Jeez, I almost never get calls for 2 and 3 year olds! 90% of the time, it's infants. I wonder if that IS what's happening...people cleaning house or shutting down. I didn't get the impression from this woman that her arrangement was with a provider. I think it was just a neighbour. Either way, pretty crummy to be left dangling just a week before going back to work. I can't imagine the stress she's under.