Dosing and Dropping in Daycare

Sickness in home daycare, dose and drop situations, and how to create sick policies you can actually enforce as a provider.We also share real-life daycare stories, discuss provider guilt around taking sick days, and talk about why home daycare is a real business that needs clear policies and boundaries.If you run a home daycare or family child care program, this episode will help you think through sick child policies, parent communication, and how to protect your business and your household.Key takeaways:• Your sick policy needs to work for your daycare business and your home.• Providers have to set boundaries when parents try to send sick kids back too early.• Home daycare is not “just babysitting.” It is a business that needs clear policies.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:10:32 Funny daycare kid stories00:14:31 Dose and drop00:26:08 Provider guilt around sick days00:33:47 Standing up for yourself as a provider00:40:07 Home daycare is a real business00:46:29 Seasonal sick policies00:52:53 Norovirus + enforcing your sick policy01:02:15 Outro#homedaycare #homedaycareprovider #healthyparenting #homedaycareowner #daycaresisters