Today was the first day I really thought that I'd made a mistake opening a home daycare.

New dcg I was warned woke up super early this morning (I am trying to wean her from her morning nap). No problem, we're going for a walk, she'll fall sleep. She did and woke up naturally. However she was just miserable today. Not eating, super tired. At afternoon nap, they were all super tired and have been all week so I out them down earlier. New dcg woke after 1.5 hrs and screamed wakng everyone up. I left her to go back to sleep but she didn't. At the end of nap I now had 3 super cranky kids (my girls sleep upstairs and were unaffected). Dcg screamed the whole afternoon. Took them all for another walk so dcg could go back to sleep if needed but she stayed awake. At 4 I put her in a pnp out of desperation and she slept for 20 blissful minutes. Mom was also arrived right at close, 1 hr past all my other kids had gone. She wouldn't stop screaming. Took her outside again hoping the fresh air would do the trick but no dice...feel my night is ruined. I am exhausted, my daycare is a mess as I couldn't bare to clean it tonight.