Don't want to be over capacity however don't want to get screwed either

[playfelt]

Good point that mom is on mat leave anyways in the sense that she isn't going to be left high and dry if care stops just before Christmas.

At the same time she should be far enough in mat leave to be thinking about what to do with both children so if you won't have a space for both when she needs it then she needs to make a change anyways and for January is the ideal time.