@Sassygirl - I hate it when parents pull this kind of c**p. I was "jilted" by one of my families last week. The family that I'm dealing with "announced" that Gramma will be coming up from South America and caring for their daughter until Mum is off on mat leave with #2. And you knew nothing of this plan when we first met, or during the winter ? I don't have any problem with short term contracts or providing interm care for people, but I would have liked to know from the get go that I would have a space opening up in June. I'm advertising now, and if I'm lucky I'll be able to fill it for September. Some people have no ability to understand another person's position. =(