I need to know how to go about this....Should I put an ad on craiglist in my area...My situation is, I am most likely getting a unit secretary position in a childrens hospital close to my home. I know orientation is April 25th. They are calling my references now, the lady from human resources said they will most likely get back with me this Wednesday or next Monday, because the office is closed Thursday and Friday this week...I told her at the interview that I need to give the parents (10 families) a two week notice to find alternative child care. I am hoping she remembers this because I really don't want to leave the families without child care... I am not telling the parents until they actually offer me the position which will be either this Wednesday or Next Monday....

One of my concerns is I have one family that the mother goes to school and her final exams are the first week of May...If they want me to start that week, I will leave her without child care the Tuesday and Thursday, the day of her final exams...Do you think it would be okay to try to hire a substitute for those two days? Or I could try to find a relative, but I don't know if they would be able to handle a 12 hour day....it would be my grandmother..I am just so clueless right now..I don't want any of the parents upset with me...With this new position, my schedule would be...Week One work Monday, Tuesday, Saturday ( off W, Th F) Week Two work Sunday Thursday Friday ( off M, T, W) and this the same schedule every other week. I will be able to keep my day care open three days out of the week, but the days will be different every other week but go back to being the same, if that makes sense. I have my schedule a month in advance, same pattern every month...I think some parents will be able to work with this...My biggest concern is the next couple weeks with the orientation and such and being able to accomodate the parents needs until my schedule is set in stone...

Any advice???

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