I had an "extended leave policy" in place, but took it out earlier this year. I realized how unfair it was to me.

My policy states "payment is required for all contracted days regardless of attendance."

I have a mom out on maternity leave right now, and she continues to pay all her contracted days. But, of course, it doesn't mean she's paying for nothing. She can bring dcb on any of her contracted days and has a guaranteed spot here. She recently started bringing him 1 day a week - but still pays for her 3 days she's contracted for.

Do you have anything in there about paying for a spot you could fall back on? I would let her know that while she doesn't need to bring her child everyday, she needs to pay for his spot or you will be looking for another child to care for. That's an income loss for you that you shouldn't be taking to benefit her. Maybe, just maybe, when you explain it like that, it will click with her that this is a business and you need to run it accordingly.

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