[sarahp]

We have our names down at a couple of places, and hopefully something will come up soon. I felt bad that we'd end up using most of DHs recent payrise on daycare when we could find something cheaper, or stay where we are, and I felt a little like DH thought I was overreacting.

So today, DH dropped Zoe at daycare and picked her up again. He got home this evening and said "OMG that woman is a , she's so rude!!!" Apparently this morning he'd asked if they'd work with potty training, and one of the underlings said yes it was fine. When he picked Zoe up, he asked the lady who runs it (the witch) how Zoe was today and she said "she was fine", and walked away, so he asked one of the underlings how Zoe went with potty training today, and the witch says "I already told you she was fine, you don't need to check on me!" and stormed off and slammed the door behind her

I mean seriously?! "She was fine" tells DH absolutely nothing and doesn't address the potty training. Zoe was wearing a diaper (she wasn't this morning) and had the same pants as this morning, so she'd either been good on the potty all day and had only just had a diaper put on, or they'd put a diaper on first thing this morning.

So I think DH totally gets it now, and I no longer have to worry if we're on the same page about it

[edgeofelise]

ARGH that's sooooo annoying! I hope something better opens up ASAP!

[momoftwins]

Wow, that's ridiculous. Is it that strange for a parent to ask how their child was for the day???? I can't imagine speaking to a client like that!

[MrsLMB]

Yeah, how on earth does she have any kids there? So rude and if she snaps so quickly at the parents how does she handle the kids? I just dont get it. Sounds like she is in the wrong line of work, she would make a good DMV employee though.

[lunarmagic]

Wow.... what the heck? From what I hear it's totally common to ask about how your kid did, what they did, especially when you're working on potty training. There is NO place for that kind of attitude when you run a childcare center. Wow.

[sarahp]

Yay - they called today! They've just started up again for the year and have a place for us We'll be going Mon and Thurs as of next week to the new daycare which is the one I really wanted, and Zoe will be there the same days as her buddy who lives down the road from us

Now to "break up" from the old day care...

[MOI's Mommy]

Wow - that is so incredible that the lady still has families that use her with that attitude. I too would want to know how my child's day went from the person who was with them most of the day not just talking with the owner/director.

I'm so glad you guys were able to get a place in your new care place and Zoe has a friend in at same time is a great bonus!

[momoftwins]

Yay! Be done with the psycho lady!

[Brookem]

Originally Posted by sarahp

Yay - they called today! They've just started up again for the year and have a place for us We'll be going Mon and Thurs as of next week to the new daycare which is the one I really wanted, and Zoe will be there the same days as her buddy who lives down the road from us

Now to "break up" from the old day care...

This makes me so angry!!

Make the breakup liberating! You made it WAAAY longer than I would have. I would have taken that woman away from the children and said many, many things to her... or wrote her a letter. I write a lot of letters.

Super excited for you to get away from witchy! At the very least I would write some Google reviews or something of the likes for other prospective parents.

[sarahp]

You'll be pleased to know that I had a big ol' argument with her today DH wanted to be the one to call to say we wouldn't be back since he was still mad about the other day, and he said he'd be there to pick up Zoe's stuff this afternoon, and would talk to her then. So she called me to ask me about it, and I said DH would talk to her this afternoon. She pushed me for what was wrong since I am the one who usually picks her up and drops her off. So...

I said DH was pretty upset about the way she spoke to him the other day, and we were not happy with that attitude. She said that he had asked her how Zoe went, then went off and asked someone else the same thing, and how it was disrespectful for him to do that. I said that no, he asked the other person how Zoe went WITH POTTY TRAINING. At this point, a normal person would say "oh, I missed that, sorry". No, she went off about how he should have asked her and blah blah. I said that he lifted Zoe up and noticed she was wearing a diaper, so when the girl handed him Zoe's bag, he asked her because she was right in front of him. She apparently had no idea that we were even potty training Zoe - she said that if children are potty training, we have to let her know, and have a discussion about it and figure out a plan etc. I said that we did not know that, and DH certainly didn't know that, and given that he had asked the girl in the morning if it was ok, the girl who worked there should have said that to him rather than saying it was fine. Or better yet - the lady who runs the place should be there when the kids arrive so parents can talk to her!

She just kept going on about how it was HER daycare, and her HELPERS have no say in anything, and everything has to be run by her blah blah blah. She said again how DH shouldn't be asking her HELPERS (she kept emphasising that) any questions, and I said how ridiculous it was that parents could not ask the STAFF who look after the kids all day how the kids are going. The lady who runs it can't even lift kids because she has a bad back apparently. I said that given DH isn't the one who normally does drop offs and pick ups, that maybe she should respectfully inform him of the way she likes things done rather than yell at him, and go slamming doors.

It just amazes me that she cannot admit that she was wrong, and she is happy to lose parents by yelling at them when there is a problem. In the end, I just said to her "DH will be there this afternoon" and hung up on her.

Did I mention how happy I am to have Zoe out of there...

[lunarmagic]

Whoa. You're right... being wrong is one thing, but refusing to admit that she mishandled it and blaming your DH for it?? Ummmm. Not okay. And if her "helpers" aren't allowed to give out information then you'd think they would actually know to direct questions to her. Bad practice there. So glad you're out!

[sarahp]

When DH went to pick up Zoe's stuff this afternoon, the lady who runs it was doing flash cards with the cards, and just pointed to Zoe's bag and otherwise ignored him. She NEVER interacts with the kids, so was obviously just trying to get out of talking to him... Good thing to, because DH hates confrontation!

[Alpha_allie1010]

She sounds horrible!!! Who would want a person like that watching their child?!

[Kobain's Mommy]

Did she ever fix the sleeping situation?

[survey77777]

It sucks that she can get away with that.
I'm glad that yo're able to move on.

[sarahp]

Originally Posted by Kobain's Mommy

Did she ever fix the sleeping situation?

Yep - she had to because social services came back to check on her.

[sodagirl]

Yuck! what a crazy witch! I'm so glad Zoe gets to go to the new place!!!!