A good rule of thumb is to never provide care without being paid in advance. This includes any co-pays for families on any type of child care assistance.

Since you have already provided the services and the family has not paid, I would suggest sending a certified letter to the family requesting payment in full by a certain date. If they fail to make the payment, file with small claims court.

There is a web-site for providers to report non-paying parents but I am unsure of how reliable or accurate it is. I think it is called Provider Watch but again, I don't know as I don't use it.

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