Sarah A
04-06-2011, 01:45 PM
I just started my home childcare business last fall and signed up with a Home childcare agency to get set up since i have no formal training for childcare (ECE). All they do is set up the parent, take the money and send me a cheque every month.
I currently have a 22 month old child who has been with me since I started with the agency and she is subsidized care. You don't get much pay being affiliated with an agency and I have noticed that our finances are suffering because of this. I have decided to care for a private child as of May 2nd and need to terminate care for this child through the agency. I will be receiving an additional $10 per day for this private child and eventually I would like to go fully private.
It's unfortunate that i have to let her go, but I have to look out for the needs of my family and the agency's paycheques are just not paying the bills. How do I let the parent's know that I need to cancel care for their child? This child has a few issues with pinching the other children and the mother did kind of abuse the pick-up/drop-off times for quite a few months but that been getting better. I want to leave the care on good terms but now sure how i can.
I also have 2 other children that I care for from the agency and i don't want to jeopardize their care. I have a few issue with this family as well because they are asking that I be "on call" for 2 days a week for evening care, which really cuts into our family time. But I wouldn't be getting the income from their care if I didn't agree to this situation.
PLEASE HELP as I need to give her notice next week.
Thanks,
Sarah
I currently have a 22 month old child who has been with me since I started with the agency and she is subsidized care. You don't get much pay being affiliated with an agency and I have noticed that our finances are suffering because of this. I have decided to care for a private child as of May 2nd and need to terminate care for this child through the agency. I will be receiving an additional $10 per day for this private child and eventually I would like to go fully private.
It's unfortunate that i have to let her go, but I have to look out for the needs of my family and the agency's paycheques are just not paying the bills. How do I let the parent's know that I need to cancel care for their child? This child has a few issues with pinching the other children and the mother did kind of abuse the pick-up/drop-off times for quite a few months but that been getting better. I want to leave the care on good terms but now sure how i can.
I also have 2 other children that I care for from the agency and i don't want to jeopardize their care. I have a few issue with this family as well because they are asking that I be "on call" for 2 days a week for evening care, which really cuts into our family time. But I wouldn't be getting the income from their care if I didn't agree to this situation.
PLEASE HELP as I need to give her notice next week.
Thanks,
Sarah