Cutting back a day?

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I have only been working M-Th since September. While I don't regret it I can't tell you how many families I have had to turn away because I can't accommodate their 5 days a week. A lot more families only want 4 days these days and grandma has the child one day a week so its not like there are no parents who can't work a 4 day week but it's still not the majority at least in my area. Because I have chosen to lose a day I am also very strict on filling the 4 day spots with 4 days not someone who needs 3 days as I can not afford the loss. I have had a spot open for quite some time now. I had kids leave in Sept for JK and that left me with 1 kid M-Th, 1 kid Tues, Thurs and 1 kid M,T,Th so my numbers were very low. I managed to get a M-Th signed up for Nov start and another for Jan start and my T,Th kid left at Xmas. So now I have 1 full time spot and a spare day but my 3 day week kid will be leaving in Sept too. Regularly I consider picking up the Friday again when I am saturated in 5 day week enquiries but I have to stand my ground and focus on the benefits of having that day off. A 4 day week is fantastic and totally doable for many families but we can not control who enquires and no matter how many people suggest that if a family wants to make it work they will, this just isn't reality. Just because you want something doesn't mean you can do it.