Ya my fear is that based on the venting that goes on provider forums by people who agree to this at the start of a contract and are told it will 'only be an average of once or twice a month' always GROWS over time on people to become more frequently than they had imagined and then end up at the point asking for advice on how to terminate the client because the arrangement is not working and they have interested other client now that are more appealing

My advice is to choose a business model that reflects your needs and values and STICK TO IT and attract clients into your care that can fit within that model and hours ~ I know lots of people who are early birds and cater to this niche ~ so ALL their clients are early as they work 6-2 shifts and so the provider hours are 5:30 - 2:30 to accommodate that need ... so they are still within their 10 hour work day and home after school for their own kids with NO work ... if someone comes looking for 'late hour' care they pass on them because their niche is the early risers. Other people are the 'late hour' and myself I am the 'middle' of 7-5 max hours.