Originally Posted by daycare:
Very true but. I so this a well. And here I how.
I require all schedule changes to be given the Friday before. If a family that pays for full time but is only coming 3 days that coming week I would allow for others to take it. I don't allow last minute schedule changes.
No way could I say on you pay full time come when you want. I have to much to prep for to allow that and it woul never work.
I guess the way I'm looking at it is what if a family that pays for a full time space asks for M-Th care but then suddenly needs Friday as well but you already scheduled a drop in?
Does the drop in get to still come or does the family that actually paid for the space get it?
I too, have a rule about schedule changes and not liking or accepting changes after they are turned in but I understand that stuff happens and parents may need to switch their days up here and there, especially if they ARE paying for that space to be available.
I have families that pay for 3 days a week (for either 3 set days or 3 varying days~days change from week to week) but that 3 day rate is less than the full time rate so I feel I have a right in that case to fill the space around that child if they aren't coming.
I don't because I sometimes like the lighter work load and really don't like doing any drop in care.
I could just never charge a family for a full time space and then tell them they couldn't use it if they needed it.
Originally Posted by Unregistered:
I really dont see why this would bother someone, I only have 2 parents that do drop ins as I am their back up provider, they call the night before they need care and if I know so many children will not be here then I say yes or no, parents give me their schedule, they are only allowed the amount of days they signed up for but know they can pick their own days. They pay for convienience, I give them convienence. If a parent needs to switch days, they can. Drop ins do not have priority and the parents sign up knowing whats what when they start. The fact is I may have one drop in a month but I wont fill their spot, they can still pick their days each week.
If your parents signed on knowing they are simply paying for convenience in scheduling, (and NOT the availability of all 5 days all the time) then I understand what you are saying.
It just doesn't make sense to me to tell a parent that they are paying for a full time space and then saying they can't use it on a rare occasion that you do have a drop in. Know what I mean? That's what I was commenting on.
There is a BIG difference between paying for convenience and paying for a full time space.
If your rate is based off convenience, then it all makes sense.