I decided I am going to enroll DCK’s infant sibling next August. I took a deposit for the infant.
The baby won’t be born until...
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My handbook is ever evolving. And now I’m trying to figure out how to address any future epidemics in my handbook. I’ve now learned, and will put...
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We went with a licensed home-daycare provider. We paid her a deposit for our infant to start care next month. We did not fill out the paperwork yet but...
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I kind of vented about this in the venting thread, but thinking this through more, I need a little advice about something I might have gotten myself into....
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I posted earlier last week about a mom who cancelled services without a notice and how to go about filing in small claims. I contacted her to let her...
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My dcp just had a baby and I’m wondering if u guys require a deposit for a 2nd kid.
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Right now all I require is a one week deposit to go towards the first week of care at the time of enrollment. I'm thinking of also requiring an additional... -
I have two options when signing my contract, you can pay 3 weeks up front (first week plus two week notice) or you can pay just the first week and are...
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Good morning ladies,
I have a family who has been with me for 2 1/2 years. There daughter is 3 now and they told me yesterday she will... -
I have interest from a parent to place their infant with me in March. I haven't had to hold a spot yet, as I'm a new provider. I don't have any deposit...
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For those of you who require a two week notice deposit: do you require parents who are receiving subsidies to provide a deposit? If so, do you require...
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Well I got a text last night that my temporary DCB won't be back. Grandma was thinking mom would be here next week or the following but wasn't really...
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I'm in need of some advice concerning a deposit.
First of all, do you charge a deposit when starting a new dcf?
Some clients... -
How do you word the contract for a non-refundable deposit to hold a spot? I have an interview tomorrow morning. Single mom trying to find a FT job and...
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So I have my first daycare family all set ready to begin monday and then got a call today saying they need to push back the start date a week. When...
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I see many daycare's in my area that charge a one time registration fee - they seem to range from $25-$100.
My question is this - what... -
Our daycare provider recently took in some dogs which we were unaware of. Funny thing is we learned about it first from our child and was not informed...
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I took on a part time boy a few weeks ago. His schedule was 9am to 3pm Monday-Thursday every other week.
Dcb came for 3 weeks. Today... -
i put my 20 month old daughter in montesorri.
teacher A. was great...bit on older side...motherly type...she was lead teacher...after... -
So my new baby, the one that had a very sad day yesterday, mom decided to keep her today, tomorrow she is not coming either. We agreed she'd take the... -
UGh.....
About a month ago I signed a holding contract with a new family for a full time spot. The family now tells me they need part... -
Welp she did it! I didnt trust this dcm from the beginning! she always tries to get over on me and always wants my services for free so we often haggle...
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LOL have to laugh but honestly I opened in November, my rates are average & I am lower than some but there are a lot of dirt cheap (and TERRIBLE)...
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In my new handbook it says when a person starts their child with me they must pay a deposit for the last week of care. I never charged my existing clients...
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Well i just agreed on the two foster kids. They start tomorrow and the foster mom doesn't want to pay my required 2-week deposit, which covers the last...
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So many times here we read about families leaving owing money.... I am wondering why?? Why doesn't everyone collect up front?? There is virtually no...
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Okay so after dealing with this high maintenence mom (i should have known) ...she brings her child in (14 months) on monday to help get aquainted with...
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Sorry in advance - this is long!
I just signed up a new DCG 2 weeks ago, she was to start at the end of July. This is actually... -
Help!!
So I run a preschool program from Aug to june. and a summer camp style program during the summer.
Normally I interview... -
So far my current policy on holding a spot is one weeks tuition that will go towards the families last week, non refundable if it's to hold a spot for...
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I am starting a daycare the end of May. Most questions I have I find the answer by reading threads but this I can't finda answer to. I have taking care... -
Family came for interview last Tuesday for 2 spots, 3 & 4 year old boys. The interview went well and I gave her an application. Parent left saying... -
I've been contemplating changing my hours next summer from 6am-6pm to 7:30am-5:30pm. If I do this I would no longer be able to care for one of my DCKs... -
About a month ago, I started 2 kids on a 2 day a week deal, mom knew that if I found full timers they wouldn't be able to stay if they didn't bump up...
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After 1 year of doing dc I have decided that it is not a good fit for me and my family. Since I started doing dc my 3 yo has started hitting and bitting...
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WooHoo!! So excited. I got a call this evening from a woman who is expecting her second baby. She wants to reserve a spot now, but needs care later... -
I always have a gut feeling about people. Sometimes I think to myself that I can't actually be correct 100% of the time.Nope! I am! I need to always go... -
I have a new baby starting soon and mom dropped off completed paper work and deposit. My deposit is one weeks pay, credited to their last week as long...
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I know a lot of you don't hold spots for a long period of time, but it's been so slow here that I'm willing to work with anyone at this point. I got...
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I'm a Registered user who needs privacy for this post.
I enrolled a 20 mo little boy into my daycare two weeks ago. I interviewed with... -
I would like to implement a deposit into my PHB, I'm kind of learning as I go, since I'm still in my first year of care. I had a family that I interviewed... -
I gave my previous day care was given a security deposit and was under the impression it was to cover tuition if I did not pay a week or was lapsed in...
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For those of you that have a deposit or holding fee to hold the child's spot- what do you call it? How long will you hold a spot?
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I am going to have two open spots starting the last week of August. I have not advertised yet, wanting to wait at least until June to start looking to... -
I logged on this morning to my daycare checking account to find a random deposit from my food program. I'm thinking they've made a mistake, since the...
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Can I see it? I have someone who wants to interview now but will not start until September.
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Our 2 sons were attending part-time at a local private preschool. We paid a $2,500 deposit for the 2010/2011 school year (contract signed, deposits non...
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So, as I said before, my DCK's are being pulled out without a two week notice. Of course, I withheld the deposit, but they just told me that they're not...
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I have an opening and i just received a call from a mom that wants the spot but has to give her son's daycare notice. She said she would give me a small...
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currently, my contract/handbook states that i require 1 months notice of termination, or 1 months pay in place of notice...I do not require that money...
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Ok my question today is every week I go to the bank and deposit my daycare check AND my husbands check at the same time do I enter something for mileage... -
Does anyone charge an entry fee... one that is non refundable. I'm talking about a fee that would be applied toward the start up costs of that child......
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Do you ask for a 2 week deposit? If so, how do you make them pay for it? Up front before care starts, a certain amount per week? A different way? -
I know a 2 week deposit prior to enrollment AND another week of tuition on the first day of care will be expensive. Does anyone ONLY offer installments...
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How do you set up your contract?
I have an 8 page handbook and was told to have anything on payments and times of care to only be in the... -
Here is the short story: My friend is looking for daycare so I went to a few licensed homes with her to get tours. Lucky us, the first place we visited...
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I had a parent come back in October to hold a spot for their child. Spot becomes available in January. They left with a fraction of the required deposit...
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Hey, everybody!
I have a bit of a problem with one of the parents who was going to send her kid to my daycare...
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DCM lost her job 2 weeks ago, used up her deposit for the final week. I let her bring dcb once per week (not contracted, sort of a drop in, not holding... -
Long story but i am moving out of rochester to buffalo ny and have to reopen my daycare there. I have a family with 3 children (newborn, 2 and 3) that... -
Hello. My name is Tara and I am a licensed daycare provider in Connecticut.
I have 4 children of my own (16,14, 8 & 4).
I was licensed... -
In all my years doing daycare I've never had someone "hold" a spot or not start within 2 weeks. I have a family who is interviewing with me...
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I think I know the answer to my own question but I wanted to verify. I have a teacher who is interested in having me watch her twin infants starting...
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Hi,
I just got licensed in MN. I'm staring on on my policies and need some guidance. I don't know where to start.
What do... -
I am looking for a simple contract but I couldn't find anything online. I dont know what to say about fee. I have one question. I would charge $75 per... -
I was wondering how exactly does a deposit work? Does a parent give a deposit plus a week's pay when enrolling?
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I am a licensed daycare provider and have been for over 7 years. I don't normally have trouble keeping my spots filled. I have never required a deposit,... -
Just wondering what others do to hold a teachers spot thru the summers when they are off. I am thinking 1/2 rate per week, then they can bring the child... -
I have been watching two sisters for more than two years. It would be their last day of my daycare this Friday due to the mother will being laid off...
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hi, i recently enrolled my 2yr old in a home based daycare which required me to make a deposit of 200 dollars plus 100 the day my child started daycare... -
I am deleting because I didn't realize this is a public forum. I was thinking only daycare providers who signed up could view it.
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I thought it would be interesting to find out how everyone does deposits for holding spots, for such things as maternity, summers off(teachers), wanting...
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Just wondering if everyone had a deposit to hold a daycare spot? If so how long, and how much? I have been holding spots for pregnancies for many months...
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I own an in-home childcare and keep mostly teacher's kids. I will not have kids over the summer, and I need to have them re-sign their contracts before... -
What do daycare providers do to hold a spot, maternity, summers, or for weeks til they need care again????
This is what I do- I have a 2 week deposit... -
I recently talked to a in-home daycare and was interested in having the lady provide care for son of 3 months. I told her I wanted my boyfriend to meet...
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I just need to throw this out there and see what you guys think...in the past 6 months I have had 2 families where the parent got layed off their jobs...