Burned again!!

[mickyc]

yes this drives me crazy too!! I actually put in my contract that although I only require 3 weeks notice that I ask all parents to be open and honest with me regarding their plans (I would never terminate early because someone was leaving down the road). This is another prime reason why I would NEVER take a part-time child on the basis of a full-time spot. They must pay for the full-time spot right from the get go if they want it.

I had a family whom I had for a few years. They were the first ones I took. I knew the boy was going to school in the fall so would be leaving my care. I filled their September spot in May (with the baby of a family with a sibling in my care). I thought all was good and the boy would be with me all summer full-time and then would be gone in Sept - spot filled for Sept - all good! Well NOPE. 2 weeks before the end of school in June I got his notice. I was floored and ticked as well. Why not just be open and honest that you found different care for summer (where they could take all 3 children as I couldn't take all 3). It would have been fine with me. Instead I was left trying to fill a spot for summer. It ended up working out but I was fuming. I thought because I had what I thought was a good relationship with this family that they would have been open and honest. To top it off I didn't get a thank you card or anything. I did hear from the grapevine that the boy had a few issues in his new daycare over the summer. I was happy that the grass wasn't as green over there as they thought it was going to be.