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    Sure, we are all Independent Professional Caregivers :-)

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    Cassita, I normally like to read and not respond, but I felt you needed an opinion from another parent, as most the responses you have received have been from providers. Whom, by the way, have been a wonderful resource on this site with their wealth of info.

    I actually agree with our daycare ladies (or gents) that your provider can change her hours of business. Her business, her rules. HOWEVER, as a client though, you have the right to take your business elsewhere. Advance notice should have been provided from your provider at least 30 days in advance so that you had the ability to find new care if the new hours did not work for you (as they don't). To be fair, with or without a long commute...4:45 leaves very little flexibility. Her regret may be that she will lack for clients given her restrictive schedule.

    With respect to your pregnancy, your right to tell or not to tell. No one's business but your own. This is true in ANY industry. The lines seem to be a bit blurred here. Daycare providers need us to treat them as professionals but the nature of their work is personal. My opinion is that the contract rules the relationship. You are not under obligation to disclose your plans until notice is required. In this case...no notice needed...your child was going to remain in care. As a courtesy though, I would have mentioned it at some point as I would think the provider would be wondering...

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    I'm sorry but it does annoy me when parents, who knew what a carer's hours are before even going for an interview, think that's negotiable! No other business would stay open beyond their business hours and no one would expect them to.
    Yes - I get that she agreed to do it but I'm going to go out on a limb here and make some guesses about your arrangement.

    1. You expected her to stay open for you beyond her business hours for potentially 4 years until your child went to school.
    2. You likely would also have expected her to offer these extended hours to your new baby
    3. You likely aren't payin a red cent extra for the additional time.

    Adults work to provide for their family. You work to provide for yours and we work to provide for ours. I've had some brilliant families over the years who have been long term clients and their children have been very special to me but not one of them was more special than my own kids. I don't work for free (I bet you don't either). I don't expect to lose my family time without being financially compensated - PAID - for it.

    In terms of you not telling her about your pregnancy "because you didn't have to" is beyond selfish. You said you were showing but offered your carer no reassurances about your plans even though you had already decided firmly. You left her wondering what her position was. Of course she advertised the place! Most parents can't afford to remain in full time care during maternity leave and so it was a reasonable presumption of hers to expect either reduced care or for your child to be pulled for day care completely. Why wouldn't you have shown some basic human decency and reassured your carer that her income was safe?

    I don't think all new day care providers under-estimated the work. What they do under-estimate is how much certain parents take advantage - expecting extended business hours, likely not paying for the extended hours and then not even the curtsey of being kept in the loop.

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