When I started my dayhome a year ago, I had a mom ask me to take care of her dcg before and afterschool and on pro-d-days, spring break, summer vacation etc.. She attends school with my children, from the beginning I had problems with the dcg behavior, however she has been better over the past 9 months. We had a verbal agreement as far as pay and when care was needed as I had not had a handbook or contract made up as of yet. 2 weeks ago DCM tells me that her daughter will not require care fo the whole entire month of August, as they will be on holidays but she will be back in September. Dcg later tells me that she has a teenage babysitter for some time through August, and that day was her last day with me until September (still 1 week left of July, dcm never told me this as well) I was stunned, mom had not mentioned this at all in the whole 9 months of care and when I had agreed to care for her child. DCM wanted to know if we had any vacation plans and I assured her no we did not. So here I sit without August fees for her, and in a very tuff financial situation. I just couldnt bring myself to say anything to her about my anger and concern for her just taking it upon herself to pull her child out for the entire month, but yet making sure that she would be cared for in September. I am so so angry, and want to terminate her, as I already felt that I never wanted to take before/afterschool care from the beginning. Also thier schedule is never the same, so I never know when she will be coming, and I have asked many times for her to give me her schedule in advance so I can pre-plan craft projects, but I always get excuses that thier schedules are always changing. However of course the money is always needed. We literally are going to suffer financially with August not being paid!!!!! Of course in my handbook/contract it is all outlined in there black and white for vacation policies, which are none. I dont take any, and for new clients at the moment I dont offer any discounts if they do. All my "new" clients starting in the fall are aware of this, and none have complained or have any concerns. I just dont know what to do. I realize I dont really have a leg to stand on
, as I never had a contract for her, however I cannot believe that this DCM would be so ignorant to not think for a moment that pulling her dcd out for an entire month would not effect my financial situation.