I am terminating my b/a school client. Here's my problem though.
The child that I'm terminating is 8 years old, I do not want to have a conversation with the family in front of her. So it's hard to discuss at pick up.
Mom does all of the payments and she is my main contact, she drops off, but dad picks up. I don't want to have the conversation in the morning and ruin her entire work day.
This family has been with me for 2 years, one of my first families I started. They have odd hours, some weeks it's 2 days some weeks none, some weeks 3. Their hours start as early as 6am some mornings and pick up as late as 5:30 depending on the shifts they're working.
The child has become very good friends with my daughter and has become so comfortable in my home she will often get her own drinks during the day and plays in my daughters room with her often. (not the normal daycare kid rules) It's like having a friend over that I get paid for.
So, I can care for her until the end of October when I have a few kids starting off of mat leave and I become 5 full every day. At that point I'm full. That's the only reason I'm terminating. The families in my care are growing and in order to keep this one I would have to term an entire full time family... that doesn't make any sense.
I'm giving this family 12 full weeks of notice if I issue the letter today. I'm ok if they bail early. The earnings from her is just fun money, I don't even add it into my budget.
So, thoughts on how I should do it? I have a wonderful letter written up apologizing and focusing on the safety of all kids in my care. The letter briefly explains that due to my growing families I'm unable to continue b/a school care.
Should I add something about not wanting to discuss in front of their child? Something like " I felt that giving a letter was the best way to inform you without involving suzie in the conversation, if you would like to discuss further please feel free to call me... "
Thanks in advance for your thoughts.