Would You Term a SA For an Infant?

[DCMomOf3]

I got a call today for a 7mo infant, 3 days a week. If I took the baby, I would have to term a SAb who comes after school. I've had the SA for 2 years during the school year, not summers. Would you consider terming the SA to make room for the infant? I am torn on what to do. After school care is harder to come by this year because the Y cancelled it's after school program due to low enrollment so a lot of SA parents are looking for care.

[DCMomOf3]

I feel bad for even considering it. I dont' have a contract with the SAs parents, they laughed it off and being just hourly I didn't push it. There is a lot of tension too when SA is here otherwise I wouldn't even be thinking about it. consider this a thinking aloud thread.

[momofsix]

If you do do it, I would try to give them as much notice as possible. It would make sense for you financially, and they should understand that a SA takes up a whole spot, unless you could fill the in-between hours. An infant you could have full time and year round. You could offer them the option of paying a higher fee, and paying during the summer as a way to at least give them a choice in the matter--even though they most likely wouldn't do it

[laundryduchess@yahoo.com]

Im in the long process of replacing all my olders with youngers. I have one sa boy who is too rambunctious for me. Hes been here two years and every day I am just waiting for his mom,... I wont have room for him this next summer because I have 3 mommas pregnant. And full time has priority over part time always.

[melskids]

Originally Posted by laundryduchess@yahoo.com

Im in the long process of replacing all my olders with youngers. I have one sa boy who is too rambunctious for me. Hes been here two years and every day I am just waiting for his mom,... I wont have room for him this next summer because I have 3 mommas pregnant. And full time has priority over part time always.

its amazing how so many of us face the same situations w/ our daycares. thank goodness we have a place like this to come and share our experiences with!!

i am going throught the exact same thing right now. i am slowly weeding out the SA, especially the one boy who is just too much for me. (which is a WHOLE other thread...lol) i gave her a months notice, to finish the summer out. i have 2 moms who are pregnant right now, so i will be filling up w/ full timers soon enough!!!

[DCMom]

If it is the best thing for you and for your family, do it.

What we often forget as providers is that very few clients consider us when making decisions~that is to say, they do what is best for them. They may feel bad about it, but they still do it.

I don't mean that to sound harsh, just realistic!

[countrymom]

I have a 10 yr old that comes after school and he's here for about an hour to two hours and he's such a pain. He's been kicked out of the afterschool program and no one wants to watch him. This summer I watched him (full days) when mom had to go to work and it was the worst (I too can write a thread on this kid) but by law he can now stay home by himself for a couple of hours, I don't care if they don't trust him, its not my fault its the parents fault--I watch his 3yr old brother thats why he is here.