Ive only ever terminated twice: once for continuous lateness and non payment and second was for a little girl who wasn't fitting in ( ie cried all day, refused to participate etc) I make sure any issues parents get a heads up on so any time I term the parents aren't usually surprised. In the instance of the second child, this girl was almost 4 and I was her 5th daycare. Her issues, in my opinion, were all a result of her parents giving in and over indulging her. Instead of saying that, I just said the good of the group comes first and she wasn't fitting in. I think all terminations should be done with as much professionalism as possible. Most people are reasonable and you can find a way to say the truth without completely offending someone