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Hi all,
I am entering my 9th year, 3rd in my current city, of my small in home childcare. When I moved to my new location and took on new families it was to get me through until I was done with my schooling. I waited one year before I started schooling because I had taken on 3 NBs. In August of 2013, I started pursuing my degree and was upfront with the families about it because it impacted a couple of their pick up times. That being said I also told them that it was a two year degree but that it would take me just over 2 years to graduate. I am set to graduate this December 2015 and cannot wait! However, at this point, just from daily conversations I am getting the feeling that NONE of them have any clue that I am graduating in a short amount of time. Matter of fact one of the parents sent me a text just a short while ago wondering if I take my vacation at the same time each year, because if so she would align her vacation for 2016 to be the same as this years. I absolutely refuse to lie to her but I also don't want to be put in the position of telling the families now and having them leave too soon. With my last semester of classes being a relatively heavy course load, I have decided to close permanently just before the kids go back to school in September. This due in part to having a 3 week clinical that I will have to complete in October. I do not have any written contracts that I need to abide by but what is a good time frame to give them?
I am entering my 9th year, 3rd in my current city, of my small in home childcare. When I moved to my new location and took on new families it was to get me through until I was done with my schooling. I waited one year before I started schooling because I had taken on 3 NBs. In August of 2013, I started pursuing my degree and was upfront with the families about it because it impacted a couple of their pick up times. That being said I also told them that it was a two year degree but that it would take me just over 2 years to graduate. I am set to graduate this December 2015 and cannot wait! However, at this point, just from daily conversations I am getting the feeling that NONE of them have any clue that I am graduating in a short amount of time. Matter of fact one of the parents sent me a text just a short while ago wondering if I take my vacation at the same time each year, because if so she would align her vacation for 2016 to be the same as this years. I absolutely refuse to lie to her but I also don't want to be put in the position of telling the families now and having them leave too soon. With my last semester of classes being a relatively heavy course load, I have decided to close permanently just before the kids go back to school in September. This due in part to having a 3 week clinical that I will have to complete in October. I do not have any written contracts that I need to abide by but what is a good time frame to give them?
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