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Last night, the news came out that a major daycare center in my small rural community is closing in a few weeks. My understanding is that there are over 60 families who will be without child care. as far as I know, the other centers in town are waitlisted, especially for infants, and most in-home providers are full. my phone has been ringing off the hook and my notifications going crazy with calls to see if I have openings.
Ive been running a small in home daycare for the past couple of years, primarily with families of sibling groups that have been with me since the beginning. This past fall, I decided to add two spots and took on a new family which coincidentally, came from the daycare center that is now closing. While the parents are mostly fine, one of the children is just not fitting in. I've tried to give it time, and help him transition, but it is now gotten to the point where I dread the days that DCB is here. I treat him fairly but am not bonded to this child at all. Unfortunately, the other children in his age group don't enjoy playing with him (to be fair, they have mostly grown up together and attend the same preschool, whereas new DCB does not attend). The days he is here are just a little more stressful.
A few weeks ago, I started thinking that maybe I would interview families to replace them. With the news that came out last night, it's a great time for me to interview, but is it an absolutely horrible thing to do as a person to terminate this family when I know they are going to struggle with finding childcare? I guess I'm just struggling with separating the business side of things with the emotional side of things. Honest opinions?
Last night, the news came out that a major daycare center in my small rural community is closing in a few weeks. My understanding is that there are over 60 families who will be without child care. as far as I know, the other centers in town are waitlisted, especially for infants, and most in-home providers are full. my phone has been ringing off the hook and my notifications going crazy with calls to see if I have openings.
Ive been running a small in home daycare for the past couple of years, primarily with families of sibling groups that have been with me since the beginning. This past fall, I decided to add two spots and took on a new family which coincidentally, came from the daycare center that is now closing. While the parents are mostly fine, one of the children is just not fitting in. I've tried to give it time, and help him transition, but it is now gotten to the point where I dread the days that DCB is here. I treat him fairly but am not bonded to this child at all. Unfortunately, the other children in his age group don't enjoy playing with him (to be fair, they have mostly grown up together and attend the same preschool, whereas new DCB does not attend). The days he is here are just a little more stressful.
A few weeks ago, I started thinking that maybe I would interview families to replace them. With the news that came out last night, it's a great time for me to interview, but is it an absolutely horrible thing to do as a person to terminate this family when I know they are going to struggle with finding childcare? I guess I'm just struggling with separating the business side of things with the emotional side of things. Honest opinions?
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