Current Client Pregnant, No Vacancies! What do you do?

[Imagination's Creations]

I have a current client (that is awesome and I absolutely love) who just found out they are pregnant. I dont have any vacancies. What do you all do in this situation?? Do I just wait to see what happens? I would like to keep them.

[AuntTami]

I have a current client (that is awesome and I absolutely love) who just found out they are pregnant. I dont have any vacancies. What do you all do in this situation?? Do I just wait to see what happens? I would like to keep them.

Currently in this situation right now but my mom isn't due until July. But at that point, I'll have to term someone even though I have a great group. Siblings take priority in my group.

[Imagination's Creations]

Yes, if it were a sibling, the last to enroll would be the first to go.

[Imagination's Creations]

I have a current client (that is awesome and I absolutely love) who just found out they are pregnant. I dont have any vacancies. What do you all do in this situation?? Do I just wait to see what happens? I would like to keep them.

I should probably add that he's my next to age out and go to school. In the next town over, so I wouldnt be able to transport leading them to eventually leave anyways. They have been so good to me though. I dont know what to do! We have also been discussing adding to our own family, so there's that too!

[permanentvacation]

Sounds like you will be losing that family anyway. Most likely, once the older child attends school, the parents will try to put both him and the baby into a daycare that will be able to take both of them. I would suggest working on replacing the older boy and not worry about trying to take the baby.

It's sad when we have to stop watching children and working with families that we have become attached to. But you do have to look after your own financial needs.

You said you are hoping to have a baby yourself. I am assuming that if you have a baby, your baby would take that boy's spot. Can you afford to watch the boy until they need to take him out to put him into a daycare for him and the baby. Then you just don't fill the spot and leave it open for your baby?

If you can't afford to leave the spot open, then I would work on replacing the boy and then when you have a baby, terminate one of the kids at that time to open a space for your baby.

[daycarediva]

Sounds like you will be losing that family anyway. Most likely, once the older child attends school, the parents will try to put both him and the baby into a daycare that will be able to take both of them. I would suggest working on replacing the older boy and not worry about trying to take the baby.

It's sad when we have to stop watching children and working with families that we have become attached to. But you do have to look after your own financial needs.

You said you are hoping to have a baby yourself. I am assuming that if you have a baby, your baby would take that boy's spot. Can you afford to watch the boy until they need to take him out to put him into a daycare for him and the baby. Then you just don't fill the spot and leave it open for your baby?

If you can't afford to leave the spot open, then I would work on replacing the boy and then when you have a baby, terminate one of the kids at that time to open a space for your baby.

I agree with this. How many of us have accommodated a families needs and then they up and left soon after? Families will (and SHOULD) do what's best for them, and so should providers. I would not terminate anyone, and have them leave on their own/let them go when you don't have space after their baby is born.

[Play Care]

I agree with this. How many of us have accommodated a families needs and then they up and left soon after? Families will (and SHOULD) do what's best for them, and so should providers. I would not terminate anyone, and have them leave on their own/let them go when you don't have space after their baby is born.

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Now, they may decide to make arrangements for the infant and wait until a spot does open. They may not. Either way, I'd do nothing.

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I agree with this. How many of us have accommodated a families needs and then they up and left soon after? Families will (and SHOULD) do what's best for them, and so should providers. I would not terminate anyone, and have them leave on their own/let them go when you don't have space after their baby is born.

I agree with this.

[Blackcat31]

There is still time for a lot to happen.

I only take infants if there is a full time sibling attending with them.

If the sibling aged out before infant was needing care, I would not take them.

If the mom in your situation straight up asks about space, let her know you don't currently have space but (if you are willing to take infant) you will let her know as the pregnancy progresses. Then if you do end up having available space, she can pay a holding fee and you can go from there.

Other than that, I'd just let it be. A lot can happen between now and then.

[Annalee]

I have never terminated to take a sibling.....I just tell the expecting mom when I may have a spot whether it is 6 months before due date or 6 months after, etc. and they work with that.....I get paid for the spot when it becomes available....

[nothingwithoutjoy]

Here, siblings get priority when a spot opens up, but I wouldn't ask anyone to leave to make room for them. I just added the 18-month-old sibling of a currently-enrolled child, and I've got 2 families with younger siblings waiting for a spot. They usually have to wait until the "baby" is two before they get in here, and I find that the parents make do until they can, because they really like my program.

[Crazy8]

If she's newly pregnant I wouldn't even worry about it yet. You could be talking almost a year away (pregnancy + maternity leave) and you have no clue what other clients will come/go in that time frame.

If when the time comes and I want to take the new baby I would let someone else go - who would depend on a lot of things like their age, schedule, hours, rate, behavior issues, parent issues, etc. etc. But seriously, I wouldn't worry about it until at least close to the time the baby is born. If the sibling is going to age out before this one is even born I wouldn't even count on them coming back - even when they say they want to.

[Imagination's Creations]

Thanks guys! I told the parent that Im not sure if Ill have an opening and we can talk more about it as the time approaches. Im thinking about just saving the older childs spot for when we have another child if another one for their infant doesnt come available.