Hiya, Ive not been on for a while as have started a Foundation Degree in Early Years. Ive got two part time mindees which makes me working all week. This last half term was rather hard, I just wasn't enjoying the stress of it all at all - on me and my kids I have four children from 5yrs to 12yrs (early starts 7.30 and trying to keep my kids quiet whilst mindees slept - weather was awful which didn't help) this coupled with a other personal family issues had me thinking Id had enough. It was too hard a struggle. I have always worked all year apart from xmas and summer holiday ie a couple of weeks holiday a year. Now im thinking of changing to term time only but am worried with the agencies being trialled that I may be better to just give the parents notice of when I am on holiday Ive already booked off xmas from when my kids break up.
wondering what everyone else does and how you would approach this, one family I know wont be too difficult for as they have plenty of willing aunts etc the other not so but are also rather irresponsible and unappreciative. My course is for two years and will only get harder to fit all reading etc in to an already busy agenda.
any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.
thanks in advance.
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