So I had my baby Dec 28th and took the two weeks off and started back up the 12th. I only had one lil one start back up and the rest had it worked out to start in the next few weeks. I had explained to everyone that I would not offer part time any longer due to the fact that I could not financially afford it. Ok so skip to day 2 of lil one being here, now the parent is no less bulling me to do part time for them because they don't want full time. When I explained to them why I couldn't do it. They got pissy and said "well we will just make sure shes here everyday and when you find another part time kid to put into the days we don't need you we will switch to part time" and then walked out the door. I am so frustrated. I have had nothing but trouble with finding kids, keeping kids, and stuff like this that I honestly don't think my heart is in it anymore. I don't know what to do. I have 4 kids myself and going to work is hard with finding daycare for all of them. but at the same time I don't know how to deal with all this any more. How do you ladies deal with this kind of stuff? I feel so helpless with not knowing if at the end of the month I am going to have enough to help my husband with bills or if I'm hurting us even farther and for what, to deal with all this stress of trying to make this work. Any advise would be helpful. I want to make this work but I just don't know If I can deal with all this any longer. Thanks
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And I will add that all of my families knew that part time would no longer be available and signed new contracts with me that I made them turn in by Jan 1st to save there spot. So this info wasn't a surprise to them- Flag
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So I had my baby Dec 28th and took the two weeks off and started back up the 12th. I only had one lil one start back up and the rest had it worked out to start in the next few weeks. I had explained to everyone that I would not offer part time any longer due to the fact that I could not financially afford it. Ok so skip to day 2 of lil one being here, now the parent is no less bulling me to do part time for them because they don't want full time. When I explained to them why I couldn't do it. They got pissy and said "well we will just make sure shes here everyday and when you find another part time kid to put into the days we don't need you we will switch to part time" and then walked out the door. I am so frustrated. I have had nothing but trouble with finding kids, keeping kids, and stuff like this that I honestly don't think my heart is in it anymore. I don't know what to do. I have 4 kids myself and going to work is hard with finding daycare for all of them. but at the same time I don't know how to deal with all this any more. How do you ladies deal with this kind of stuff? I feel so helpless with not knowing if at the end of the month I am going to have enough to help my husband with bills or if I'm hurting us even farther and for what, to deal with all this stress of trying to make this work. Any advise would be helpful. I want to make this work but I just don't know If I can deal with all this any longer. Thanks
However, I would term a family that tried to bully me.
In the end you must do what is best for you, your business, and your family!!
Furthermore, please come here as often as you need. PM if you need to, I'm here for you!
You just had a baby! It's completely normal for your hormones to still be all over the place. That in itself is stressful enough!!- Flag
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If a parent talked to me like that, They'd be finding a new daycare who did part time and was willing to put up with their BS! No amount of money is worth being disrespected in your own home and especially after just having a baby!
congrats on the birth of your baby!
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I also charge more per day for part time but unless she can fill all five days with part timers that fit opposite each other perfectly there will still be a loss. That's why we charge more per day for part time to help offset some of that loss.
I don't take or anymore and agree it's a headache. But if you're desperate for the finances you might have too. And it is quite lucrative if you raise the daily price and are able to fill all days then you do end up making more than ft but that's hard to find perfectly complimentary schedules.- Flag
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I don't understand the above bolded part. I make MORE money on part time with LESS headache. If you have a hard time with enrollment why not take part time??
However, I would term a family that tried to bully me.
In the end you must do what is best for you, your business, and your family!!
Furthermore, please come here as often as you need. PM if you need to, I'm here for you!
You just had a baby! It's completely normal for your hormones to still be all over the place. That in itself is stressful enough!!- Flag
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[QUOTE=LaLa1923;425629]I don't understand the above bolded part. I make MORE money on part time with LESS headache. If you have a hard time with enrollment why not take part time??
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I disagree on the part-time issue. I have several children that only come two/three days a week but they pay full-time...the spot, not attendance. It would be a headache for me to try and fill spots on days not paid for.- Flag
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If I didn't take part timers I wouldn't have a business!!! Parents can save money by doing part time and I don't blame them for wanting that for their family. And like another post said, I make MORE money on part timers than full time. BUT my part timers are still contracted for set days and hours. Your problem with part time is not that they are part time but that they don't have a set schedule.
If a full timer pays me $185/week that avgs out to $37/day. My part timers pay $45/day so if I have one M,W,F and one T,TH I make $225 instead of the $185. Yes, sometimes they don't work out perfectly like that, but I don't mind a day where I'm down a kid or two cause even if I had 2 kids that were 2 days a week (different days) that would be $180 a week - only $5 less than my ft rate yet I get one day a week with less kids (or can fill it in with other part timers).
I would put your foot down to parents that you are willing to work with them to save costs on daycare by going part time but if they can not commit to a set schedule then they will need to find another provider.
ETA: It also depends on your area, around here if you tried to charge ft rate for pt attendance you would get laughed at and they'd move on no matter how good you are - it just isn't done that way in my area.- Flag
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So I had my baby Dec 28th and took the two weeks off and started back up the 12th. I only had one lil one start back up and the rest had it worked out to start in the next few weeks. I had explained to everyone that I would not offer part time any longer due to the fact that I could not financially afford it. Ok so skip to day 2 of lil one being here, now the parent is no less bulling me to do part time for them because they don't want full time. When I explained to them why I couldn't do it. They got pissy and said "well we will just make sure shes here everyday and when you find another part time kid to put into the days we don't need you we will switch to part time" and then walked out the door. I am so frustrated. I have had nothing but trouble with finding kids, keeping kids, and stuff like this that I honestly don't think my heart is in it anymore. I don't know what to do. I have 4 kids myself and going to work is hard with finding daycare for all of them. but at the same time I don't know how to deal with all this any more. How do you ladies deal with this kind of stuff? I feel so helpless with not knowing if at the end of the month I am going to have enough to help my husband with bills or if I'm hurting us even farther and for what, to deal with all this stress of trying to make this work. Any advise would be helpful. I want to make this work but I just don't know If I can deal with all this any longer. Thanks- Flag
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I don't understand the above bolded part. I make MORE money on part time with LESS headache. If you have a hard time with enrollment why not take part time??
However, I would term a family that tried to bully me.
In the end you must do what is best for you, your business, and your family!!
Furthermore, please come here as often as you need. PM if you need to, I'm here for you!
You just had a baby! It's completely normal for your hormones to still be all over the place. That in itself is stressful enough!!
If you do part time make sure to charge more for it, La La is right. I understand not wanting to do part time and its your choice.
I wanted to say Congratulations on your new little one!!! Enjoylovethis- Flag
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[QUOTE=dapb45;425640]I don't understand the above bolded part. I make MORE money on part time with LESS headache. If you have a hard time with enrollment why not take part time??
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I disagree on the part-time issue. I have several children that only come two/three days a week but they pay full-time...the spot, not attendance. It would be a headache for me to try and fill spots on days not paid for.- Flag
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If a parent talked to me like that, They'd be finding a new daycare who did part time and was willing to put up with their BS! No amount of money is worth being disrespected in your own home and especially after just having a baby!
congrats on the birth of your baby!
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All the kids I was doing part time with don't have set days. All the parents work retail so on one day I will over by 1 or 2 kids and then the next I have no kids. I had tried to do part time with more money but it just didn't work. I do think alot of it is my hormones. I think I will term. I just get to worried about loosing the money(which then again is the hormones). I see all of you ladies that are strong and tell it like it is to other posters as well as your families. I need to take my feelings out of it and get strong and strict like alot you guys are!- Flag
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All the kids I was doing part time with don't have set days. All the parents work retail so on one day I will over by 1 or 2 kids and then the next I have no kids. I had tried to do part time with more money but it just didn't work. I do think alot of it is my hormones. I think I will term. I just get to worried about loosing the money(which then again is the hormones). I see all of you ladies that are strong and tell it like it is to other posters as well as your families. I need to take my feelings out of it and get strong and strict like alot you guys are!
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All the kids I was doing part time with don't have set days. All the parents work retail so on one day I will over by 1 or 2 kids and then the next I have no kids. I had tried to do part time with more money but it just didn't work. I do think alot of it is my hormones. I think I will term. I just get to worried about loosing the money(which then again is the hormones). I see all of you ladies that are strong and tell it like it is to other posters as well as your families. I need to take my feelings out of it and get strong and strict like alot you guys are!- Flag
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