I've been contemplating changing my hours next summer from 6am-6pm to 7:30am-5:30pm. If I do this I would no longer be able to care for one of my DCKs which to be completely honest would not break my heart as the mother tends to cause me lots of stress. Her child is here Mon.-Thurs. 6am-6pm and the mother is always wanting freebies.
Today I had an inquiry for a mother wanting her daughter to start August of 2012. This mother would be willing to pay my non refundable deposit and holding fee until then. Her hours would be Mon.-Fri. 7:30am- 4pm. Currently the daughter is being watched by a friend who is a SAHM. SAHMs kids are in school during the day so the daughter has no interaction with other children and mom would like to have some.
I told her to let me think about it. I've never had anyone hold a spot for that long before. Another thing that crossed my mind is that a DCM of mine might end up pregnant by then and I would be absolutely devastated if I didn't have an opening. Which I realize I probably shouldn't worry about something that "might" happen.
So now I don't know what to do. Should I schedule an interview and go from there. Maybe even see if she would be willing to switch to daycare sooner. Or tell her to check back next summer and put her on the waiting list?
My husband thinks I should be willing to hold a spot for her as long as the interview process pans out okay and then when I do change my hours I will already have a fill in. I on the other hand find it completely absurd that someone would be willing to pay a person a weekly fee for an entire year.
What do you think?
Today I had an inquiry for a mother wanting her daughter to start August of 2012. This mother would be willing to pay my non refundable deposit and holding fee until then. Her hours would be Mon.-Fri. 7:30am- 4pm. Currently the daughter is being watched by a friend who is a SAHM. SAHMs kids are in school during the day so the daughter has no interaction with other children and mom would like to have some.
I told her to let me think about it. I've never had anyone hold a spot for that long before. Another thing that crossed my mind is that a DCM of mine might end up pregnant by then and I would be absolutely devastated if I didn't have an opening. Which I realize I probably shouldn't worry about something that "might" happen.
So now I don't know what to do. Should I schedule an interview and go from there. Maybe even see if she would be willing to switch to daycare sooner. Or tell her to check back next summer and put her on the waiting list?
My husband thinks I should be willing to hold a spot for her as long as the interview process pans out okay and then when I do change my hours I will already have a fill in. I on the other hand find it completely absurd that someone would be willing to pay a person a weekly fee for an entire year.
What do you think?
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