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Daycare Q for a friend. Please help!

firsttogofirsttogo
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I have a good friend who has an 8 month old. He is a somewhat high needs baby (cries a bit more than some!) He has had some issues with RSV, Croupe, and other health concerns this winter.

Friend took as much time as possible for maternity leave, and went back when baby was 12 weeks. Daycare is a home daycare, with 8 month old and another 1 year old (2 kids total) daycare lady is 25ish with no children of her own. 

She has called/texted friend to come pick him up 3 times in the last 2 months because basically he was crying too much. Said he was sick or something. Friend gets there, baby is fine, sleeps in the car on the way home. 

Friend is now getting docked for days not at work, and does not know what to do from here. 

Any suggestions?

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Re: Daycare Q for a friend. Please help!

  • TakYelgifTakYelgif

    daycare center or find a new and more competent in home daycare provider.  A center would not send home a baby for crying to much they would work the child to help calm them not imediately call the parent.

    Her daycare provider sounds incredibly unprofessional.

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  • firsttogofirsttogo
    I agree. I told her that her DS is high needs, but nothing abnormal. She needs to start looking around!
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  • BelleBabyBelleBaby member
    Find a new DCP.  They should be able to handle babies like that.  If they're not sick, they shouldn't be calling you to come pick them up.  I know there are days that the kids in our DC scream bloody murder all afternoon, but the girls deal with it.  It's what they get paid to do.  She might do better to look into a DC center that has more guidelines that they have to follow.
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  • TakYelgifTakYelgif
    Honestly yeah I would tell her to find a new daycare, her current provider cannot be counted on.  Unless there is a particular issue going on with her son he sounds pretty normal to me, high maintenance babies cry it's what they do!
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  • blondie75blondie75 member
    I'd start looking for another daycare provider.
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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member
    Her baby is not the only high needs baby out there. I'm sure she can find new daycare and just be sure to explain to them what her baby is like, and "confirm" that they can handle it.
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  • AvaLikeLavaAvaLikeLava member

    "sick or something" doesn't work. If the child had a fever, or was throwing up, had diarhea or other visible signs of infection, sure -- send them home. Crying too much is not a reason to dismiss the child -- care and comforting is what they're being paid for.

    I agree with all PP -- start looking for new care.

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