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View Poll Results: How much notice are families supposed to give you?
I don't require notice
6
12.50%
1 week
1
2.08%
2 weeks
32
66.67%
3 weeks
1
2.08%
4 weeks (1 month)
8
16.67%
more than 1 month
0
0%
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Daycare Center and Family Home Forum>How Much Notice Do You Require When Leaving?
Crazy8 11:18 AM 06-20-2013
If you're policy states a length of time for how much notice a family needs to give when leaving, what is it?
I am thinking of upping mine to 30 days, 90% of my clients leave to go to school and give plenty of notice. I rarely have the "problem" people and I figure if they are problem people they probably wouldn't even give that much and don't care about forfeiting their deposit.
I'm annoyed today that a parent just changed their last day by over 2 weeks (still more than 2 weeks from now though). Grrrr!!!!
I am thinking of upping mine to 30 days, 90% of my clients leave to go to school and give plenty of notice. I rarely have the "problem" people and I figure if they are problem people they probably wouldn't even give that much and don't care about forfeiting their deposit.
I'm annoyed today that a parent just changed their last day by over 2 weeks (still more than 2 weeks from now though). Grrrr!!!!
Blackcat31 11:24 AM 06-20-2013
2 weeks PER child.
Family with one kid would give 2 weeks notice.
Family with two kids would give 4 weeks notice.
Family with three kids would give 6 weeks notice.
Stole that from Nan.
Family with one kid would give 2 weeks notice.
Family with two kids would give 4 weeks notice.
Family with three kids would give 6 weeks notice.
Stole that from Nan.
blandino 11:31 AM 06-20-2013
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
2 weeks PER child.
Family with one kid would give 2 weeks notice.
Family with two kids would give 4 weeks notice.
Family with three kids would give 6 weeks notice.
Stole that from Nan.
I didn't know you all did that. I had been contemplating that very thing !! Great minds must think alike. 2 weeks PER child.
Family with one kid would give 2 weeks notice.
Family with two kids would give 4 weeks notice.
Family with three kids would give 6 weeks notice.
Stole that from Nan.
I had a previous DCM who had twins and a preschooler. She wound up hiring a nanny once she had the twins, but while we were speaking about enrolling them, I told her we would need at least a month's notice because of the amount of income that would be lost had they decided to leave.
Currently we do 2 weeks, but in August when we pass out new contracts, we will be changing to the 2 weeks per child rule.
Crazy8 11:37 AM 06-20-2013
I don't take siblings too often, one reason is because of the loss of income factor but also just because I pretty much take the under 4 crowd so they have to be closer in age to have both siblings here at the same time (sometimes they will overlap by a year but then the older one goes to school while the younger one stays here). I do like that policy though!
I'm just tired of the parent that gives me 2 months notice and then changes their last day date 20 times, LOL!!! I'm thinking if I require 30 days notice (which is feasible since most don't just up and decide to put them in a preschool overnight) then at least for the last 30 days they can not keep changing that date!!
I'm just tired of the parent that gives me 2 months notice and then changes their last day date 20 times, LOL!!! I'm thinking if I require 30 days notice (which is feasible since most don't just up and decide to put them in a preschool overnight) then at least for the last 30 days they can not keep changing that date!!
EntropyControlSpecialist 11:39 AM 06-20-2013
2 weeks
jenn 12:26 PM 06-20-2013
I discuss with the parents that if they plan to leave for preschool or whatever, to give me as much time as possible. I don't have a high turn over. I usually lose them to preschool or kindergarten. The only parent that has not given a 2 weeks plus notice was one that left angry (your child is not teething, he is 4 1/2 and teething would not make him bite people or chew on the carpet anyway), and I wouldn't have wanted them for 2 more weeks. If I want someone to leave or they are mad about something, I just want them gone. I don't require them to give me 2 weeks and I am not required to give them 2 weeks if I terminate.
mamac 01:09 PM 06-20-2013
Originally Posted by Blackcat31:
2 weeks PER child.
Family with one kid would give 2 weeks notice.
Family with two kids would give 4 weeks notice.
Family with three kids would give 6 weeks notice.
Stole that from Nan.
I guess I will never be finished with my handbook. 2 weeks PER child.
Family with one kid would give 2 weeks notice.
Family with two kids would give 4 weeks notice.
Family with three kids would give 6 weeks notice.
Stole that from Nan.
I guess it's a good thing I haven't printed off a bunch of copies yet. Maybe I'll just have my handbook, my contract and my contract addendum that I can keep adding to...
craftymissbeth 01:49 PM 06-20-2013
Originally Posted by mamac:
I guess I will never be finished with my handbook. I guess it's a good thing I haven't printed off a bunch of copies yet.
Maybe I'll just have my handbook, my contract and my contract addendum that I can keep adding to...
At this point my handbook is darn near 30 pages... so I don't print ANYTHING out until I'm absolutely 100% certain.. like their pen is just about to hit the contract I guess I will never be finished with my handbook.
I guess it's a good thing I haven't printed off a bunch of copies yet. Maybe I'll just have my handbook, my contract and my contract addendum that I can keep adding to...
mamac 02:11 PM 06-20-2013
Originally Posted by craftymissbeth:
At this point my handbook is darn near 30 pages... so I don't print ANYTHING out until I'm absolutely 100% certain.. like their pen is just about to hit the contract
At this point my handbook is darn near 30 pages... so I don't print ANYTHING out until I'm absolutely 100% certain.. like their pen is just about to hit the contract
I would love to do that but I am refusing to buy ink for my printer at this point in time. It's going to cost me about $150 to replace all the ink so I was thinking of having them done in bulk at a print shop to try to save money and avoiding the headache of having to worry about running out of ink all the time. I know I'll eventually have to have a working printer at the house though. Just not looking forward to paying for it. And at that point I may have them pay me a deposit before printing anything. 
Edit: Btw, would you mind sharing your handbook? With 30 pages I'm sure there MUST be something in there that I'm missing!
williams2008 02:11 PM 06-20-2013
I require a two weeks notice per child.
AmyKidsCo 05:13 PM 06-20-2013
Two weeks notice.
From the fill-the-spot and less-lost-income point of view I'd rather have 4 weeks, but emotionally when a family gives notice the last two weeks seem too long - Sometimes I'd rather just get it over with quickly, like pulling off a band-aid.
From the fill-the-spot and less-lost-income point of view I'd rather have 4 weeks, but emotionally when a family gives notice the last two weeks seem too long - Sometimes I'd rather just get it over with quickly, like pulling off a band-aid.