Did I make the wrong decision???

[Inspired by Reggio]

Tough one ~ part time is challenging to navigate for sure and well full time is always a nicer option and my preference as well.

Starting out part time was all I was attracting as well ~ I only had 1 full time children and 9 part time children sharing my remaining 4 spots and it was challenging to say the least trying to program around so many part time kids over the years I have weaned my enrollment so that I now do my best to only allow 1 part time space and the others I prefer and hold out for full time ... so if a current full time client wants to drop down to part time they can only do it if I have a part time opening other wise they get told I can do it 'temporarily' while I advertizing for a full time client (so I have some income coming in while I am seeking the perfect client to replace them) however once I find and secure a full time client they would have to give up their full time space and I will give them as much notice as possible depending on how early the new client can start ... for some clients this has been acceptable and they stayed on during the advertizing period and it worked out for them because during that time one of my part time clients went on mat leave and opened up a space for them to move into so I was able to keep them and sign on someone new ... but I would have respected had they pulled entirely as they need to do what is best for them as do I.

It is a hard balance because you need a viable income in order to stay open however asking clients to use more childcare than they 'need' in order to do that well not very many people are going to be willing to pay for something they do not need so you risk loosing them