{"id":529,"date":"2019-08-24T11:56:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-24T11:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https://theempoweredprovider.com/?p=529"},"modified":"2020-02-04T19:52:10","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T19:52:10","slug":"daycare-pick-up-and-drop-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https://theempoweredprovider.com/daycare-pick-up-and-drop-off/","title":{"rendered":"Daycare Pick Up and Drop Off: A Tough Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In every family child care program, the day begins and ends with two major transitions known as daycare pick up and drop off<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Child care providers across the country will tell you that the goal is for their clients to: “arrive at or after their opening time, and to pick up their child before their closing time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this is the expectation set forth by many programs, it is not always the reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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THE FRUSTRATION BEHIND PARENTS PICKING UP STUDENTS LATE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Clients who are late when picking up their child at the end of the work day is one of the top complaints I hear from child care providers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A person who runs a family child care business in their home has no control over what time they end their work day; they are dependent upon how punctual their clients are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I often encouraged my clients or friends of mine using family child care to imagine being at their job and not being allowed to go home until the last person has left the building.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As you can imagine, not having control over when your work day ends can leave a person feeling vulnerable because he\/she may have a commitment shortly after work (i.e. child’s soccer practice, PTO meeting, conferences at school). They are counting on their clients to pick up on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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