Recently some of the teachers at my son's family daycare have confided in me that they are very unhappy with ''their boss'', the woman who runs and has the daycare in her home. After staff and owner have been working together for many years, the owner now has a new boyfriend and this boyfriend, although a nice guy, is not very sensitive. He has been fingerprinted, etc. He interacts with the children some, playing ball and offering them snacks (some inappropriate, like peanuts) that he is eating. He is around the house a lot during the day. He does not seem to respect the daycare staff; they have confided that he leaves a mess and expects them to clean up, that he is noisy during naptime, and generally seems to consider himself their boss. They are so unhappy that they are considering leaving their jobs at the daycare. This really worries me, because my son's bond is entirely with them. I was planning to have my son stay another year at this daycare (he just turned 2), but now am not sure how to proceed. I am thinking of talking to the daycare owner, but don't want to get the staff in trouble. Since this boyfriend arrived, she has tried to get them to sign a contract (first one ever) saying that they will not talk to parents about things going on at daycare. This seems odd to me, too. In general the owner tries hard to address parent concerns, but also tends to get defensive. It seems to me that she is not setting appropriate boundaries for her boyfriend in her home daycare business, but this is a hard thing to talk about with her! My main concern, obviously, is for my son's well being and happiness. The daycare staff are wonderful loving women and he is very attached to them. What is your advice on handling this situation? Want a win-win solution