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Capital District Family Day Care Association
Blog
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Wed, 25 Feb 2009
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Dealing with regulations on a day to day basis.
Regulations are not just something you have to
take into consideration before inspections.
Instead they're something you have to live with
every day. This is the place to post great ideas
you have on how to organize yourself or
inexpensive ways you "fixed" an issue you may
have had! I look forward to learning from you!
Posted 20:05
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4 comments
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Alternative to paper towels
Ok, so I HATE spending my money and I see
papertowels as throwing my money right in the
garbage can. Sooo, here are a couple of good
ideas. At my old house, I had a nice big
bathroom. I took a tension rod and set it up
low where the kids could reach. I was able to
hang it right at the edge of my bathtub. Then
when I'd get a new child in my program, I had
the parent give me 5 wash-clothes that
were "old". I'd take a magic marker and put
their name on a corner. Every morning I'd hang
a new one on a clothes pin hanging from the
rod. Those wash-clothes are the perfect size
for the children to dry their hands with. At
one point one of the girls asked if they could
decorate the clothes-pins as well. Helped them
recognize their own a little quicker. At my new
house, I have a half bath, so the rod concept
doesn't work here. So instead I hang clothes
pins from various sized strings on the back of
the bathroom door. They can reach the towels
just as well. AND on Fridays I give mom and dad
the dirty ones and they know to bring them back
on Monday or I charge them a penalty.
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Out let plugs
When I have to remove a cover for something, I
put it right in my pocket with the points facing
my leg. This way if I get distracted, the next
time I sit down, the points go right into my leg
causing me much pain! It's a good reminder to
go right back and put the cover back on! I
don't have a good solution for my teenaged son
or husband! I've just started to tell them they
aren't allowed to use outlets in rooms that I
use for daycare! But for them, I tend to leave
extra outlet covers in a drawer in my kitchen so
if I spot one, I have a cover I can pop in
instead of trying to search for the one they
removed! I even went so far as to point out to
my local library that they didn't have outlet
covers in the children's room. Because of my
pointing it out to them, they bought covers and
use them now too!
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The furnace
You'll have to check the regulations for the
exact details, but there is a regulation that
says you have to area around your furnace free
from combustables and garbage. Let's say it
says 2 feet. What I did was measured out the
distance around the furnance and marked it.
Then I took a can of spray paint and painted
my "idiot proof" lines around the furnace. I
let my 14 year old and my husband know that the
area in that space needs to remain clear at all
times. Helps them help me keep "up to code".
No excuses for any of us that way!
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Free training on mandated reporting
Ok, it's posted here under events as well, but
wanted to let people know! :)
Free 24/7 on-line Mandated Report training in
child abuse offered by Office of Children and
Family Services: You don't have to wait in
line - you wont get refused. Just go to
http://www.nysmandatedreporter.org/courses.html
to register. You have 30 days to complete the
course and you get 2 hours of training. The
course is broken up into small sections, making
it easier to stop and come back to it. Plus the
great part is when (or if) you sign back in,
it's saved your spot for you so you can jump
right back in without having to try and firgure
out where you left off!
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