Ok guys, this one is a long story but hang with me, let me know if you think I over reacted!

I went to drop DD off at daycare today and there is an open door policy, so of course I just walk in. No one is upstairs(that I can see or hear) besides a 4 year old, 3 year old and a 10month old. The 10 month old is in the living room with all openings blocked by chairs and things to keep from him getting out. So he is crawling around in there. I think to myself that this is a little odd no one is upstairs.
So being as the 3 year old is my daycare mom's granddaughter, her bedroom is upstairs, she never wants my DD to come in her room(as an understatement, she isnt a real nice little girl), so I bring DD to the basement, where I am assuming daycare mom is. Well she is, with 2 of her other daughters rearranging furniture(NOT furniture that pertains to daycare), this is not the 1st time things have been rearranged during "business" hours. Yesterday DD came home with wall paint on her shirt, because daycare daughter #2 was painting her room, during "business hours".
One of the daughters pipes up and says " oh we are just rearranging again". So I give DD a kiss goodbye, I say good bye to others(with no response from them) and walk upstairs. The 3 year old grandchild is now yelling my DD name to come upstairs, instead one of the daycare daughters follows behind me after a few moments. I get upstairs and 3 year old grand daughter is at the garage door, with it propped open a bit, and I see the other small baby girl(who is maybe as old as the baby boy that is blocked in the living room) out in the garage by HERSELF! with the big garage door open!
I grabbed the baby and said "what is this baby doing out here by herself?"
So daycare daughter #3 says...."Ali!!"(that is daycare daughter #2), like"hey you should have been watching her"....and Ali says, "What?(like she had no clue that she was suppose to be watching the kids). So I have this huge dumbfounded look on my face, a look of utter disbelief, but I leave anyway to get to work because I have appointments with clients. I did second guess my choice of leaving DD there, but needed to really think on my way to work about what just happened.
So I get to work and call Daycare mom, voice my concerns, tell her it is NOT acceptable what happened or what has been happening....and that I would be looking for new daycare. She apologized up and down, said it was a "wake up call", said she totally understood where i was coming from and why I was so upset. I told her we would deal with this when I got off work.
About 30 minutes later she calls me at work, tells me she is just sick to her stomach over this, and then turns it around on me....saying " if you dont trust my care, why would you leave your daughter with me", "everything that was happening here today was totally legal", " I dont feel comfortable taking care of your daughter anylonger"(mind you my DD is 4 years old and has been going here since she was 3 months). So I say, "For one,I cannot BELIEVE you are calling me at work and telling me this, for another you have NO idea what happened today, you were in the basement moving a 500lb armour out of your bath room" and for another "I will be there in 15 minutes to get my daughter and it will be the last time she is there" ...."Oh and I would like the name of Madalyn's(this is the baby in the garage) parents names, because I will be calling them"
How dare she turn this around like I should be questioning what I DID!
So I picked up my DD, brought her to work with me, finished my appointments, came home and called the County Lisencing Department and reported her. I would have just went on my merry way and found new daycare had she not pulled the stunt of calling me back at work and making me look like I was crazy. Dont mess with an upset mama bear, because she will come crashing down on you!!

Thanks for letting me vent so long!

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Jenifer M

OMG!!! You handled that exactly the way I would of. How ridiculous and irresponsible on the providers part for doing all this other crap that should not be done while the kids are there. that stuff could be done when all the daycare kids are gone for the day. I was shocked when I read your post and I am sorry you are now on the hunt for new daycare. that is a real pain as well....u did the right thing.

Wow!! you did the right thing!! those children are in her care!! she needs to be watching them!!

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Kelly mom to 3 great girls A Peanut, a monkey and a little burrito.

You did the right thing!! There are plenty of good providers out there. I hope you find one quickly!

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Did you call Madalyn's parents? If so what happened there?

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Revmom aka Evie:love:

OMG!!! I can not believe she had the nerve to say that to you!!!! Wow!! Way to go reporting her. I hope you find a new day care soon. A little 8month old in a garage ??? Holy crap what is she thinking??? She could lose her license over this especially if the other Mom makes a complaint. What did the other Mom say?

wow!! i cant beleive that, that is crazy and scary. that is one reason i am so glad i can stay home with my kids, i dont trust them with anyoen except their grandparents or aunt. i ahve heard too many bad stories about day cares.

OMG!!!!!!!! As a former preschool teacher and home child care provider (and a parent of an infant) I have to say what in the world is she thinking? First off she should have realized when you came downstairs that her priorities were off and that she needed to "get back to work!". Secondly too many bad situations came into mind when you said that the children were alone. It only takes seconds for an infant to get into something dangerous and lifethreatening. What if the girls that were supposed to be watching the baby accidently pushed the garage door button at the wrong time, or the baby had crawled into the street or who knows what else? This woman isn't committed to the children, just to the money sounds like to me. I am glad that you reported her, who knows how many other times things like this have happened that you know nothing about. I would persue the other mom though, even if you have to look her up in the phone book. She should know what almost happened and make the decision to stay or go. what if you don't persue her and something happens? Also, the baby is too little to speak up and protect herself.

I think you did the right thing and I am glad that she (the daycare provider) got a wake up call. someitmes I think people get just a little to comfortable.

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I would have reported this too. Who knows what could have happened to any of those children! Reporting her may have saved one of their lives!

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