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I’m not sure how to ask this, but does anyone have a rule about drop off and pick up where you only allow one parent at the door at a time? And if another parent pulls up they have to wait in the car until the other parent/child leaves? I want to start this rule for the privacy of the families. I find it annoying that I am at the door talking to one parent and another parent is walking up behind them. Sometimes we talk about the child or their home life that I’m not sure the other parent wants everyone to know about. Also, in general it just makes things chaotic when multiple parents are at the door. I want to send out a text message about this but I also want to make sure I’m not sounding mean lol since they are all guilty of this and will all probably feel attacked.
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I have a one car in the driveway rule for confidentiality. If another family is dropping off, they are required to continue down the road and circle around the cul-de-sac. They are not to hold up my road, pull over on the shoulder or otherwise disturb my neighbors or they will be terminated immediately.
Irritating the neighbors is about the worst thing you can do in family childcare.
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It should be noted that I live in a remote, rural, mountain, neighborhood of less than 15 homes. All homes with several acres of wooded property with steep drop-offs on either side of the very curvy road, blind drives everywhere. It requires a wrecker if they go too far off the edge.
People out here don't want to be found and value their privacy. Public service folks, retired teachers/lawyers/politicians, and even a judge. They retire here for peace and seclusion. They could shut me down with a post-it if they wanted to. lol!
Last edited by Cat Herder; 02-23-2022, 10:39 AM.
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I allow only one parent inside at a time. I started to do this because of COVID and find I like the calmer, quieter environment it provides.
In my newsletter I simply said "As of XX date, only one parent at a time will be allowed inside for drop off/pick ups. Please drop off and /or pick up your child as quickly as possible so that other families arriving can drop off/pick up in a timely manner. If you need to discuss or talk with me about anything impacting your child this will allow privacy in doing so. If you feel more time is needed to discuss something specific, please contact me either via text or email and we can set up a time to do so without interruptions or time constraints."
I will continue to do this because it also stops those lingering parents that seem to just want to hang out here. It also eliminates a lot of chaos too!Comment
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I also started this during COVID. I like it so much that I am not going to change it back. It has definitely been less chaotic and seems to get parents out the door more quickly.
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That is where contract times come in handy, I can stagger drop-off times throughout the morning and the same in the evening with pick-ups. The only time I have to deal with too many parents at the door is when I close early for the day, then they all come at the same time (except one that comes 10 minutes early)
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That would be awesome! Pick up time is chaos at my house. All of my families come 5-10 minutes before I close, if I only allowed 1 in at a time, half of them would be late. Not sure how I would handle that.Comment
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