I get a phone call from a parent moving to my city and in desperate need of care for thier girl part time for only 3.5hrs a day mon-fri. I tell the father on the phone that I am no longer interested in taking part time clients and that accepting someone over the phone is highly un-usual. He pleas with me that his daughter is very well behaved etc.. I accept just for a temporary fix for his families obvious need. He asks how much and I state to him that I would have to sit down and crunch the numbers as I dont have time at the moment, as I was tending to my dck. He tells me a price, and I say again I am not sure. Calls me back again to say that he wants this to be a permanent placement, as she will attend the same school as my children, as he says his wife just registered her. Again I tell him, we will see.

They move here, set up a meeting with myself and family. I draw up the paperwork for a temporary contract for the cost slightly higher than the original number he stated on the phone. I also tell him that, this is the number I came up with as his daughter needs more than part time care, but lower than fulltime. He goes on to kind of give me attitude and say that isnt the number "WE" agreed with on the phone. I tell him I never agreed to anything. His wife sitting right there goes on to tell me that thier daughter will attend the same school as my children and if thier daughter could catch the bus with them etc.. I ask what days will she attend kindergarden, she sais Im not sure, I havn't registered her yet.... (dad said she was) I tell them I have a probationary period of 2 weeks, and furthermore, this was just a tempory fix for them for moving here. I state on my contract that they need to pay for the remainder of May in full before she is to start. And then on the 1st and 15th of the month. He phones me yesturday to ask me if it was ok to pay the 1st on thier payday which is in 2 weeks. tells me that its difficult since they just moved. He does agree to pay for the month of May however. Asks if he can drop her off 15min before start time; which is "quite time" which also states on my handbook and I tell them also my concerns about thier daughter needing to play quite during this time (which she hasn't)

Today he drops her off, (only 2nd day in my care) she is complaining of a sore tummy, and he proceeds to tell me that she has chronic stomach pain, they have taken her to numerouse doctors etc.. with no ryme or reason to her pains. It will go away in 10 minutes he sais!!!!! She of course makes things difficult for me during "quite time" complaining of her tummy. Neither parent in our first meeting said a word to me about this!!! It also states in my contract to let me know of any health concerns!!!!

I am at a loss, as to what to do! I feel like I have been totally railroaded.They lied about registering her to school, her chronic stomach pains, wanting to delay payment. I want to terminate immediately (my gut feeling) but feel for this poor little 5yr old girl, which has taken a likeing to my kids of course. I told them that I would take care of her over the summer, but come September probably not, but now I am not sure I even want to take her past the 14 days.