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    Giving DCP Reasons for Termination

    First of all, I want to apologize for posting so much within the last while, I just really value everyone’s opinions as providers.

    Over the last few weeks I have been considering terming a DCB I’ve had for the last 4-5 months, & I’ve also been really noticing how his mom (who’s his main caregiver) doesn’t seem to want to be a parent to him so much. She’s away from him any chance she gets, I’m not talking about one of those “mom breaks” we all get & really appreciate, I mean one of those “breaks” where any time she has in her spare time is filled with personal activities away from her family. DCB has been here for 10-11 hours lately when mom only works a max of 5 hours (they’re self-employed & she bragged in the interview that she sets her own hours), & he usually starts getting pretty lonely for mom when his friends go home. I have one that leaves around 3:30-4:00, & then another that leaves around 4:00-4:15, & then he is here until 6pm when I close. I am open at 7am, dad brings him at 7:30am & he’s here right until closing. Usually when she comes she is almost yelling at him to hurry out the door because they’re running late & she has to hurry up & take him home because dad is coming home soon & she has plans for herself that evening. This mom seems very friendly & easy-going & is easy to talk to & get along with, but I just don’t really like how she interacts with DCB & I feel kind of bad for him sometimes when he seems so eager & excited to tell/show her something & she just doesn’t seem to care.

    One time she came 3 minutes after closing because her pedicure appointment ran longer than expected, & I then emailed her afterwards that this I unacceptable & even with late pick up fees applied it still is unacceptable. She of course apologized profusely & brought me a coffee the next time I saw her.

    Then just last Friday she texts me at 4:37pm that she was probably going to be “there right at 6” (that should have been my first clue because how would she know she was going to be here at 6pm on the dot). She mentions that her doctors appointment was scheduled for 4pm & he won’t be able to see her until around 5pm, & she was literally on the other side of the city during rush hour there’s no way she’d make it here on time. She got here at 6:12pm & I was pretty damn irritated that she was late when she was off most of her afternoon & I still had to make dinner for my daughter. This morning the dad during drop off asked if I would be ok with another late pick up, & I honestly thought he was joking for a second & when I saw he wasn’t I said “no, sorry, it wasn’t ok the first or second time”. I guess they thought it was better this time because they asked me instead.

    Behaviourally this little boy himself is a great kid, he LIKES to nap, he’s almost always listening & following the rules he knows are in place, & he’s just an all around great & friendly kid. When I think of terming just because of the parents I’m feeling really guilty about doing so.

    I have already made plans to change my handbook to state that I’m changing my hours from 7:30-5:30, but I’m not sure if I want to keep this family on at this point. Do I include a reason why in the notice? If I say it’s due to a couple late pick ups already they’ll wonder why I didn’t give them notice right when it happened the second time. This will probably come as a big shock for them because as far as they know everything’s been going great.

    I haven’t been actively searching for a new family that much until last Friday. I was keeping my ears & eyes open for a new family that seems would be fine to work with, but none were a good match. Until last Friday when the second late pick up happened I didn’t have any ads up.
    Last edited by One&Only; 06-24-2019 at 02:44 PM.

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