Need Some Advice

[wdmmom]

do you have a two week notice? Prepare for this and fill the spot if she is choses to leave. Clients can come and go anytime, it is your business, run it the way you want it to work for you. These are the hours I am open. I need to know your schedule by such and such date. Hope this helps-

I replied hopefully in red above. I came back to read this because of your other thread. I don't know why I missed it and did not respond. I am guess it was after I had read the boards and I skimmed the post to see what interested me. I don't have an excuse or reason. I just missed this or it didn't interest me when I skimmed. Best-

Thanks a bunch! This is the email I have drafted. Does it sound ok?!

Dear DCM:

With your due date (and my vacation time) fastly approaching, I need to get DCB's modified maternity leave schedule.

I will be changing my closing time 5pm and I am willing to wait until your maternity leave to do this but the change will be permanent. Schedule changes must be received 2 weeks before you intend to change and with the possibility of baby Girl coming sooner, I need this no later than June 1st.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

[jen]

Thanks Jen. YOur advice is great and I think I will do just that.

No problem.

[SilverSabre25]

FWIW I think that sounds perfect!

[Christian Mother]

Thanks a bunch! This is the email I have drafted. Does it sound ok?!

Dear DCM:

With your due date (and my vacation time) fastly approaching, I need DCB's modified maternity leave schedule no later than June 1st.

As a quick update I am changing my closing time to 5pm but, am willing to wait until your maternity leave for this to go into effect. However; the change will be made permanent. Your schedule changes must be received 2 weeks before you intend to make those changes with the possibility of baby Girl coming sooner, again...I need this no later than June 1st.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

I think it looks good!!

I changed up some of the wording and corrected spelling but I like!!

[SunshineMama]

I would keep her until you filled her spot, but I would start looking right now. If you find a spot now, take it and give her notice.

I have a DCM that is pregnant. DCB (3) has been coming for 3 years now. I've been told by DCM that full time care won't be needed after she has the baby. (She is debating on returning PT or not at all.) And since I've decided to quit PT care, I gave her an astronomical rate so I'm pretty sure they won't be coming back.

This child is also the first child to arrive and the last child to leave most days.

DCM told me she wanted to keep DCB in daycare during maternity leave but would be cutting his hours back. I've asked DCM for DCB's new schedule during maternity leave twice and haven't gotten any response back. (She is due mid July, however, with my vacation being the beginning of July, (and the possibility of going into labor early), I need the schedule now so I can make whatever preparations necessary and I would like to know what it is so I can approve or deny it!

I also plan to cut my closing time back to 5pm rather than 530pm and I want to give notice but I figured I'd wait until I got the new schedule. It would only affect this family but I haven't done so because I've been waiting to until I get the new hours. (Figuring I could continue with the 530pm for another month if need be.) Meaning I know they can accommodate the earlier closing time during maternity leave but I want to do it a couple weeks before.)

I don't feel like I should ask again yet I feel like if I change my hours, they will leave now rather than August.

What would you do?!

[wdmmom]

I would keep her until you filled her spot, but I would start looking right now. If you find a spot now, take it and give her notice.

I have been advertising but no biters as of yet. I'm hoping as it gets closer to school resuming in the fall, I'll find someone. If not, I'll run 1 less kid. No big deal to me either way.

[Lucy]

OMG. Never mind than!

It's obvious you don't understand what I'm trying to get through.

Wow!!! How rude was THAT????

[My3cents]

I think it looks good!!

I changed up some of the wording and corrected spelling but I like!!

Looks great- if she doesn't get back to you on this in a timely fashion, remind her verbally one more time and then if not- well you know what to do. Great Job!

Lucy- Poster apologized already for coming off strong. All is well-