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3 months ago, dcm asked to bring her child over for 3 hours a day, 2 days a week, just for the summer. I said okay, we interviewed, and all was good. Today, she emailed me asking for references. A lot of the kids that I care for now have been with me since I started almost 3 years ago. I termed 2 families, and 1 family went off to preschool. The family who went to preschool wanted me to watch their kids this summer, I said I had space 2 days a week, they said they will get back to me after they check their availability, and never did. 2 months afterwards, dcm wanted to start her kids, but I had already filled her spot bc she never confirmed. She was one of my most recent references, but I can't use her now bc shes upset i wont watch her kids this summer. The two I termed, I can't use. And I have one from 2 years ago, but in don't want to bother her, or my current dcms. I hate to use up my "good" references for 6 hours a week for a few weeks. I've already used them a few times and will want to use them for full timers at the end of he summer. How do I handle this?
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