Increase in numbers?

[KarenM]

Has anyone increased their numbers to four in the early years when working with an assistant? I keep having parents contact me for hours that slightly overlap (an hour here or there) and keep having to phone up requesting possible variations. I'm now wondering if it is worth just trying to up my numbers in the early years age group now I have lost an after schooler.

[carol cameron]

I have had a variation for four under 5's several times over the years. Is that what you mean? I wasn't working with an assistant though.All of them were for children already in place except for starting to care for twins when I had two children under 5 already. I never had any problem getting any of the variations.
There are lots of implications in having an assistant so I didn't want to increase my early years numbers at that time.