School Aged Kids

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That is what I was just going to suggest is that you have alternate day kids. The only thing to remember is that on holidays you won't be able to take both of them on the Friday which would be an overlap day. The space would go to the child that would normally have been in care and the child who should have been at school will have to make different arrangements for that day so for the summer you could only take each child alternate Fridays.

Is the first family paying for three days too or just two days plus alternate Fridays? Unless you have them on the same schedule they won't be playmates anyways but the contract needs to be the same.

You would do better to find a 3 year old that needs full time care or fill the space with two part time 3 year olds. Considering the 4 year old is a girl even a girl that is 2 1/2 will be able to play house and do a lot of the girlie things the older one does.

Since the 4 year old isn't giving you a lot of money but taking a space I would just advertise a space and take a full time whatever comes your way even if it is a baby. Then if the part time 4 year old becomes an issue let them move on and replace with another full time. It isn't our job to go without income so they can have a playmate. With school they have their big friends and learning tolerate, be a big sister to the babies is also a learning skill so teach that on the alternate days.