I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I wish I had advice to offer but I don't. I'm going through the same thing. I recently termed 2 families and both are slandering me and it's completely disgusting and not fair. One is telling people word of mouth that I termed her with short notice, but I gave her one week notice as per our contract and deposit amount! She chose to forfeit her final week and not come at all, but she's telling people and I've lost a new client specifically because this person spread this about me.
The 2nd just wrote a terrible review about me on Care.com and then somehow Care.com mysteriously closed my account completely and I can only assume the parent reported me or lied about me or something.
It's awful awful awful what these people do to us. I don't understand, they think we're not human??? They don't think about our kids we're just trying to provide for too??? It's terrible and I'm right in the middle of this junk too, I'm so sorry.
I wish I could help, all I can do is comiserate.
