In the next village over the before & after school club is closing at (very imo) short notice - less than 3 weeks.
I have been asked if I can help - so I am off to a meeting tomorrow evening to meet the parents who have been let down (I also have a fair amount of sympathy for the staff who have been dropped & to some extent the company who have 'apparently' gone bust)
There are staff available to employ
There are children available to care for & transport
I do not want to make any empty promises but neither can I commit to anything tomorrow evening.
My problem is I can envisage either employing a new member of staff (or 2) & ending up with not enough children as parents make alternative arrangements OR having loads of children but no employee to ferry them about
I can't expect people to wait for me to sort it all out & neither can I ask for guarantees (or money) if I might not be able to provide care
I don't really know where to start