https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:40:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572365 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:40:26 +0000 magnoliamama42 2572365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dahlia: Can you mention what you just said to the director - that if that teacher leaves, you'll feel like you have to start looking elsewhere? The bad part of that is that ultimatums usually only work if you're willing to follow through, which is sounds like would be hard for you. But the good part would be that maybe she'd have more reason to treat that teacher well? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572332 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:08:45 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2572332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>"Continuity of Care" I think is the term that a lot of centers use. How do they help manage that your childs care is looked after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572330 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:08:10 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2572330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dahlia: To me, its not really possible to force a business discussion unless you're willing to leave and let them loose your business. But if its affecting the care of you child, you have every right to a detailed conversation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572326 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:05:32 +0000 Dahlia 2572326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: I'm going to start looking! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572324 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:04:53 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2572324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dahlia: could you find an in-home? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572323 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:04:51 +0000 Dahlia 2572323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: Yeah, we've picked two former assistants as babysitters and floated the idea of nanny share with another couple. I think it's time to start thinking about it more seriously. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572322 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:03:51 +0000 Dahlia 2572322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: Good advice. So far it doesn't seem to be affecting her care, but I can see how it might in the future. I will definitely follow up about the transition plan. </p> <p>@Mrs. Lion: I know. It's really bugging me.</p> <p>@catlady: That's the thing, it's so common in our area I'm not sure any place will be different if we can even get in. I'm glad yours stabilized!</p> <p>@JoyfulKiwi: It's definitely the director (who is also the owner). And it's a small center, so you're right that I don't think there are other solutions. I'm going to start researching other places, although as I said before we only have 4 or 5 options in our area and they are all expensive, hard to get into, and have similar turnover issues, I think. Bah, I hate dealing with daycare! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572316 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:59:37 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2572316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dahlia: that sounds really difficult. If the teachers are telling you this, then it must be very bad. I wouldn't expect a teacher to bad-mouth a center to a current parent like that, unless it was truly a terrible environment. With an evasive director (who honestly is most likely the cause of the problems), there isn't anything you can do. Being super nice and supportive will be awesome for the teachers, but it likely won't keep them from leaving. If it were me, I'd work hard towards finding a new childcare solution. :sad:</p> <p>ETA: perhaps what @catlady: suggested? Finding a teacher you liked who quit to nanny for you? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572315 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:59:37 +0000 catlady 2572315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know the feeling but after a couple years (and finding out that it was very common in our area), I sort of gave up getting upset about it. My LO has been attending her daycare for almost 2.5 years now and I believe she's lost 8 or 9 teachers (including the head teacher in two rooms), 3 directors, and 3 assistant directors. In fact, the only people who are still there from when we first started are the owner, the music teacher, and a single teacher from the infant room (who is now the newest assistant director). </p> <p>We've had several parent meetings about this and there was always a "reason" that the teachers left but realistically in our case, I think the daycare just had growing pains at the beginning (when we started, it was only a year old). Luckily they seem to have sorted it out and these days, the teachers generally leave because they are young and want to start a grad program, or else because their boyfriend is moving to a new city, or because they want to stay at home with their own baby, and so on.</p> <p>We really loved one of the teachers who left early on and so we contacted her afterwards and she ended up becoming our babysitter. I know a couple other families left the daycare and hired one of the other former teachers as a nanny.</p> <p>Edited to add: Just saw your other post and that really stinks about them being treated badly. We do not have that situation but we did in the past and that is how some of them ended up becoming nannies. Actually, there have been many families who left to do nanny-shares instead so maybe that could be an option if other daycares are full. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572310 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:58:05 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2572310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dahlia: This would be a really big red flag to me :( Sorry you are dealing with this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572306 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:56:39 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2572306@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We dealt with something similar and we talked to the director more because things were slipping through the cracks will all the "floaters" and "subs" and "new teachers" . In the end we told them that was their business issue and they needed to describe to use their transition policy for when a teacher leaves/comes. I dont think it totally helped, but forcing them to explain to us the process maybe helped some. </p> <p>We also were "those parents" that just wrote everything down 100 times just to try to help make sure our kid got what she needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572296 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:51:20 +0000 Dahlia 2572296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: From what I've heard (mostly from the teachers) they're leaving because they're paid poorly and treated even worse :sad: </p> <p>I'll talk to the director, but she is very good at giving me the runaround. If the last teacher we love leaves we might look for a new place, but everything around us has such long waiting lists and is super expensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572279 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:40:07 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2572279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you talked to the director as to why there is so much turnover and what they're planning on doing about it?</p> <p>We have a bit of turnover with the caretakers (essentially teacher assistants), but it's usually because they're young, going to school, and end up getting full time teaching positions within a school district. So those are far less concerning to me than say the day care treating teachers like crap, not paying them well, and them finding a different day care to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dealing-with-daycare-teacher-turnover#post-2572262 Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:33:02 +0000 Dahlia 2572262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO's daycare has what seem to me like an absurd amount of teacher turnover, but I hear it's normal for our area. I hate it. </p> <p>She's only 11 months now so it's not like she understands it, but it's a bummer when a great teacher leaves. I also feel really guilty, because it's clear that it's not a nice place to work. I hate giving them my money for that reason, but at the same time it's definitely the best option we have now. Has anyone else dealt with this? Is there anything I can do besides be extra super kind to the teachers? </p>