Drop Off Cut Off of 1130 am?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I honestly think it's BS too, OP. You're likely paying a ton of money and they treat you as if it's your privilege to be there.

Dr's appointments must happen. I'd just take the kid to daycare and if anyone says anything, shrug my shoulders. It's their frickin' job to watch your kid for the day.

I also think it’s ridiculous that there are no exceptions for doctor appointments but she did sign a contract agreeing to their terms. Just because somebody didn’t think that the rules applied to their situation doesn’t mean that they can just shrug it off.

Again - *shrugs shoulders*

What is anyone going to do about it? Sometimes you can't get a doctor's appointment when it's most convenient for daycare workers (I feel crazy just writing that...)

Kids and caregivers need to adapt. Welcome to life.

They can terminate you on the spot. The daycare does not have to accept your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our daycare didn't have anything like this. I would push back, especially about doctors appointments. Agree it's ok as a rule to have for every day- but there need to be exceptions

Agreed. Our daycare center doesn't have this rule, either. Appointments have to be scheduled when available, more often than not, the doctor's/dentist's office is running late, and neither my husband nor I can afford to take an entire day of leave for a routine checkup. I've dropped my child off late due to an appointment, picked up early due to an appointment, and even picked up in the middle of the day, then dropped her back off 2 hours later to accomodate an appointment. No issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I honestly think it's BS too, OP. You're likely paying a ton of money and they treat you as if it's your privilege to be there.

Dr's appointments must happen. I'd just take the kid to daycare and if anyone says anything, shrug my shoulders. It's their frickin' job to watch your kid for the day.

I also think it’s ridiculous that there are no exceptions for doctor appointments but she did sign a contract agreeing to their terms. Just because somebody didn’t think that the rules applied to their situation doesn’t mean that they can just shrug it off.

Again - *shrugs shoulders*

What is anyone going to do about it? Sometimes you can't get a doctor's appointment when it's most convenient for daycare workers (I feel crazy just writing that...)

Kids and caregivers need to adapt. Welcome to life.

They can terminate you on the spot. The daycare does not have to accept your child.

They drop you and move on to the next kid on the waitlist. It's not hard to fill a spot. Nobody wants to deal with a PITA family.

[Anonymous]

I think its worth asking if an exception can be made for this specific instance for the Dr. appointment.

I used a child care home that had a policy of no drop offs or pickups between 1:00 and 3:00 because of nap time, which I could understand -- you wouldn't want one child leaving early to wake up a room full of nappers.

Perhaps they are willing to be a bit flexible on it, but don't want the child's drop off to regularly be so late.

[Anonymous]

Eh, I'd call their bluff for a doctor's appointment. They will give you a warning but likely you won't violate it again for another year. It's not like your kid is at the doctor ALL THE TIME. And if your kid is truly sick and needing lots of doctors appointments, they likely won't be in daycare.

I can understand why the rule exists on a normal, daily basis. They don't want people regularly screwing up the routine regularly. But yeah, they won't actually boot you out. I've never seen anyone get "kicked out of daycare" because they need to deal with doctor's appointments or a small child's health issues.

I would hope no caregivers are that heartless toward their clients.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing this is in the DMV? The stereotypical entitlement is alive and well. LOL.

You know, you don’t have to enroll in that daycare. They have these rules for a reason.

Give me a break. Doctor appointments can be difficult to schedule. Daycare parents work. They are paying for full-time care. This rule is ridiculous.

This rule is ridiculous TO YOU. You don’t like it, find another daycare that caters to your likes and dislikes.

[Anonymous]

Question—do you usually drop off on the late side before having the doctors appointment? Because parents that drop off late on a regular basis don’t realize how disrupt it can be. More so in a half day preschool than a full day daycare, but it does affect your student and the rest of the class in various ways.

—preschool teacher

[Anonymous]

OP here. First, I did not agree to these rules. I put my deposit down and signed up for monthly bank withdrawals after signing a more general contract. It said zero about this drop off rule. I was given this handbook two weeks before we started. It had details on things like how many diapers to bring and how often and please label baby clothes, minor stuff like that. Buried in there was this policy. So no I’m not entitled nor did I ignore them. It was not presented to me until after we had agreed and given up spots at other daycares. And no I don’t plan on willy nilly random drop offs. But as PPs say, we try to get early doc appointments with a consistent provider but it’s not always easy. And the last time we had a 9 am doc appointment we didn’t drop off at day care until 11:15. The Ped was slammed with winter sicknesses. I totally respect the center’s need for a reliable schedule and I am happy to provide advance notice. But I just think it’s a bit harsh for an infant room for things out of our control when I’m paying $2k a month. It does not sound like this is a consistent policy around DMV at least. There are so many things I didn’t know to ask about since I’m a first time mom and this is definitely a regret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Question—do you usually drop off on the late side before having the doctors appointment? Because parents that drop off late on a regular basis don’t realize how disrupt it can be. More so in a half day preschool than a full day daycare, but it does affect your student and the rest of the class in various ways.

—preschool teacher

I don’t usually do anything different than a consistent 9 am drop off. This is only for doc appointments. And my baby is 5 months old so I don’t think it affects the curriculum flow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. First, I did not agree to these rules. I put my deposit down and signed up for monthly bank withdrawals after signing a more general contract. It said zero about this drop off rule. I was given this handbook two weeks before we started. It had details on things like how many diapers to bring and how often and please label baby clothes, minor stuff like that. Buried in there was this policy. So no I’m not entitled nor did I ignore them. It was not presented to me until after we had agreed and given up spots at other daycares. And no I don’t plan on willy nilly random drop offs. But as PPs say, we try to get early doc appointments with a consistent provider but it’s not always easy. And the last time we had a 9 am doc appointment we didn’t drop off at day care until 11:15. The Ped was slammed with winter sicknesses. I totally respect the center’s need for a reliable schedule and I am happy to provide advance notice. But I just think it’s a bit harsh for an infant room for things out of our control when I’m paying $2k a month. It does not sound like this is a consistent policy around DMV at least. There are so many things I didn’t know to ask about since I’m a first time mom and this is definitely a regret.

It doesn’t have to be consistent because Daycares are individually run businesses. Nobody has to have a consistent policy, that’s not how it works.

If I were in your shoes I would speak to the director about your appointment and how when you signed up you were not given the handbook ahead of time. I think that is bad business but it’s what you have to work with. Bring it up to them and hopefully it won’t be an issue for you. What will happen is that they should give parents the handbook along with the contract. By chance was a handbook online? it seems strange that They would have you sign off and a customer with sign off without knowing the details.

[Anonymous]

OP, did you tell the daycare in advance that you would be dropping off past 1130?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't think this would apply to a doctor's appt if you told them in advance you'd be in late. I assume it's because they might not have enough staff if they don't know you're coming. But you should ask them.

[Anonymous]

I've never heard of a drop off cut off time that late before. Often it is 9:30, but waived for appointments that have been communicated in advance. It is group care, not individual care and they are looking out for the over all well being of the group.

Part of it is due to an ill or overtired child being aloud to sleep in and then being on a different routine than the others. Sometimes parents dose and drop their ill child off a bit later in the day. Wait long enough for the meds to kick in and fever to drop and then slide the sick kid in to infect the rest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, did you tell the daycare in advance that you would be dropping off past 1130?

I haven’t had reason to. I notify them if we will be later than our usual time and they remind me of the 1130 policy. I haven’t broached it with them, I’ve been asking around to see if this is usual. I don’t really feel like arguing with them if I can avoid it but it seems that at some point it will come up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing this is in the DMV? The stereotypical entitlement is alive and well. LOL.

You know, you don’t have to enroll in that daycare. They have these rules for a reason.

Unbelievably dumb post. I'm sure you know damn well that it can be extremely hard to find child care given the cost and daycare shortage. Very few people find an absolutely perfect situation.

And you sound like you're six years old with your "LOL"s.