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I am currently full. I have a few SA kids coming who pay each week. The issue I have is the snow/school closing days. I not only have my prek and the SA but I get calls for siblings who do not attend each week to come too! I tried being nice and saying first come/first serve for those who are not reg clients and based on availability which is usually little to none. I mentioned about the before/after position and how much like "hint hint". They don't sign up for it. But they keep calling me when they have no one! Today is a snow day. Second one in a week. Last week most stayed home so it worked out. Today? I have been fielding texts all morning long. I am scheduled to be full! They know this. School has a reg. in-service closing on Friday too! They keep texting and calling! Calling and texing. Driving me NUTS! I had one mom send me an email with all the half and full day school closing with a note stating this is when she would need me with the assumption I will take her child simply cause she asked first...however she STILL won't pay for the before/after slot that would guarantee her a position on those days. So basically her chances are slim to none and none just left! Today...texts all morning long. I knew it was coming when school was canceled. One is a prek that attends the school prek. She made this choice. I am open no matter what. Something she should have considered! Not my problem! I am tired of it. I am NOT a babysitter. I am NOT here to babysit your kids cause you are suddenly in a jam! Call your next door neighbor or Gmom! It is disruptive to my schedule and my kids who DO pay me full time! I cannot seem to get it through their heads. Sending notice home that I can no longer take SA kids during the school year who are not already reg. Done! I figure it will rock the boat for one but she will just have to plan ahead. I am just over the fighting for spots. I try and be nice and want to help where I can but...this is getting out of hand!
I haven't even mentioned that this summer will be my last summer for SA kids too! IF I even take them! Kinda getting at the end of this!
Sorry for the rant!! Just frustrated!
I haven't even mentioned that this summer will be my last summer for SA kids too! IF I even take them! Kinda getting at the end of this!
Sorry for the rant!! Just frustrated!
Guessing she had to stay home to watch her kids. She couldn't have told me that yesterday though!? THAT could have been a spot for a child in need. So pissed and over this stuff! I try to be nice. Feel bad and try and work it out but I get idiots only out for themselves. Meanwhile they have a pissy provider at the moment and there is a 6 yr old sitting at daddys work right now cause someone couldn't be considerate!
During those 3wks one of my FT infants was going to be leaving (mom decided to stay home!) so it worked out monetarily but not MENTALLY! 
I was seriously done at the end of the day. I have one SA kid now (aside from my own) and this will be the last year I do this and thankfully he doesn't need summer care and rarely needs care on holidays so I have til May. He's a major handful and has been testing the limits lately. I feel bad but basically they're paying ME to watch him rather than having his teen sister watch (and eventually try to harm/kill) him. Plus they know he requires adult supervision! 
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