Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
The only saving grace is that they can't technically stop us from saying it (although we can't out it in print) and we can certainly terminate a family that is habitual about it.
But yes...total over reach! But then again, I am not surprised as I've been told repeated over the last year ANY time I complain about late payments (from agencies in regards to payment from QRIS grants) that I should try not to get upset when payment is late because "we are doing this FOR the children".
Translated: "We don't care if we send your payment out late. We don't care if parents don't put their children first because it is your job to make up for it and to sacrifice everything (including my own financial obligations) for other people's children." 
Yup. MY CHILDREN. Which my JOB supports.
In any other field it would be ludicrous to (attempt to) make you feel guilty for expecting payment as agreed upon.