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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

what you don't know; should shut them down

i was trained by the best, worked at enough places and dealt with enough children to know good from bad. there are things i see in centers that make me crazy. things that shouldn't be legal but for some reason they are... at least in this state. what surprises me most is that parents not only continue to enroll their children but encourage other parents to do the same.
so in a futile attempt to veil my pet peeves in humor; i must channel jeff foxworthy-

you know you should close if...
if your children are eating standing up- you should close
if your idea of monitoring your infant room is to leave the door slightly open while they are in the room alone- you should close
if you know your staff are lazy and uncooperative and you do nothing to change it- you should close
if your keeping your snacks and art supplies stored in the same closet- you should close
when babies are left to cry, alone for 30 minutes- you should close
if you don't know what the word curriculum is- you should close
if your playground is full of equipment that is so outdated and unsafe that the kids aren't aloud to play on it- you should close
if the calendars and menus posted are from 5 months before- you should close
if you don't require your staff to plan activities ahead of time or even plan activities at all ever- you should close
if your website offers things you don't actually provide- you should close
if there is 1 bathroom for 25 kids- you should close
if your staff ask and ask for supplies and resources and you drag your feet- you should close
if your parents don't realize what poor quality care you're giving- you should close

thank you and good luck!

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