Originally Posted by JLH:
Another option for you to consider would be to open a before/after school only daycare. That would require you to be open for way less hours. You would also have the days free for your son's appointments and the kids would be too big for your son to accidentally hurt. It's just an idea.
Sometimes it's best to just take a break though. Leaving in good status always allows you to come back later and reopen. I did. A few years ago, I got pregnant with twins, was put on bedrest, had just gotten married, and was preparing to move. I had to close. It broke my heart but I knew I needed to be on bedrest and put my family first. I closed, waited until my life settled down and my twins turned 2, and then my hubby and I re-opened as a team. We've been open for just over 6 months now.
The daycare parents took the news very well for me. Most of them said they figured I was going to close with so many changes in my life. I'm sure your daycare parents will understand too. They wouldn't have chosen you if you weren't a good mom and good mom's put their kids first. Hang in there!
I thought about before or after school care but my concern is my daughter whose 7. She has a really hard time dealing with me doing daycare especially when I have kids that are around her age here ( snow days and school breaks) I think a lot has to do with 3 out of 5 weekends they are an hour away with their dad and it feels like our quality time is limited. She talks about it in therapy alot
I am currently open 7:15-4. Of course those hours in the am are severely abused and I have no backbone. I thought school year only daycare so all no school days I'm free but it doesn't help with a lot of appointments and school functions. I just want to end things well. I feel like these people have very high expectations of what I " owe" to them but my family is severely suffering