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Two of my parents have told me they've been to state licensed daycares before & the providers told them that we have to allow cell phones if the parents want them to have it. I'm wondering why on Earth that would be mandatory?
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I'm not sure what you mean....... that the children be allowed to carry cell phones while at daycare if the parents want them to? Or do you mean something else? -
It isn't true. :hug:- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.
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I wanted to add that the risk of liability of the schoolagers taking inappropriate shots in the bathroom and sending them on is more than enough for me to ban them. No bags or toys from home in the classroom or playroom. Period.- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.Comment
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I'm not in Indiana but I'm so glad to hear that that is not true. As CH pointed out in the next post, inappropriate pictures of the bathroom would be my first concern.Originally posted by Cat Herder View PostComment
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Yep. It is not a prank or flirting anymore, it is a felony. Not all parents teach their kids the urgency of that fact. And although I agree the law should apply the rule of intent, right now it does not.Originally posted by 284878 View Post
Internet use and cell phones are stuff of parental supervision, not mine. I am not tech-y enough to even risk it.- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.Comment
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Thank you!! Now i don't want to just straight up tell the parents no without any proof of it not being required for me to let them. Do you know where I could get something that states it's not required in Indiana?Comment
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I would not recommend you get in the habit of explaining yourself. No is enough.Originally posted by daycare10 View Post
Simply tell them it isn't true and ask them to provide you with proof otherwise. They won't be able to. Then stick to your own policies.
Your free time will be completely wiped out if you stay in the habit of allowing them to disrupt your peace every time they come up with some loophole or story. Put the burden on them, be the leader in your own business or they will never respect you.- Unless otherwise stated, all my posts are personal opinion and worth what you paid for them.Comment
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Get on Bing and have it compose a policy for school agers and cellphones in your daycare and you can have it state that for the safety of everyone involved students & staff that cell phones are not allowed on the premises at anytime under any circumstances. We had a child who brought a cell phone and went to our center and we caught them with it and one day, we caught he child with the cell phone and asked the child to put it away and they refused which landed them in a timeout and they said to the teacher that found the cell phone that they were not to touch their cell phone and a little while later mom came in and collected the child and the teacher told the mom about the incident and the mom told the child that next time they need to have the cell phone in their backpack and off well after that incident and whatever punishment mom gave the child we never had another problem out the child again.Comment
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I don’t think the children should be allowed to have cell phones. If you are providing after school care for school aged kids and they have cell phones these should be kept in their backpacks at all times. You don’t want the older children taking unauthorized pictures or showing videos parents might not want being shown.
It seems that many parents are giving young children smart phones today. I can understand why you might want your grade schooler to have a cell phone for emergency use ( ball practice was cancelled and I need to get picked up early) but do you really need to get the latest iPhone? What about a flip phone that only has calling and texting? I once had a five year old bring an iPhone to class. I made her go put it in her backpack.Comment
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I am laughing at your post because it reminds me of DH. When it was time for DD11 to get a phone (because of ball practices, riding the bus back from away games, etc.) DH was completely against an iPhone for DD.
On one hand, I totally understand how ridiculous it is for a child to have a $700+ phone. On the other hand, I can control SO MUCH and track DD with the iPhone and the parental features it offers. When we went to add a line, our phone company ended up offering us an iPhone 12 Mini for $1/month (or $36 total) versus the few hundred dollar flip phone. So we got her an iPhone at 9YO. She doesn’t have access to the internet/apps and everything requires parental permission. After having it for nearly a year and a half, DH now understands why I wanted her to have an iPhone. He completely agrees she/we needed her to have it.
Now a 5YO… that’s ridiculous!! LOL
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