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hello! I have been running a daycare outside of my home for just over a year. Unfortunately in such a small town, I just never got enough business.
2 weeks ago I gave my families a 3 week notice that I would be closing my licensed childcare and going legally unlicensed in my home. Since I live out of town I do run my children to school and have offered all families a specified pick up and drop off time in which I can come get them but anything outside of that is their responsibility.
I have been very accomodating about this move that is quickly approaching and it will lead to no lapse in care nor will it affect the quality of the children's care but I have a thorn in my side.
One of the little guys has two older siblings that I will not be able to take anymore and mom knows that. I also dont want them in my care anyways because school age is not what I signed up for so to speak. School has already started so this only affects drop in care throughout the year and summer care which was flaky on the parents part all summer anyways. DCM has been making comments on and off throughout the last two weeks about how I failed (of all the daycares to fail...it had to be me) to this I responded I didnt fail...I made a difference in her children's lives and that is a success in my book. She has repeatedly said how inconvenient this is for her even though I'm picking up and dropping off for her. She keeps making mention of things being moved around...yes...that happens when one has to move.
She knows this is a financial hardship and that I have been in the hole all year long...but instead of being sympathetic or just moving on...she is instead telling everybody in town that "her babysitter just up and quit and only gave her two weeks notice."
Well I gave 3 even though contractually I could have given less...and I had to for my family...but I didnt quit! I'm just moving my services. Anyways...she is always late and gets snippy with me when I remind her to let me know...constant late pickups some with notice but most without. I declined familes last year because I had no space for summer care left just to have this mom have her kids out half the summer and another quarter of the summer they were only here part time. We have problems with extended drop offs that I have tried to address and which we had solved...and now we are reverting back...she brings candy and food from off the premises.
If I cant take her kids for drop in at the last moment she will mention it repeatedly as "since you WONT" take the kids...yada yada. I want this relationship to end but am terrible with confrontation. Oh, and she tried to save my business by getting a family I had previously termed for violent behavior terminated from their daycare now (convinced current daycare to get their numbers in compliance)...so I could take them back...um.....they hit kids...in the face...with fists...no thank you.
Anyways, I dont know how to say goodbye. I'm a people pleaser and let her walk on me...I dont want this drama in my house and I realize I should have never offered her continued care with my other clients. I should have left it as I'm closing. Sorry about misspellings...my phone doesnt agree with my chunky fingers and this forum.
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How would you end this business relationship?
2 weeks ago I gave my families a 3 week notice that I would be closing my licensed childcare and going legally unlicensed in my home. Since I live out of town I do run my children to school and have offered all families a specified pick up and drop off time in which I can come get them but anything outside of that is their responsibility.
I have been very accomodating about this move that is quickly approaching and it will lead to no lapse in care nor will it affect the quality of the children's care but I have a thorn in my side.
One of the little guys has two older siblings that I will not be able to take anymore and mom knows that. I also dont want them in my care anyways because school age is not what I signed up for so to speak. School has already started so this only affects drop in care throughout the year and summer care which was flaky on the parents part all summer anyways. DCM has been making comments on and off throughout the last two weeks about how I failed (of all the daycares to fail...it had to be me) to this I responded I didnt fail...I made a difference in her children's lives and that is a success in my book. She has repeatedly said how inconvenient this is for her even though I'm picking up and dropping off for her. She keeps making mention of things being moved around...yes...that happens when one has to move.
She knows this is a financial hardship and that I have been in the hole all year long...but instead of being sympathetic or just moving on...she is instead telling everybody in town that "her babysitter just up and quit and only gave her two weeks notice."
Well I gave 3 even though contractually I could have given less...and I had to for my family...but I didnt quit! I'm just moving my services. Anyways...she is always late and gets snippy with me when I remind her to let me know...constant late pickups some with notice but most without. I declined familes last year because I had no space for summer care left just to have this mom have her kids out half the summer and another quarter of the summer they were only here part time. We have problems with extended drop offs that I have tried to address and which we had solved...and now we are reverting back...she brings candy and food from off the premises.
If I cant take her kids for drop in at the last moment she will mention it repeatedly as "since you WONT" take the kids...yada yada. I want this relationship to end but am terrible with confrontation. Oh, and she tried to save my business by getting a family I had previously termed for violent behavior terminated from their daycare now (convinced current daycare to get their numbers in compliance)...so I could take them back...um.....they hit kids...in the face...with fists...no thank you.
Anyways, I dont know how to say goodbye. I'm a people pleaser and let her walk on me...I dont want this drama in my house and I realize I should have never offered her continued care with my other clients. I should have left it as I'm closing. Sorry about misspellings...my phone doesnt agree with my chunky fingers and this forum.
. How would you end this business relationship?
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