You don't want to list reasons why you are ending the contract in your contract is that something else will always come up that you didn't account for. For example, the parent drives on your lawn and wields a knife while dropping off his child. Since that's not one of the reasons on your list, can the parent argue that you can't terminate him? Maybe. You don't want the parent to try to argue with you about your reasons for terminate. It's best to say, "Provider may terminate at will." Say no more.

With regards to giving reasons for termination in your termination letter - I recommend giving no reason. If you do, the parent will probably be insulted whether you intended to or not. The parent will then tell others that you insulted her. Secondly, you may say something that causes the parent to believe that you discriminated against her and she will make a complaint about you. Since any reason you give is subject to interpretation by the parent as an insult, you want to defuse this possibility by not writing down your reasons.

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