Last 2 Weeks Payment
I recently switched my policy to requiring the last 2 weeks of care paid upfront. My newest family paid this for her 2 kids but now her daughter will be starting school soon and her younger son will still be in care full time. She still wants to bring her daughter on snow days and school holidays, and most likely next summer as well. So my question is, at what point should I work off the last 2 weeks pay? Now? Or keep it until she’s done for good?
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Originally Posted by Unregistered: |
I agree.
Not until her actual last two weeks in care. |
Originally Posted by Unregistered: Personally, I would use it towards her final 2 weeks before she started school and make sure to either have the parent give me their 2-week notice in writing or I would give them theirs and specify that the deposit would be applied towards those 2 weeks. Then I'd have them sign a drop-in contract with the terms and have them pay for the snow days/school holidays/school vacation days etc at drop off each day at a higher drop-in rate. I don't require my drop-in clients to give me a deposit because I don't guarantee them spots and they pay me on a daily basis. This way I can say no when I want or if I'm full. |
Originally Posted by MarinaVanessa: |
Yes that’s right. She would be a drop in during the school year and will most likely be back under contract next summer but things could change. For those of you who take drop ins, do you charge more for them? I never have but thinking maybe I should.
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Originally Posted by Unregistered: So for me, the child in question will still be attending full time in the summer months and will be attending during school breaks/non-school days so they are simply a part time child and billed accordingly. I have a flat rate for full day care for SA and a flat weekly rate for before/after school care. I charge drop in rates ONLY to those kids that use LESS then 14 days of care per year. My drop in rate is approximately 2.5 times my regular daily rate. So if I charged $20 a day my drop in rate would be $50 per day. |
Originally Posted by Unregistered: As an example here's how my rates break down (FT & PT pay a flat weekly rate, I'm breaking it down to hourly just so you can see the difference): FT: 50 hours wk, 10 hours day = $200/wk ($4/hr) PT 3 days: 30 hours wk, 10 hours day = $150/wk ($5/hr) PT 2 days: 20 hours wk, 10 hours day = $110/wk ($5.50/hr) Drop-In Daily: 10 hours a day = $65/day ($6.50/hr) Drop-In Hr: 4 hour minimum = $8/hr |
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