Being one of the providers who posted recently about wanting to get out of the biz, be sure you take the story as it is not just the bits you want to see, or read it wrong. My post didn't complain about looking after the kids, I barely mentioned the mundane routine we are stuck in right now and acknowledged that this is temporary due to have a group of mostly infants who are still napping twice a day and are all dealing with separation issues. I am in my 8th year as a dcp so I am very well weathered in this job. My reasons for wanting to go elsewhere are nothing directly to do with the children but the isolation and lack of intellectual stimulation which as an individual I need, desperately.

This is one source to get info from with regards to the dcp world. There is burnout and long hours and expenses so it is not a great money making biz as some would imply, but you do get to spend the most precious moments of a childs early years watching them learning and growing while being an important part of the process. We come here to vent because for most it is our only outlet. You need to mix with providers face to face and get to your resource centre for positive outlook and a different perspective. Also with the weather at this time of year, there is nearly always a jump in negative posts as lots of us get cabin fever. Search on the forum for positive threads and you will find plenty.