Well that's great for you torontokids !! Congrats !
For me, I felt me comfortable telling them as soon as possible but NOT before I had a clear definite plan and NOT before the first 12 weeks. Then I announced them one morning when they dropped off and told them not to worry that they will ALL be receiving an e-mail with all the details and how I plan to manage my time off due to medical appointments and when I planed to close and re-opened and all that kind of good stuff. IN the end some left early some left at the very last day but everyone was happy and left in good terms.
It was about ME and what I was comfortable doing or not doing right. So I think as long as you are respectful of your clients but also don't compromise your own situation your decision will work out for the best.
Good luck !!
Thanks! The tricky part with my situation is that I am closing. If I was staying open or only closing for 6 wks I would be less worried. They have no reason to stick around if something else comes up