I have a DCG whose mom is a teacher. With her and her husband being friends of mine, i agreed to take care of their daughter, knowing full well that she will be gone all summer, March break, and a week over the Christmas break. I also have a one yr old who only comes 2 days a week and a 4 yr old, who is before/after school. I personally don't mind that my friends' daughter won't come over the summer because it does lighten the load for me for the summer break, plus the before/after school girl will likely come full time then. It gives me a chance to take my kids and the oldest girl out to the splashpad/indoor playground/fair/ etc. I wouldn't do that if i had the 2 younger ones, it would be too much for me to handle