Originally Posted by dEHmom:
Just a thought, what about not mentioning the deposit payments really, state that after 10 weeks of care @ ***/week, tuition will be reduced to ***/week. They will be happy because it's like a discount. And just state that the extra charge from the first 10 weeks of care, will be put towards the final 2 weeks of care.
The only issue I have with this is tracking all the different payment dates the fee will decrease. I am hoping most families can afford to pay the deposit in full, lol, but that's not likely. I definitely like the idea, but if I'm competitively priced already and add $25 per week until such and such date, that may seem really expensive. I know this is the only fee I'm currently requiring, but once I get all my papers done and if I have a nice welcome packet I might even charge a registration fee of $10 or $20 per family....I tend to always go above and beyond anyways.