Originally Posted by Country Kids:
A. Do you allow parents to contract for the whole day? I have a few parents that need it but wondering how to say do you really need it?
My parents contract for the week.
They choose the latest pick up time they need.
If it's M,T, W and F at 3:00 but Thur it's 4:00.
They contract until 4:00 then for the whole week
My fees are weekly not daily.
Originally Posted by Country Kids:
B. Do you allow them to come on parents day's off (since they are paying for it).
I don't care what they are or aren't doing when their children are here. If they pay for it, they can go home and nap. Not my issue. As long as I can reach them, it's good.
Originally Posted by Country Kids:
C. If they get off earlier do you have them come at that time to pick up?
They are required only to pickup by their contracted pick up time. If they get off early, they can go stand in the snowbank if they want. Just be here at the time they contracted for.
Originally Posted by Country Kids:
D. In the contracted hours do you allow for drive time?
I don't know. I just tell parents to choose a time. If they choose 3:00 and they get off at 3:00 but don't get here until 3:30, they are going to have a big late fee so...
Originally Posted by Country Kids:
E. How do you figure your rates as?
I used my old flat weekly rate as the rate for the earliest pick up. I added or subtracted from there depending on whether or not they contract for 3, 4 or 5 days and picked up at 3:00, 4:00 OR 5:00.