I guess it depends on your state. In Utah, the state pays the full time rate, in advance, as long as the parent is scheduled to work at least 30 hours a week. So I am paid my full time rate by the state regardless. So state moms sometimes drop of when they are not working...just like the self-pay ones do. If they work less that 30 hours, they have to make up the difference of my weekly rate anyway as I don't give part time rates....so I am always paid my full amount.

If you only get paid when the mom is actually working....that's different and you should tell the mom that you will only provide care for work hours.

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