and then I changed my mind when I realized that if I went group, then everything that I loved about my daycare would change. I had terrible luck with finding a reliable assistant and one of my assistants brought her own 2 kids with her for free. Paying her plus giving her free daycare was bad enough, but then add in that her children behaved like animals and she didn't see a problem with it. She also called in all the time and therefore I had to get a back up for my assistant. Never again!

I have a sub who comes in for a day each week for a while and she covers for me if I am out of town or if I have appointments, etc. We really work well together because she and I share most of the same philosophies on child care. I trust her and she's reliable, but I still wouldn't want to go group, even with her as my co-worker. I like working with a smaller group of kids, so the capacity of 6 kids is perfect for me.

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