Omigosh, I totally misread the question. When I terminated my problem family the other families were actually relieved. You will be surprised at the comments you will receive from the other families that you didn't know they were thinking. Someone might actually ask you why it took you so long to terminate!

In my case, the child wasn't mixing in with the group and always played on his own anyway so he wasn't even missed by the other children and they are relieved that the annoyances that bothered them daily are gone. My group is happier than they have ever been. But I did tell them the first day he was gone at breakfast that he went to a new daycare and they all said OK.