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Well, I have officially closed my doors. I am a part of the statistic of new daycares closing within 2 years of opening. I have a sadness but a happiness.
I interviewed for a position and I was offered the job the next day. I put in my notice with my one family to say I was closing. They were not happy and even insulted me when they noticed I let my license close. I didn't see the point in renewing my license if I was not going to do childcare anymore. They mentioned that they were paying for licensed childcare
as if that matters. I am legally unlicensed and let them know I am legal and all of my certifications are still valid as well as my childcare experience.
Then today they give me a 1099, which now I have to explain why I can't fill that out. Sigh.
Needless to say, although I enjoyed my time doing childcare...I will not miss it. In my new position, I won't have to explain myself, wipe and smell poop
, deal with sick kids except for my own, and I get to take back my home. Now I realize how exhausting it was making my home available to these families and feeling like I was in a fishbowl, feeling like I had no privacy. These are feelings I have just realized. I didn't realize how on edge it made me.
I respect all you ladies and gents that do this ever important career. I just couldn't wait for income to come in in my position, as I've wrote on other threads. I still peek in to the thread because I feel attached to all you guys on the forum. I am currently looking for daycare for my son and man, it's hard. I wish some of you lived closer!
I interviewed for a position and I was offered the job the next day. I put in my notice with my one family to say I was closing. They were not happy and even insulted me when they noticed I let my license close. I didn't see the point in renewing my license if I was not going to do childcare anymore. They mentioned that they were paying for licensed childcare
as if that matters. I am legally unlicensed and let them know I am legal and all of my certifications are still valid as well as my childcare experience.Then today they give me a 1099
, which now I have to explain why I can't fill that out. Sigh.Needless to say, although I enjoyed my time doing childcare...I will not miss it. In my new position, I won't have to explain myself, wipe and smell poop
, deal with sick kids except for my own, and I get to take back my home. Now I realize how exhausting it was making my home available to these families and feeling like I was in a fishbowl, feeling like I had no privacy. These are feelings I have just realized. I didn't realize how on edge it made me. I respect all you ladies and gents that do this ever important career. I just couldn't wait for income to come in in my position, as I've wrote on other threads. I still peek in to the thread because I feel attached to all you guys on the forum. I am currently looking for daycare for my son and man, it's hard. I wish some of you lived closer!
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