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Daycare parents - what are your thoughts on this?

acrimsondollacrimsondoll
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Ok I'm going to try a Reader's Digest version of this story:

I LOVE my daycare situation.  100% love it no problems.  The problem: Our sitter's husband was just deployed to Iraq.  He usually transports their daughter to gymnastics but obviously he can't right now.  The sitter is taking her daycare kids, which is two 2 years old and my DD, with her to drop off at gymnastics.  She recently has agreed to watch my neighbor's DD (5 months old) 1 day at week as well.  The carpool situation she had set up for her daughter's gymnatics on that day just fell through and there's not enough space for all the car seats to fit in her car.  She asked asked me about this situation.  Having her 16 year old son, who is really good with the kids, and her 17 year old niece who frequently assists her at daycare, stay with the kids so she can drop her daughter off at gymnastics.  The place is only 10 minutes away, so she'd be gone 20 mintues, 30 tops.  And it's only from now until October. And it's only 1 day a week.  It's not my ideal situation.  But I know it's temporary, she's in a pickle, and I'm trying to be flexible about things.  And when I was a teenager I babysat 3 kids at one time, althoug never 2 babies.  But there are two of them and I think they're responsible kids. 

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Re: Daycare parents - what are your thoughts on this?

  • Mrs.McLovinMrs.McLovin member
    Why can't the 16 or 17 year old drive the kids to class?
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  • AmyDrinkieAmyDrinkie member

    Why can't the 16 or 17yo drive her daughter to gymnastics? 

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  • TrinaKayTrinaKay

    imageMrs.McLovin:
    Why can't the 16 or 17 year old drive the kids to class?

    This would be a ideal situation, but I wouldn't have a issue with the little ones staying with the 16/17 year old for 30 minutes.

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  • ShellyburgerShellyburger

    imageMrs.McLovin:
    Why can't the 16 or 17 year old drive the kids to class?

    I would so prefer this.  Or is there another parent in the class that could pick up her dd on those days? 

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  • LucyGoosey81LucyGoosey81 member

    imageMrs.McLovin:
    Why can't the 16 or 17 year old drive the kids to class?

    I agree with this.

    That said, I'd be okay with it for the short term that it is.  My lady drops her kids off at preschool one day a week and picks up.  She watches DS and one other baby.  If the babies are sleeping in the car, she'll have a mom friend she completely trusts wait in the car while she runs in to get the kids.  But now that I think about it, maybe I'm more lax about it because my mom teaches at said preschool and I know all parties involved.

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  • TARAnjTARAnj
    I don't see the big deal, but like the other posters..why doesn't the teenager take the kid to gymnastics?
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  • acrimsondollacrimsondoll
    I think he JUST turned 16 and doesn't have a license yet. 
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  • Mrs.McLovinMrs.McLovin member

    My first thought was if these teenagers are so responsible, why doesn't this mom trust her kids with these teenagers? Instead, she is leaving all of the babysitting kids.

    It really isn't a huge deal, but not exactly what you are paying for. I realize this is an odd situation for her given her DH is deployed. So really it comes down to how you feel about it.

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  • Ankea97Ankea97
    If you trust the kids, I would agree to it as long as they both have completed infant CPR and first aid training.  
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  • LuLu38LuLu38
    My only concern would be that, since she is in a tough spot due to DH, this is potentially the first of a variety of "issues" which might arise.  And, you become further and further pushed into situations you should not have to deal with in a daycare situation.
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  • iowandfwiowandfw member

    imageMrs.McLovin:
    Why can't the 16 or 17 year old drive the kids to class?

    this.

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  • LawLove08LawLove08

    imageLuLu38:
    My only concern would be that, since she is in a tough spot due to DH, this is potentially the first of a variety of "issues" which might arise.? And, you become further and further pushed into situations you should not have to deal with in a daycare situation.

    This and also I don't understand why she can't (a) have the 16 yo or the 17yo drive the daughter to gymnastics; or (b) find one of the other people in her daughter's class to carpool that one day. ?Honestly, I wouldn't be comfortable with a 16 yo and a 17 yo taking care of 4 kids. ?

    ?Or, could she take the 2 babies with her in the car, and leave the 2 year olds with the teenagers??

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  • ABMcKinneyABMcKinney
    If you have met the 16 and 17 year olds and you feel comfortable with them keeping an eye on your baby for 30 minutes, why not? I'm sure it would be such a relief to her- military wives really get the short end of the stick!
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  • KathrynMDKathrynMD member
    I wouldn't really be bothered by this, but ditto PP on this being the first in a series of special situations that you need to accomodate for her. 
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