I have a temporary care contract with a neighbour friend 2 doors down. Never again!!! At first her twins were coming on their off days from school, and then I picked them up from the bus tops and provided afterschool care for them on the other days. After 2 MONTHS of the little girl crying all day, every day....andthe little boy throwing violent tantrums several times/day (they're almost 5!), I reduced their contract to only provide after school care. Fine...no hard feelings...is now working out well. EXCEPT, Mom is a halfwit. Constant late payments, rarely responds to emails and I have tried to contact her FIVE TIMES today to find out how her children are getting home from school (it's freezing rain here today and the buses have all been cancelled), to no avail. I don't understand how someone can be a PARENT and be so irresponsible with communication with their childcare provider! Dang!!!!! Only one more month, only one more month, only one more month.....