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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a nanny and I always accompany my four-year-old charge to play dates.  Preschool is to young for drop-off play dates, IMO.  [/quote]

Really??

My son is in preschool and is quite social. He has regular play dates with 4 other boys and never once has a parent or CCP accompanied their kid to our house.

That was my same experience with my older child as well when he was in preschool.[/quote]

Different strokes, I suppose.  I am a nanny too  and I have always gone on play dates with any charge under five or for any play date where my changes parents or I don't know the family well.  [/quote]

I wouldn't be against it, but I would think it really strange if a parent or nanny showed up to accompany their 4yr old to a play date at our house, especially since it has never happened. However, everyone my kids play with, I'm always familiar with the family, so nobody are strangers. When we host kids, it's often a few hours, over lunch and I feed the kids. [b]Are the other families hosting you? Like preparing a lunch and all?[/b][/quote]

We seem to have playdates with families that either eat junk or have food issues of their own.  We no longer offer snacks or meals because the other families' children couldn't or wouldn't eat what was provided.

Yes, but I host as well and the other nanny or parent comes to my charge's house.  We have had lunches and snacks at other kids homes and I always have snacks when I host.   Maybe it is just our neighborhood - I don't know - but this has been my experience in the last nine years as a nanny. [/quote]

My NF seems to always have food issues, either allergies or the parent is very rigid with their preferences, so we don't do food at other houses, nor do we provide food at ours.  We never have an issue, as I make sure the families know why and make it clear that we will bring snack and the family is encouraged to join us for snack with food they bring.[/quote]

That is completely odd not to offer a child a snack or meal if meal time if they are at your home.  I cannot imagine not offering food.  Its ok about the food allergies in someone else's house but not to offer food is rude.  I'd bring food as requested but I would not return again.[/quote][/quote]

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