I will be terminating a family in my care soon. I have already filled the spot for beginning of April. I am terminating because its a very early start in the morning and I'm finding that its too long a day for me as the rest of the kids start an hour and a half later in the morning and this child is the last to go home as well. Most of my kids are gone by 4 and this one is here by herslef for another hour and a half in the evening. I feel bad because I took it on and knew it would be hard but didnt realize the effect it would have on my and the family. I have a teenage daughter who get woken up much earlier than she needs to because of the noise, my hubby has to get up earlier as well and i'm just tired all day. There have been a few minor issues with the mom not being respectful but thats not my reason for terminating. I'm not sure when to tell them. I dont want to lose the income (selfish I know) but I also want to give them a bit of extra time because i suspect they may have a hard time finding somone for the early day.
Also, just to throw a wrench into this, i am on vacay for 10 days starting end of February. Do I tell them just before I go? This would give them 5 or so weeks to find something.
My other question is do you tell clients verbally or email, telephone or a letter in the diaper bag? Its been a really long time since I've done this and the few times that I have there was also a major issue or disagreement so it wasnt totally unexpected. This will be a shock to them. Im fairly certain that mom will be pissed and probably say some things that will make me want to tell her not to bother coming back.
Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks