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Hi everyone, I am a BRAND new daycare provider, I have been providing care for almost a month now and having a few issues. I signed with an agency and started out with 3 FT and 1 PT as well as my own son. At the time I had three 2 year olds and two special needs children. The first couple of weeks were HARD. I literally cried at the end of each day and wondered WHY OH WHY did I quit my well paying job for THIS?? I ended up giving notice to one of the children because I didn't feel that I was the right person to care for them based on their behaviors and my lack of expierience. Then, one of the moms basically stopped bringing her child to me and never called me but told my agency that there was a lack of discipline and pretty much that I didn't know what I was doing. The "not knowing what I was doing" part was basically true,I'll give her that, I am very new to this! But the comment about discipline irks me because my licensor basically told me that we are not allowed to discipline the children, we redirect them,talk to them and use time outs when necessary as a last resort (exactly what I do with my own children). I am now left with 2 FT kids and my own and I am freaking out. I was told by the agency that because of my area I would never have an opening but suddenly there are no referrals coming through due to lack of funds or something. On top of this, I heard that one of my parents said that she "didn't like her child's daycare" and I have no idea why she would say that. I am just beside myself over that because I really love the two kids I have and we are all starting to get settled and the routine is starting to stick....if anyone has any words of encouragement, I would GREATLY appreciate them right about now. I feel so close to giving up already but I really CAN'T give up because I would have no means of income!! I really started doing this because I love children and wanted to be able to stay home with my own child...please help me 
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