venus89
09-11-2008, 04:28 PM
I'd love to put it in a kinder way than that but that is essentially what I'm looking at doing. I had 2 mums who were job share. Mum 1 had every other Monday and every thursday and friday term time. Mum 2 took the alternate Mondays . Then Mum 1 pulled out (she was the one who didn't want me looking after more than one child at a time!) so now I have just Mum 2 for the alternate Mondays, term time. I havd two other under fives every Monday so effectively I am full up on Mondays and can't take any more under fives. In reality I have the child of Mum 2 3 times per half term and she does chuck in the occasional Tuesday as well - about up to 3 per half term.
The problem lies that I have now turned away three prospective parents because I can't offer them a Monday. Last week I turned down a full time job.
I plan to contact Mum 2 next week (not her week) and say we're due a contract review and could she give me 5 or 10 mins when she picks up the week after. I feel really bad but I've got to make my business make financial sense and keeping her on doesn't. So I plan to explain the circumstances to her - and the fact that I intend to put my fees up soon - and see if there's any way she can get her inlaws - who curently look after baby the other 2 days she works (wednesday and tuesday) to have him on monday instead. Otherwise I really can't see me keeping her, unless I insist she pays for every monday. And even then I'm risking losing out on other contracts....
HAs anybody been in a situation like this? If so, do you have any advice on how to make it more pleasant? I feel really bad about having to face this with her - epecially as she's my longest standing parent now - but I can't keep turning people away for her.
The problem lies that I have now turned away three prospective parents because I can't offer them a Monday. Last week I turned down a full time job.
I plan to contact Mum 2 next week (not her week) and say we're due a contract review and could she give me 5 or 10 mins when she picks up the week after. I feel really bad but I've got to make my business make financial sense and keeping her on doesn't. So I plan to explain the circumstances to her - and the fact that I intend to put my fees up soon - and see if there's any way she can get her inlaws - who curently look after baby the other 2 days she works (wednesday and tuesday) to have him on monday instead. Otherwise I really can't see me keeping her, unless I insist she pays for every monday. And even then I'm risking losing out on other contracts....
HAs anybody been in a situation like this? If so, do you have any advice on how to make it more pleasant? I feel really bad about having to face this with her - epecially as she's my longest standing parent now - but I can't keep turning people away for her.