I could not read the whole post. What did you conned into?

What happened? I could not read the whole post for some reason. Day care owner conned you?

The advise I give all young people is to stay in school, what you learn no one can take it away.

Politely tell her how much you have spent to make the room comfortable to you but if she still insisted then suggest to her to give you money to make it suitable for you

Hi Erin, My suggestion is: based on the Head Start evaluation, write a plan based on their comments. Use Head Start"s agenda to categorize the age groups, and use that to divide the children' s rooms, Based on the age groups ability to learn. Then, explain how and why you set up your rm, in the manner which you did (for the toddler's learning capabilities). Then, supply the receipts, and the time spent to accomplish the project. Therefore, this should remain your classroom, which can also be presented as the showroom, to sell the daycare. You can also suggest you would love to become a coordinator, and fix all the rooms, according to the age groups, that will be cared for in them. I believe it is infant, toddler, pre-schoolers, after schoolers.(I also believe it is a 5 to 1 ratio infants, 8 to 1 ratio toddlers, 10 to 1 ratio pre-schoolers, 12 to 1 ratio after schoolers) I hope this helps, Erin. Good Luck.

You need to talk to someone outside of work that could give you some advice about all the legalities of this business. There are a lot of loose ends here concerning the contract you signed and how the rules are enforced.

I hope that you kept the receipts. Make sure your case before the boss makes more sense than your post, as it comes across as a run-on rant. Well, it is a run-on rant. Also, this talk about the the owner conning you into working the opening shift at 6:30 will breed bad faith between you and your employer. In fact, you don't know if she's reading your post. And what about 6:30? California child care workers open shop at 6:00 am, which means that they have to be there earlier than that.

You say that your facility is understaffed, and that was noted by Head Start. Sure, you can increase the staff, but so has to increase the money coming in, therefore more children. It's not like the owner grows money on trees. Yes, that same understaffing has left you with toddlers and preschoolers in the same room, and no, it doesn't make sense to me, either.

A shuffle! They're asking you to move to another room. I trust that the equipment in the old room isn't permanently stuck to the wall or nailed to the floor. As it is, you could move this, with assistance, in half-a-day. Of course, the owner will have to authorize overtime or present other incentives. And about you spending your money to "get the room the way you like it"... did you ask the owner permission? Did you receive approval? We've of teachers spending their own money on supplies and other effects, but that is above and beyond the call of duty.

All in all, you know where you are working: a private day-care. You know what is asked of you, You know your wages, hours, and conditions of employment. And so far, I haven't heard of the owner doing anything illegal.

B cool make it clear your feel your in the right place now

Great advice, do you mean the very least?

This is a very common problem. It’s all about $, no matter what they say (any daycare admin/owners). At the very East, take it as a complement that she wants you in another position since she has likely noticed improvements in the room. I would let her know about the money you have spent, and if you have receipts, give her copies with a reimbursement request. If she won’t, then I would look for another job. I hope it works out in your favor!