I'm a new daycare provider. It took me a while to fill up. I'm not 100% full right now, but I have enough clients to survive - and then some. I have a 14 month old (who you all know has been SUPER difficult this entire time), a 10 month old and a 2.5 year old. The 2.5 year old is amazing! His parents are amazing! Everything is great! The 10 month old is the one I am struggling with now. And it's not the baby - it's mom. So, mom started looking for care bc she wanted to go back to work (this was in MAY). She gave me a deposit and signed all the paperwork but never told me of a start date. FINALLY we decided on July 2nd. Two weeks before she started, she told me she was pregnant and that's why she was panicking about finding a job (that's right, she never had a job, was just assuming she would find one easily so wanted to find care right away in case she had to start a job right away). Problem was, she didn't know how far long she was bc she'd just stopped breast feeding and had only one cycle. I asked her, said she didn't have to, but if she could tell me how far long she is - or whatever - just so that I have a ball park idea of when I need to start looking - or whatever. I'm pretty sure she won't keep the baby in care when she has the new one. She still hasn't said anything.
And she STILL hasn't found a job! She tells me all about her interviews, but she has yet to find anything *she wants*. The week before her daughter started, she told me she HAD TO BORROW MONEY to pay for care for July. I had all the faith that she would eventually find something. Yesterday, she told me that she has enough money to pay for two more weeks, but if she doesn't find anything in the next few weeks, she's going to have to pull her daughter out. I hated to do it, but I reminded her that once she knows for sure what's happening, I need a termination letter with 3 weeks notice. That gives me a MAX of 5 weeks to find a new client. Problem is, there's NOTHING right now. Like not even emails! I am so frustrated with her right now! I have half the mind to just let her go! But then, I'm worried about whether or not mom DOES find a job. I mean, her daughter has been GREAT. She's adjusted really well! She's been a cake walk! And, for the most part, I like mom. But I just....I don't know what to do! And to top it all off, she mentioned starting a business, and getting a small business loan, she said then we could continue. Does she think she's going to make money right away with her business? They can't afford to pay for care if she's not work - clearly. And her mat leave is up mid August. Does she not realize that this is my business?? That this is how I make a living and how I provide for my son. My husband works for the govnt so maybe she thinks we could do without the money. Although, she is a VERY selfish person, I think. My son may have possibly had pneumonia last week (it ended up just being a chest infection) and she dropped her daughter off anyways bc she said she "had too much to do to bring her". I was flabberghasted that she would risk her daughter's health like that. Now her daughter's sick. Anyways.

UGH!!! I was stress free for a week!! And now...ugh. Stupid. I wish parents weren't so annoying lol

Thanks for listening!