a slip about the fee would work though...

In that case I would get a cover sheet.

One that says "YOU ARE LATE!" really big on it in RED and place it over the sign in/out sheet. They would literally have to lift the "late notice" sheet up in order to sign out.

I have also in the past, just swiped a stroke of highlighter yellow over the space where the parent is going to sign out. Lets them know the highlighted box means LATE.

[nannyde]

I don't allow parents to leave car seats at my house or load or unload the kid in the car seat inside my house. I also don't allow parents to sit in the driveway. As soon as they hit the driveway they are to come in immediately to get their child.

[spud912]

Ditto with the carseat and late pick up fee. I would also tell dad that if he could make pick up prompt so the driveway can be made available to the next person picking up. Or use any other excuse as to why you don't want the driveway to be phone time.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

He pulls up about 10 minutes before he supposed to pickup, but by the time he actually gets to the door he is late. Even if it's one minute late, that's my time and I'm going to have to start giving him a late fee. Ugh. AND while he is in the driveway, the kids are going absolutely crazy because they see him pull up!

I absolutely charge $1.00 per child per minute of lateness. I have billed parents for $1.00 before and they are rude directly following it but they aren't late after that. I would definitely do that.

Also, no. I would not put a child in any carseat.