Hi, I am looking for some advice from anyone who has been in a similar situation or has any thoughts.

I have a relatively new daycare baby. He has just fully settled in and I was very happy with the situation.

He did not attend today because he was sick with a cold. I have now found out though, that the father was arrested last night for assaulting the mother and the baby was hurt as well.

Normally the mother drops off and the father picks up. The mother is now obviously saying that the father is not allowed to pick up the baby and her mother (the babies grandmother) will be doing pick ups.

Unfortunately, the mother will not be able to afford me on her own, so it is unlikely that she will be here longer than 2 weeks.

But I am quite nervous. I have never had a situation like this in my 9 years of home daycare. And of course the baby is picked up at a super busy time, when parents are coming and going, so I will need to make them lock the door behind them. I just don't want the dad to show up. I don't know if he will, but just the thought of it makes my stomach turn.

Has anyone dealt with something like this before? How did it pan out? Is there anything I can do to prepare myself?

Thanks