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This is going to be long, I'm sorry. 
I posted previously about a dck that I had that can be violent with the other children and myself as well as just plain disruptive. I talked to dcd yesterday about the behavior and I stated that I am not equipped to deal with dck. (he was having to pick dck up because he hurt another child) After he left, I typed up his termination letter and dated it for Friday. Dcd owed me money and stated he would come on Friday to give it to me. (he was taking the rest of the week off and possibly next week as well to give me a break from dck. I did not ask him to do that)
Later, dcd text me and says that he broke down when I said I might not be able to watch dck anymore and that he is at his wits end and he didnt want to lose me as his childs provider. The child has been tested and the results were not in yet. I told him that I was very sorry but I cannot continue to put the safety of the other children or myself at risk.
About 10 minutes later, dcd text me again. He was just called with the childs test results and they are recommending enrolling the child into a special needs pre-k program.happyface This is great news! I did the happy dance along with him and told him how great that was going to be for dck because they will know all about what he needs. Dcd agrees and says that he was so worried about him but now he only needs half a day of care after the program starts on the 7th...
Here's the dilemma:
One of my other dcms referred her friend that has two children to me. She is very driven to have her children enrolled here. I have one spot open but if I term the disruptive dck, I will have two spots for the referred friend. This is what I am leaning towards.
On the other hand, disruptive dck is going to be getting the help he needs now and I am wondering if his behavior might improve while he is here because of the new prek program. I may just be kidding myself. But if dck takes a morning class then by the time he gets here it will be nap time and then when he wakes up dcd will be here to get him. No real worries about behavior there. But there is no guarantee that he will have a morning class.
So, what would you do?
Do you term dck on Friday (two week notice) and take the two new children?
Or do you keep dck and hope his behavior improves if you have him possibly all morning everyday?
I posted previously about a dck that I had that can be violent with the other children and myself as well as just plain disruptive. I talked to dcd yesterday about the behavior and I stated that I am not equipped to deal with dck. (he was having to pick dck up because he hurt another child) After he left, I typed up his termination letter and dated it for Friday. Dcd owed me money and stated he would come on Friday to give it to me. (he was taking the rest of the week off and possibly next week as well to give me a break from dck. I did not ask him to do that)
Later, dcd text me and says that he broke down when I said I might not be able to watch dck anymore and that he is at his wits end and he didnt want to lose me as his childs provider. The child has been tested and the results were not in yet. I told him that I was very sorry but I cannot continue to put the safety of the other children or myself at risk.
About 10 minutes later, dcd text me again. He was just called with the childs test results and they are recommending enrolling the child into a special needs pre-k program.happyface This is great news! I did the happy dance along with him and told him how great that was going to be for dck because they will know all about what he needs. Dcd agrees and says that he was so worried about him but now he only needs half a day of care after the program starts on the 7th...
Here's the dilemma:
One of my other dcms referred her friend that has two children to me. She is very driven to have her children enrolled here. I have one spot open but if I term the disruptive dck, I will have two spots for the referred friend. This is what I am leaning towards.
On the other hand, disruptive dck is going to be getting the help he needs now and I am wondering if his behavior might improve while he is here because of the new prek program. I may just be kidding myself. But if dck takes a morning class then by the time he gets here it will be nap time and then when he wakes up dcd will be here to get him. No real worries about behavior there. But there is no guarantee that he will have a morning class.
So, what would you do?
Do you term dck on Friday (two week notice) and take the two new children?
Or do you keep dck and hope his behavior improves if you have him possibly all morning everyday?
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