Hi, apologies for long post . My daughter was on wait list for her local childminder 1.5 years before starting there. Out of current group of kids she's there the longest but more have joined since and are there for the long haul so its not a case of constant turnover. My second child was put on the wait list from once I was 5 months pregnant. About 3 months before I was due back to work I was told a new child was starting ( despite me thinking my child was next on list) and she wasn't able to take second in near future. So then we got a dear friend over 20 minutes the wrong direction to mind my second child and I had to reduce my hours to facilitate all of this as there wasnt many days to choose from. Fast forward another year and my second child's start date was pushed out a further few months at which point she took on 2 afterschool kids as she knew parents so I knew I was last pecking order even though I had done the wait time for the place and they factually didnt. Now my second child has finally started and she's a bit miffed I won't be starting the child on more hours for a few months as my hours are set for the foreseeable. Am I the issue here or is she the problem as she pushed me around for so long with my second that it has affected my work hours and job opportunities that I can't just go up extra hours as she needs my childs space to be more viable for her financially. I said nothing when I was pushed out of 2 spaces for sake of the new kids. It's like every 3 months she wants to rattle the peace as if there's a mental health issue or something underlying. I doubt she shows her other service users parents this side as they are her buddies and she wouldn't want them to see this side of her..when I say I have changed my hours every which way for the hours she provides I am not exaggerating. Over the past 3 years I've reduced from 35 hours to 30 hours to 25 to fill the gaps which yes i know is my responsibility as a parent but not when youve done the wait time and others havent. There are no other childcare providers in the area within 10km with spaces. I'm at my wits end with her constant conveyer belt attitude. I'm very fair ,I uphold all ends of contract , pay fully for days she can't do last minute but I feel like im being pushed around here. Kids are happy there so I know she's good at her job and business.