Should I be worried!!

[Peacefulbird]

Good Afternoon,

Sorry I need to express my worries, but this year has being so slow in my business and I have being running it for 10 years, but now I find it hard to fill spots and I don't want to make the decision to close my business, should I wait, or what can I do?
at the beginning of the year, I had to let a part time family go, because the little girl couldn't adapt to a small group daycare she has severe separation anxiety the mom didn't take it well, and made a fuss anyway I got over it and since then I haven't had any more calls or interviews and the one who called showed no interested at all at the end. I'll be having only one child this july/august and I'm concerned that when the parent finds out, the child will be the only one that she might pull him out, I have being advertising a lot, I'm thinking its maybe summer and people will look later in Sept, other people tell me to take the time to relax because I have being working so hard, but I'm not use too, and I feel weird if I'm not working, I need an income to provide if I don't make income I feel bad that I'm not helping my family financially, is it normal what am going through? is it hard to fill spots now a days. what do you think? please help!! thanks.

I really wish I could say, do not worry they will come. But, I think as the Ministry of Education announced they have been opening many more centres and it is affecting us, specially in my neighbourhood. I have also seen caregivers lowering their rates and others thinking to close. I'm in the same predicament, I'm full now but I'm losing children in September and next year goes the other half of my group. At this point I'm thinking to close and look for something else rather than lowering my rates or competing in a saturated market, which honestly doesn't look promising especially with the latest announcement of the Ministry of Education. They're approving the increase of subsidies and more support to the licensed sector. Also there is a lot changes happening in the centres and their approach to parents.

Since the media keeps giving us such a bad publicity it has been hard.

Maybe you can offer casual or part time service, or also maybe agencies can now help by placing children with subsidies. If you really need an income then call them and ask if they have clients interested in placing their children in your home.

But, licensing is quite a process. I've already looked into it.

I'm not sure if you're in Ontario but if you are, support the Cicpo group, they're fighting for our rights.