I REALLY need advice here people.i'm a college student & worked @ a daycare 2 yrs ago.the daycare announced

they were closing their doors %26amp; i decided to move back home.i was asked by the parents of 2 of the babies i had @ the daycare 2 babysit privately %26amp; after alot of pressure i did.it really turned out well %26amp; both mother since then have had another baby so i now care for 4 kids-2 from each family.one of the moms is a dr.her %26amp; her hubby were the most insistent on me stayin n town %26amp; babysitting but after 2 yrs i thnk they r takin advantage of me.i work alot more hrs than be4 cause she is a dr %26amp; is on call alot %26amp; her hubby doesnt want 2 care 4 the kids.they dont give me notice when they dont bring the kids %26amp; they dont pay me when they dont bring them.they wont bring food 4 the oldest son when i ask.they refuse to ever let me take the kids anywhere %26amp; i have them atleast 9-10 hrs/day.they dont pay me extra when i wk xtra.the other parents are FABULOUS %26amp; r very fair about everything %26amp; very pleased w/ my service.how do i approach this without hurting feelings n a professional manner?I REALLY need advice here people.i'm a college student %26amp; worked @ a daycare 2 yrs ago.the daycare announced
I can relate because I am also a non-confrontational person, but you need to do something. They probably know by now that you won't put up a fight so they are taking advantage of the situation. It's also been two years so they have probably become too comfortable. Sit down with them and tell them that things are crazy right now and you just want to review some new things with them. Tell them you need notice if the kids are not going to come. Let them know that if there are extra hours you need to be compensated. Let them know you have a life too and it can't revolve around them. Also, tell them the oldest son needs to bring food for the day or else you are going to have to start charging a certain amount. Don't feel bad at all. tell them how much you love their kids, but after 2 years you need to make things more efficient.I REALLY need advice here people.i'm a college student %26amp; worked @ a daycare 2 yrs ago.the daycare announced
tell the family taking an advantage of you that you need to be paid extra for overtime, and that if they are not bringing the kids in they need to call you ahead of time and pay you for at least half the day (that was the day care's policy I worked at for no shows). if they don't do it, tell them you can no longer watch their kids.
First of all: what were the written arrangements you made with this family originally? Was there an hourly rate or a daily rate? Were the number of hours specified? Did it include feeding the children? Do you sit with them in their own home?





It sounds to me like they are taking advantage of you and you need to put in writing the terms of your contact with them: hourly rate; unless you have a serious objection, babysit them in their own home so you can use their food, not yours, to give them meals; tell them that beyond 8 hours, the rate doubles; they must give you at least 8 hours notice when they are not needing your services that day or pay you for 4 hours' work; put in the contract that common courtesy dictates that you be advised when they are going to be later than planned.





I am sure they would expect the same kind of treatment if they were entering into a similar business arrangement...and babysitting is a business arrangement! Sorry to say but people who are in higher income brackets tend to expect special treatment from people they hire and that means you. Be willing to remove yourself from this job if they are unwilling to pay you and work with you as you request. Don't let them use you as a doormat. The more you do, the more they will.
Oh hell no, you have to put your foot down. Just be frank with them. Either hey, Your gonna need to pay me extra to feed the kids. that food comes out of your pocket!! you are just going to have to charge extra or dont even bother. give them a big lie, say your moving agian.


they go to you becauase they dont want to pay $400+ for day care.


You could easily be making 250 a week from these people.