Opinions On My Current Situation

[PolkaTots]

i'm just afraid that just as soon as she found the "right" person, she'd show you the door faster than lightning. I agree....too high maintenance

Exactly what I was thinking!

[My3cents]

I say you hire help and keep them all.

It doesn't seem right to term three families to take on someone else. If you had issues with a family then yes, but not enough issues that you couldn't revise your handbook and policies to fix and then if they chose to leave so be it.

Part of doing daycare is having people come and go.

Word of mouth is everything around here and if I was one of the families you termed because you wanted to take on full time clients after taking me on, well I would not be speaking highly of you.

Your part timers should pay you vacation and holidays too, you need to be dependable upon an income.

It also seems that you want a play mate for your unborn child. If I were you I would want that time to give to my child with out having my child having to share even more of me then they already do.

I could replace all my kids with better fits but I feel that is not right to do to families that are counting on me and kids that are used to me and adjusted in my care.

It is ok to put your foot down and say I have made changes to my contract and then the parents have the right to stay with you or find other care. My rates are so that part timers are paying more then full timers. The pay out is that it is less hours for more money. I most likely could not fit someone else into the spots that the part timers are taking so I make it worth it to me to do it.

Sorry I am leaning towards what everyone else is

[cheerfuldom]

I say you hire help and keep them all.

It doesn't seem right to term three families to take on someone else. If you had issues with a family then yes, but not enough issues that you couldn't revise your handbook and policies to fix and then if they chose to leave so be it.

Part of doing daycare is having people come and go.

Word of mouth is everything around here and if I was one of the families you termed because you wanted to take on full time clients after taking me on, well I would not be speaking highly of you.

Your part timers should pay you vacation and holidays too, you need to be dependable upon an income.

It also seems that you want a play mate for your unborn child. If I were you I would want that time to give to my child with out having my child having to share even more of me then they already do.

I could replace all my kids with better fits but I feel that is not right to do to families that are counting on me and kids that are used to me and adjusted in my care.

It is ok to put your foot down and say I have made changes to my contract and then the parents have the right to stay with you or find other care. My rates are so that part timers are paying more then full timers. The pay out is that it is less hours for more money. I most likely could not fit someone else into the spots that the part timers are taking so I make it worth it to me to do it.

Sorry I am leaning towards what everyone else is

I already have hired help and I cannot take on any more kids without being licensed. I cannot be licensed due to my HOA and the fact that I just plain out dont want to deal with licensing in my area or more kids in general. I am positive that my part timers would leave if I insisted on full time pay or paid holidays/vacations so if I revised contracts that much, I would end up having to take this new family anyway because my part timers would just leave. That is just the way it is done in my area (as far as part time care) so I have no desire to even try that route as I know what the result will be. I dont have a problem with two infants in care, this is my fourth child to be born and I have always had other daycare infants. I agree it is not ideal to have your own baby and then someone else's baby too but that is just the nature of my job. It is either this or put my babies in daycare and go back to work. I think sharing me is better then putting them in daycare. I absolutely wish it was different but it is not for now. Thank you for all your thoughts though. It helps solidify what I am already leaning towards.

[jojosmommy]

I would not make a big change to accommodate someone who seems like they are unsure of what they really want. Since they cant afford a nanny or find the right one they are calling you again. NO offence, just what it sounds like from your post. Any little thing might make them want to leave, plus I think you will be walking on egg shells about any issues since you will have lost your other income to take them. I wouldnt do it.