I swear to goodness, the tough part of this job is not the tantrum throwing toddlers, the poopy diapers or the long hours - it's the frackin' parents. So I have this daycare boy in my care. He started up last year. Mum informed me this Spring that she is pregnant and due late summer. *Huge sigh here* I was REALLY hoping that this was going to be one of my "over two" kids when Bill 10 comes into effect. OK - Whatever...parents have babies and that messes with the best laid business plans - it's part of the business - I get it. So Mum told me that she would "definitely" want her kid to continue attending daycare while she is on mat leave with #2, but on a part time basis. So I went away and crunched the numbers. Even though this is an over two child (and therefore highly desirable) I just can't afford to allow a child to attend part time for a full year of mat leave. So I gave her my best offer: I'll split the pain with her - he can come part time for six months (she can choose which six months she would like - beginning or end of her mat leave) and I'll charge her $150/week. In addition, I'll manage my enrollment so that there is a space here next Sept when she returns to work for Baby #2. So, I tabled my offer and she said it all sounds good, and I actually had two stress free days. (I have been really fretting over my Fall enrollment - I'll have two under two until Jan. 2016, and I am having a terrible time finding an over two child (or two of them) to fill my spaces that will be opening up when my current older kids graduate to kindergarten in the Fall) Today - I see her posting on a number of local FB Mom/Daycare groups - asking around for part time care in the Fall. Seriously ? It's this kind of thing that just makes a person want to hang up their playpens for good. I'm meeting with a family this Thursday who have two children. I think I'll be telling them that "Yes, as a matter of fact I am in the unique position of having two spaces available for when you need them..." and giving this family the boot. It's such a shame - because they have been a great family otherwise and I was completely willing to work with them for Child #2 - but this kind of double dealing crap really gets under my skin. If you don't like what I can offer or you need to find cheaper care, that's okay. Just have the pampers to tell me to my face and we can end our contract like two adults.