Maternity leave and holding children's spots

[Suzie_Homemaker]

I used let children drop day keeping min 3 but not any more. It mean 2 day week loss and little chance someone want those 2 days for only mat leave term but need them available for original child return to at end mat leave. Since often no place for baby, it risk them leave and if a 2 day week child is making up their reduce days, then stuck with that arrangement and have look for second PT child for the 3 day a week.
I avoid whole situation now as I not take any part-time child. If mom is on mat leave, child can either stay FT or leave entirely and welcome to return, if a space open when they need.
For me, not worth having whole year of loss and might well cut loses from get go and replace. Normally that easier as have longer time as birth gets closer to find right fit.