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LoveMyGirls · 16/04/2010 20:35

I have 1 under 5 place to fill, I currently have 3 famillies interested in the place which is brilliant but I'm unsure how to make a decision so I'm asking for your help please.....

A - just turned 1 year old, mum curently looking for ft job, dad with a job which means he finishes at lunch time 2 days per week but sometimes has to work later.
B - 17mth old, mum and dad work in a warehouse, want 7 hours per day and mindee dropping home which is approx a 20 min round trip per evening.
C - just turned 2 yr old wanting 10 hours per week, this is through a scheme for under priviliged famillies working with a teenage mum (which I once was so I have understanding and sympathy.)

What would you do?

On one hand I think take on B & C on another I think of how lovely the other family are and I want to take them on too (both famillies are lovely and the children are really good too, have looked after child A for 3 hours while mum had an interview, have looked after B for 3 days so far) I know I need to choose one or the other. Also if I take on A & C I would need a variation for the odd afternoon when the dad needs to be at work later.

What to do for the best?

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FabIsGoingToGetFit · 16/04/2010 20:36

Not B. The dropping off may cause problems in the future.

LoveMyGirls · 16/04/2010 20:38

I am definitely taking C on because either way I think I can fit her in, although I may need a slight variation if I decide to choose A (as I already have my own dd who is 4 and at nursery and a ft 2yr old mindee) but having been a young mum I really want to provide support to this mum and her child.

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LoveMyGirls · 16/04/2010 20:42

Oh btw C is term time only. So when my dd isn't at nursery or school I wouldn't have her anyway and if my dd was ill I would send everyone home anyway. I know my dd still counts in my numbers even when she is not with me which is why if I took A on I would still have to have a variation for the times when the dad has to work late.

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LoveMyGirls · 18/04/2010 11:02

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