Having trouble deciding if I am done with day care or just having a bad month :(

[eoinsmom]

I'm confused .... Is the notice to the family with the siblings terminating care and then you are carrying on with the children you have left or is the notice that you are shutting your daycare business down and everyone with have to find new arrangements?
If its the first one them I would give two weeks notice or whatever you have in your contract for notice of termination but if its the second one then I would still give the two week notice to the siblings and give about 6-8 weeks for the rest.

After thinking about it all, and the days where I did not have these two and how much calmer the house was, I think it is this sibling group that is the source of my bad mood. When I just have my other 4, everyone gets along, there is hardly any crying, everyone has good naps....it is just a different house. I think cutting my group to 4 kids and getting rid of these two is the way to go

[Crayola kiddies]

After thinking about it all, and the days where I did not have these two and how much calmer the house was, I think it is this sibling group that is the source of my bad mood. When I just have my other 4, everyone gets along, there is hardly any crying, everyone has good naps....it is just a different house. I think cutting my group to 4 kids and getting rid of these two is the way to go

I totally get that !!!!! I had a dcb last year that was just a handful and he was off sick for a whole week and it was like the light went on .... 2-week notice was given when they returned and what a relief it was ....... I didn't realize what a nightmare it was until he wasn't here for a week .... I was calm, and stress free and I think I might have even smiled once or twice. It's been smooth sailing ever since. They have come to visit in the evenings twice since then and he turns my playroom right upside down and it reminds me all over again what my days were like. The next day I give my current dcks an extra hug or two.