Need some advice

[Inspired by Reggio]

.... she is one of the only providers to give part time spaces...

I just am -- not much for being told when I can and cannot come, or being told pay for a regular spot or else... I dunno. She's nice about it, and shes an awesome daycare, but her handbook and stufff makes her seem very stuffy tbh.

Well if she is one of the few who offer what you need than you need to ask yourself is it worth LOOSING your arrangement over ... cause if there is a demand for full time and other providers than prefer to seek full time over what you need the MARKET is in their court so to speak ... you want a premium service that others are not willing to offer you need to accept that you might need to PAY a premium fee for that service as a result!

Personally my drop off cut of is 9 am because I do not offer 'half day' options as I want children here for the morning to engage in the program, fresh air of outdoors and the nutrition of a morning snack and lunch provided by ME so that I can be sure that come afternoon quiet time they are in the frame of mind and body to rest well so that the 'groups needs' can be met because well this is GROUP care and sometimes policies have to be made for the best interest of the group .... often when children are HOME for the morning their routine is very different and as a result they will not be hungry or tired when the 'group is'.