Parents needing care ASAP

[mom-in-alberta]

There are many, many reasons that a provider could be ending care so quickly. An emergency in the family, a sudden move, a change in health, etc. OR; the provider could be kind of a jerk and be closing without giving the families proper notice. I heard a while back of a provider who literally left a sign on the door, saying "Sorry, we have closed. I will be speaking with you soon". WTH??
Anyway, the only way to know- is to ask. Their response will be a big clue. "uh, uh, ummm" would not reflect well, but there may be a very valid reason. I would get a reference if possible, as well.
Moving forward, I would make a mental note of this fact. I would interview, etc as per any family I am interviewing. Then I would make my decision.

[Spixie33]

Update...so met with them and more confused than ever. They came 10 min late - at that point I was almost going to turn them away at the door. Then during the interview she called her previous provider 'babysitter' at least 30 times. Apparently the reason they were given short notice was that the provider said due to personal issues they had to close immediately.

The child was pretty cute and the parents seemed to genuinely care about their child so I am on the fence.

[Skysue]

Update...so met with them and more confused than ever. They came 10 min late - at that point I was almost going to turn them away at the door. Then during the interview she called her previous provider 'babysitter' at least 30 times. Apparently the reason they were given short notice was that the provider said due to personal issues they had to close immediately.

The child was pretty cute and the parents seemed to genuinely care about their child so I am on the fence.

Asked location due to knowing some one who was terminated recently due to paretns lack of respect. You are in a different area. All you can do is offer a trail period and see how things go!