I have some of my dcks leaving for JK in September and a couple of spots opening up.

I have had a few inquiries already for those spots so I decided I should be prudent and email one of my current PT moms and ask her what her plans are for September so I can plan accordingly. DCM recently had her second baby. She used to be FT but now sends her child 1 day per week.

She replied that she plans to find a new job in the fall and wants to send both her children. She has decided that commuting to her current job (after mat leave) would be too far.

So..now I am nervous. Two FT spots are worth $1400 a month and she is asking me to hold this for her.

It makes me nervous to have 2 FT spots from one family and it makes me nervous that she is asking me to hold these for her based on a job she may not even get for a few months after September. They are a nice family - no issues but is that worth the gamble of possibly being out $1400 a month.

I am just worried she won't find a job exactly at that time and then it could be multiple months where she can't afford to send two children FT and meanwhile I am losing money.

I am not sure what to do here.

I wish I could just take the other families who seem interested to sign for September or sign another interested family because staying with this family almost sounds like I am being asked to take a gamble. I feel like I should stick by them though because I don't have a good reason not to yet. They are kind and without issues - it is just that I am not confident that the job situation will work out and I will lose income.

Would you tell her okay - you will save the spots or would you tell her that you have to keep your options open just in case her job hunt doesn't pan out as planned??