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What do you guys do when a parent says they’ll be there to pick up at a certain time and then they don’t? I have one that dcm said she’d be here early today to pick up but it’s now an hour after she was supposed to. I’m laying the other kids down. I don’t want him still up because he’s going to be noisy. I texted and she hasn’t replied.
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Put him down for a nap then.
BC make some sign of paper saying that that's the new time they agree to pick up and then charges on a late fee.
I added it to my policies but haven't had to use it yet.Good Bye -
A lot depends on the parent and why she's picking up early. If it's for a medical appointment or they have some other important reason to be somewhere at a specific time, I'll usually keep the kid up unless the parent is more than 10 or 15 minutes late. If she doesn't rely to a text at that point, I'd put the kid down for a nap.
If a parent has the day off and says she's picking up early so she can spend time with dc kid, I take it with a grain of salt. I go about my day as usual and put all of the kids down for their naps on time.
If I've kept a kid up from nap time and an hour has passed without a text from the parent, she'd better have a really good excuse for not showing up when she said she would or it would be the last time I let her pick up at nap time.Comment
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..."If I've kept a kid up from nap time and an hour has passed without a text from the parent..."
I've really got to stop replying toward the end of nap time. I rush to get it done before the kid wake up and when I re-read my reply later, I realize there are typos and my reply doesn't always make sense! lol
I would never keep a kid up for an hour waiting for a parent to arrive! I'd put the kid down for a nap after maybe 10-15 minutes of waiting. If the parent showed up an hour after she said she would, she'd better have a good excuse...." If, in the future, that parent wanted to pick up early, she'd have to plan to either pick up before lunch or after nap time - not right at nap time or while the kids were still sleeping. Hopefully that makes more sense!
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When a parent says they’re coming early, I have them fill out a form stating time and date/signOriginally posted by Alwaysgreener View Post
If they don’t come at that time I charge the standard late fee because they are late.
Telling you they’re coming at a certain time and then not showing up is rude, disrespectful and disruptive to your day.Comment
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Blackcat31 -- I have a dcm that will text that she will pick up at x time. The last time, I said okay, and then 10 til, I texted that dcg was fed, changed, and ready to go, see you in ten minutes. She came 2 minutes after the time she said. I did not say anything because the last time she was 20 minutes late.
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Alwaysgreener I’d handle it the same and charge the standard late fee. I’d use the text as “proof” of change in schedule. Managing multiple schedules can be difficult at times and parents need to understand that they can’t just say they’ll be there at a certain time and then not come at that time.
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It wasn’t for medical it was for fun. I ended up texting her that since she was late and I had everyone else asleep it was too late for her to pick up and she had to wait until nap was over at 3. They aren’t allowed to pick up or drop off during nap that’s why she was supposed to come when she said she would. I put him down and she showed up at 3 on the dot and didn’t say a word.Comment
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I hope her silence was out of embarrassment for not showing up when she said she would vs. because she was angry at having to wait until 3.Originally posted by littlefriends View PostComment
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