I will have two openings this summer.... I have not actively been marketing those as I do not mind having a light summer enrollment.... that said I will miss the income from those two spots (especially in summer as I pay for summer camps for my school age dd).
Monday I was contacted by a potential dcm who was a referral from a parent at my dd's school who is her coworker, we spoke months ago by phone but potential dcm wanted something full day so I emailed her a list of full day programs I would suggest checking out.
Monday she emailed thru my site asking to chat by phone and have dcb start the next day! This would have been sight unseen. I emailed her and scheduled a time to chat by phone on Thursday. She shared her son has been hitting others in his preschool and biting which she is blaming on their increased class size and the teachers not doing time outs or any sort of disciple other than redirection. Again she was pretty much ready for him to start on Monday at this point.... I scheduled a tour date for her and said I would offer a trial day for him at my day rate but honestly I am not sure I want to manage/retrain a child who hits and bites? I already have one very physical dcb in my program I adore him but he is rough and a couple of my current dcps and dcks complain about him so I already am trying to actively watch that dcb I worry this one joining the group could set my current dcb back.....
Is it just me or does it seem:
- Potential dcm is desperate because they were likely given notice from their current preschool provider?
- Adding her dcb could set back the entire group?
- She works full day but said either her parents who when they can she would make my pick up time work.... which was something in the past she said she absolute could not do.
Would you even offer a tour? Would you even consider this child?
Monday I was contacted by a potential dcm who was a referral from a parent at my dd's school who is her coworker, we spoke months ago by phone but potential dcm wanted something full day so I emailed her a list of full day programs I would suggest checking out.
Monday she emailed thru my site asking to chat by phone and have dcb start the next day! This would have been sight unseen. I emailed her and scheduled a time to chat by phone on Thursday. She shared her son has been hitting others in his preschool and biting which she is blaming on their increased class size and the teachers not doing time outs or any sort of disciple other than redirection. Again she was pretty much ready for him to start on Monday at this point.... I scheduled a tour date for her and said I would offer a trial day for him at my day rate but honestly I am not sure I want to manage/retrain a child who hits and bites? I already have one very physical dcb in my program I adore him but he is rough and a couple of my current dcps and dcks complain about him so I already am trying to actively watch that dcb I worry this one joining the group could set my current dcb back.....
Is it just me or does it seem:
- Potential dcm is desperate because they were likely given notice from their current preschool provider?
- Adding her dcb could set back the entire group?
- She works full day but said either her parents who when they can she would make my pick up time work.... which was something in the past she said she absolute could not do.
Would you even offer a tour? Would you even consider this child?
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