Part time care - What would you do?

[Inspired by Reggio]

Wow that scenario sounds complicated to me ~ and I will be honest this is why I do not understand the desire of providers to start out their business offering 'occasional drop in wonky schedule care' because A) the clients who seek this kind of care rarely seem to GET that they are asking for SPECIAL and they expect the space to just 'be there for them' when they need it and hear what they want to hear with regards to availability and when they get a 'no' they get all angry with the provider and B) financially it is not best for the provider LONG TERM because you are loosing income on spaces that could be filled with more reliable consistent income?

So in the end you wind up having to deal with the fact you feel guilty and stressed 'terminating them' because you can no longer accommodate them and than dealing with the conflict of them being angry to suddenly be without childcare OR you keep them on rather than deal with that conflict and than end up resenting that you are loosing income serving them now because you have to keep their space open for the 5 days a month they might want to be using it ~ which is no good for anyone either

Personally I would just be telling her that there has been some sort of misunderstanding and that while you have been able to accommodate her needs NOW because your plan was for a quiet summer that come September, while you still have spots at the MOMENT, your priority is to have full time / consistent clients in those spots as it is not in your budget to have TWO drop in / casual care clients and therefore your arrangement is 'short term' until such a time that you have someone interested in those two spots and that long term you suggest she keep looking for someone who can meet her needs!