curlycathy
29-08-2010, 04:57 PM
Sorry this is a long one!
I live in a village and apart from me there is one other cm who I am very good friends with. We work really closely together and she has been so supportive of me since I started minding 2 years ago. We even share some children e.g. one day they are at mine, one day at hers that sort of thing and it has worked out really well.
Come September I am having two siblings, p and a, who are due to attend Mondays and Fridays. They were supposed to be going to my friend for 2 days as well, so between us we covered 4 days. Mum works full time (teacher) but I think dad or grandma will have them on the one day we couldnt do.
But my friend is seriously ill. She's been ill for a while, doctors fobbed her off and then about a month ago she collapsed on her way home from holiday, ended up in hospital and has had to have an operation. Dont want to say too much about this as I will cry and am trying not to. She's been told she needs at least 6 weeks off to recover, but is really not sure whether she will go back to childminding, take a break (depending if she needs further treatment) or whether she will be raring to go.
Mum of the two siblings has asked if I could cover any extra days, initially she asked when we just thought my friend would be starting work again mid September. She knows that come Sept I am full but have Thursday free - even free for a couple of hours whilst my dd is at playgroup! I was so looking forward to having some time to do my paperwork and then enjoy some time with my own little one. My friends other mindees are also asking - one little boy I know really well from us working so closely together and he is same age as my dd and they do get on so if I was to work Thursdays I'd prefer to have him than the siblings - from the settling ins I can tell they are going to be hard work. But does the mum of the siblings take priority cos she asked first? And in all honesty I dont want to work Thursdays but would if it was only for a few weeks - if my friend recovers well and comes back to work.
Sorry this is a ramble but I really dont know what to do. Dont want people to think I'm not prepared to help out, but I really like having one day a week free. Last year it was a Friday I had off, and it also worked well in that I could offer extra care if needed. My dh says I should work the Thursdays for the money but this job is so exhausting I like having the day free to catch up and with mine at playgroup I could potentially be up to date with my paperwork!!!
What would you do??? Anyone? Please?????xx
I live in a village and apart from me there is one other cm who I am very good friends with. We work really closely together and she has been so supportive of me since I started minding 2 years ago. We even share some children e.g. one day they are at mine, one day at hers that sort of thing and it has worked out really well.
Come September I am having two siblings, p and a, who are due to attend Mondays and Fridays. They were supposed to be going to my friend for 2 days as well, so between us we covered 4 days. Mum works full time (teacher) but I think dad or grandma will have them on the one day we couldnt do.
But my friend is seriously ill. She's been ill for a while, doctors fobbed her off and then about a month ago she collapsed on her way home from holiday, ended up in hospital and has had to have an operation. Dont want to say too much about this as I will cry and am trying not to. She's been told she needs at least 6 weeks off to recover, but is really not sure whether she will go back to childminding, take a break (depending if she needs further treatment) or whether she will be raring to go.
Mum of the two siblings has asked if I could cover any extra days, initially she asked when we just thought my friend would be starting work again mid September. She knows that come Sept I am full but have Thursday free - even free for a couple of hours whilst my dd is at playgroup! I was so looking forward to having some time to do my paperwork and then enjoy some time with my own little one. My friends other mindees are also asking - one little boy I know really well from us working so closely together and he is same age as my dd and they do get on so if I was to work Thursdays I'd prefer to have him than the siblings - from the settling ins I can tell they are going to be hard work. But does the mum of the siblings take priority cos she asked first? And in all honesty I dont want to work Thursdays but would if it was only for a few weeks - if my friend recovers well and comes back to work.
Sorry this is a ramble but I really dont know what to do. Dont want people to think I'm not prepared to help out, but I really like having one day a week free. Last year it was a Friday I had off, and it also worked well in that I could offer extra care if needed. My dh says I should work the Thursdays for the money but this job is so exhausting I like having the day free to catch up and with mine at playgroup I could potentially be up to date with my paperwork!!!
What would you do??? Anyone? Please?????xx