So I just got a positive pregnancy test! We have been trying for a little while now so I am pumped. A little freaked out though too! Its still very early days so I do not plan on telling my daycare families for a while. WWYD?

I am not sure if I will stay open and hire someone or enjoy my mat leave (I have been paying into EI for a yr now). If I choose to keep the daycare open and hire someone PT e.g. they work the mornings until nap time, I cover nap and the afternoon. Could I have parents make cheques out to my husband so I can still collect EI? Currently, all cheques are made out to me. OR alternatively, have them pay the new provider and she pay me rent or something?

I have one family that will be starting with me in Sept. His parents are pulling him from a centre to have him come to me for September. The mom is a teacher so she wouldn't need after June and it looks like the baby would be born in April. Would you tell them now so they can look into care elsewhere or just wait and tell them just before they start/after they start and claim I just found out and it was a "surprise?" I don't want to be devious but I also need to earn an income.