pinklady756
23-07-2013, 02:56 PM
I posted a little while ago about enquiries and waiting to hear back from parents. Out of 4 visits - 1 was a no show and the other 3 went elsewhere :(
Since then in the last 2 weeks 2 families have reduced hours/days from September and I now have even more vacancies to fill. One family with siblings I'm taking on in Sept wanted 4 full days but has just reduced this to 1.5 days. I needed an assistant to be able to manage as it meant 4 children under 5 for 1.5 days, but the extra money on the remaining days made it worth it. I still need the assistant but what the new family pay won't cover her wages anymore. Let alone help towards the extra car seat, double buggy andtravel cot I will need.
I desperately need to fill the spaces on the other days now, so much for relaxing over the summer hol's while it's quieter, just to make it worse my husband is out of work at the moment so the pressure is really one :panic:
I know everyone has their own issues/finances etc but I really do feel like I get messed around sometimes.
Since then in the last 2 weeks 2 families have reduced hours/days from September and I now have even more vacancies to fill. One family with siblings I'm taking on in Sept wanted 4 full days but has just reduced this to 1.5 days. I needed an assistant to be able to manage as it meant 4 children under 5 for 1.5 days, but the extra money on the remaining days made it worth it. I still need the assistant but what the new family pay won't cover her wages anymore. Let alone help towards the extra car seat, double buggy andtravel cot I will need.
I desperately need to fill the spaces on the other days now, so much for relaxing over the summer hol's while it's quieter, just to make it worse my husband is out of work at the moment so the pressure is really one :panic:
I know everyone has their own issues/finances etc but I really do feel like I get messed around sometimes.