The down side of working in Childcare

    I've been working at my daycare for two months now. I've definetly grown attached to my class. I work with the 12 month to 18 month year olds. At my last daycare I had a favorite child that I was very attached to. It hurt a lot to have to leave her. At this new school I dont have one child in particular that I'm attached to. Nope. I love ALL of my kids. Its impossible to choose just one. They are all special in their own ways.
    June starts the Summer Season. This means changes will occur. There are currently 9 children in my class. There can only be 9 children in my class because we have to maintain the 6-1 ratio. There is one child in my class that is under 12 months so that brings our ratio down to 4-1. Well, on Monday we are getting two new kids so that means that we have to lose two of our kids.  I am so bummed because I like all of our kids.
    Mikey and Ryan are getting moved up because they're the two oldest. Ok, to be honest, I'm ok with Mikey leaving. He's kinda cute but he's always sick. I've never seen him without a runny nose. He's always drooling, too. Its also really gross to watch him eat. He always stuffs too much food in his mouth and then pukes it. Ofcourse, that doesnt stop him from eating it. Eeeew! Jojo and I both think that he is seriously delayed. He doesnt talk at all and he doesnt seem to understand simple requests. Ryan, on the other hand, is very smart for his age. He talks alot and knows most of his colors. He's a very sweet little boy.
    It doesnt end there, though. We might be temporarily losing two more children. Angie, who is 13 months old, is leaving for two weeks. She's going to Mexico and her mother isnt sure if she's coming back. Leslie Anne, who is also 13 almost 14 months old, is leaving for the whole Summer. Her dad is a teacher so he'll be home with her. I'm so bummed. I love those little girls. They are adorable!!!!! They fill my days with smiles. Maybe I should be happy because they can barely walk so this might mean less work for me. But I'm not. I'm gonna miss them. I got my fingers crossed that they will definetly come back.
    Well, thats the thing that I have to get used to. Its not easy to say good-bye to the children that I spend 5 days a week with. At least I'll still see Mikey and Ryan for outside playtime. But I will really miss my girls. At least I still have Kenna.:(