How Would You Word This Letter - Termination?

[playfelt]

If you are going to keep the kids through the winter till February then another couple of weeks and the snow melts and you are into Spring. Your reasoning that it isn't working and using weather as a reason will be totally gone. But as Reggio posted if you are going to focus only on how the schedule impacts the other kids then Feb is fine. While that is the main reason you might want to be thinking as you go back and forth to school now just what it will be like doing the trip in knee deep snow and all the kids into snowsuits and deciding if you are willing to do it. If not then notice has to be given in Dec even though it means lose money till February but that loss would be worth it to me not to bundle and transport - been there done that and swore never again.

[Sandbox Sally]

If you are going to keep the kids through the winter till February then another couple of weeks and the snow melts and you are into Spring. Your reasoning that it isn't working and using weather as a reason will be totally gone. But as Reggio posted if you are going to focus only on how the schedule impacts the other kids then Feb is fine. While that is the main reason you might want to be thinking as you go back and forth to school now just what it will be like doing the trip in knee deep snow and all the kids into snowsuits and deciding if you are willing to do it. If not then notice has to be given in Dec even though it means lose money till February but that loss would be worth it to me not to bundle and transport - been there done that and swore never again.

The winter weather isn't the reason I am unhappy with the arrangement. As I stated in the original post, it's just flat out messing with my schedule. That's the reason I'd be giving.

I only mentioned weather because I know that once the snow flies, I will become more deeply resentful of my situation.

[playfelt]

Still not sure then why you are waiting till Feb to make the changes. By then the group you have will have adjusted to the schedule and you will be used to doing it.

I would think the start of a semester is better for finding a new placement than mid winter.

You could also do it now with the idea of you will hang in there as long as you can while she is looking with the understanding that the deadline for the change is whatever date you give. At least the parent can start looking now. My guess is she didn't look very much in the summer because that is when choices are at their maximum.

[Inspired by Reggio]

Still not sure then why you are waiting till Feb to make the changes. ....

I agree .... if my motivation to terminate is that this is not working for the children and my program than the sooner rather than later would be my option as well .... I would worry that another 2 months of having to wake them up in the middle of their afternoon nap and well that will be when their internal clocks start waking up than anyway so the point of terming would than be mute on that argument as well as the worst of the winter would be over as well as far as commuting out in the snow and so forth.

If I read the initial post correctly OP has a new client lined up for February to replace this school age client set ~ so my guess is that could be part of the willingness to stick it out cause otherwise she would be out the income for two months if they left early or have to not take this other client on and seek out someone newer ... that joy of balancing all the competing needs in a group while ensuring you maintain a viable income