Does This Sound Ok ?

[Provider_Manda]

Would you please read over my letter and tell me if it sounds ok ? We have had a few issues arise so I want to put it all in one letter..

Dear Parents,

Due to school starting back up and all the different schedules I will be enforcing the 2 day minimum. If there is a week your child is not here, or is only here for 1 day you will still be charged $25 a day. This is to insure your child’s spot.

This has been a rule from day one and is in the handbook, but has never been an issue till now. I hope you understand, and I am sorry for any inconvenience.

Also please make sure your child has shoe’s to wear outside, this is a must and if one does not have shoe’s we will not be going outside to either the playground or the front porch.
Here is our new fall schedule, if you want your child to take place in any of these activities please be here for the scheduled time.

7:45 – 8:45 Breakfast
10:00 – 10:45 Circle time/Crafts
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
1:00 – 2:45 Nap
3:00- Afternoon snack
5:00 - Dinner



Sincerely,
Amanda Charlton - Provider

Any advice would be appreicated

[SilverSabre25]

Sounds good--but "shoes" does not take an apostrophe.

Should also be "take part" in the activities, not take place.

Take out the "hope you understand, sorry for inconvenience" cause...you're not sorry and they better understand!

[Provider_Manda]

Sounds good--but "shoes" does not take an apostrophe.

Should also be "take part" in the activities, not take place.

Take out the "hope you understand, sorry for inconvenience" cause...you're not sorry and they better understand!

Lol...Your right, I get told that all the time. I have a bad habbit of apologizing. And thank you!

[familyschoolcare]

NOt sure I would have said "if one does not have shoe’s we will not be going outside to either the playground or the front porch."

You basiscialy just told parents that if you do not whant your child to go outside because you think 80 degrees is to hot or they have a samll runny nose or ect.. just do not bring shoes and then you do not have to argue with me about wiether or not you child will out side I will be forced to not take them out side.

[Blackcat31]

Silver gave great advice! I would probably not "request" or "ask" for shoes but state that anyone without proper shoes will NOT be accepted into care that day as if impacts whether or not you get to go outside or not.

Plus, it really isn't fair to all the other kids if one forgets their shoes...then no one gets to go outside

I have even gone so far as to call a parent at work and ask that they pick up their child as I will be taking the kids who did bring shoes outside. Usually only have to call one time and they never forget shoes again.

[morgan24]

I think you said it very nicely. I had let all my 2day a week parents know that if their child wasn't coming I needed to know the Friday before because I had other kids that I could fill in with. If they didn't let me know they had to pay, only once did that happen and after that I always had everyone's schedule.

[Angelsj]

Dear Parents,

School is starting again, and with everyone's new schedules, I want to remind you of the two day a week rule. This has always been a rule and is in the handbook, but has not been an issue before now. If there is a week your child is not here, or is only here for 1 day you will still be charged $25 a day. This is to insure your child’s spot.

Please make sure your child has shoes to wear outside. Any child arriving without appropriate shoes will be refused until the problem is remedied.

Here is our new fall schedule, if you want your child to take part in any of these activities please be here for the scheduled time.

7:45 – 8:45 Breakfast
10:00 – 10:45 Circle time/Crafts
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
1:00 – 2:45 Nap
3:00- Afternoon snack
5:00 - Dinner



Sincerely,
Amanda Charlton - Provider


What do you think?

[Provider_Manda]

Dear Parents,

School is starting again, and with everyone's new schedules, I want to remind you of the two day a week rule. This has always been a rule and is in the handbook, but has not been an issue before now. If there is a week your child is not here, or is only here for 1 day you will still be charged $25 a day. This is to insure your child’s spot.

Please make sure your child has shoes to wear outside. Any child arriving without appropriate shoes will be refused until the problem is remedied.

Here is our new fall schedule, if you want your child to take part in any of these activities please be here for the scheduled time.

7:45 – 8:45 Breakfast
10:00 – 10:45 Circle time/Crafts
12:00 - 12:45 Lunch
1:00 – 2:45 Nap
3:00- Afternoon snack
5:00 - Dinner



Sincerely,
Amanda Charlton - Provider


What do you think?

Wow, so much shorter than mine and sounds a lot better..thank you

[Lucy]

It's ensure. With an E.

Insure means to buy insurance for something. Ensure means to guarantee that a particular event happens.

[Blackcat31]

It's ensure. With an E.

Insure means to buy insurance for something. Ensure means to guarantee that a particular event happens.

Actually 'insure' used as a verb with an object such as "space" like OP wrote, is also correct as well. Insure also means to guarantee against loss or harm.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/insure?s=t

[Lucy]

Actually 'insure' used as a verb with an object such as "space" like OP wrote, is also correct as well. Insure also means to guarantee against loss or harm.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/insure?s=t

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/assure-ensure-insure.aspx

[Blackcat31]

http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com...re-insure.aspx

:: (just so you know...I was NOT picking on you.... ) I was being lighthearted as I too would have originally used "ensure" but wanted to look it up just to see....

....and I see your point but the link you provided states:

"Insure can be done to a person, place, or thing, but it's reserved for limiting financial liability, most commonly by obtaining an insurance policy"

which insuring a spot is financially related or insuring the provider will be receiving the income.

The link also argues that

"the quick and dirty tip is to use assure for things that are alive (remember that a is for alive), ensure to guarantee events and conditions (remember those two e's at the end of guarantee), secure for things and places, and insure for all of the above in financial contexts (remember the i is for income). "

....and I read that as meaning to use 'insure' since the situation OP was posting about was in reference to securing a space and not losing out on the space if they didn't pay for it...which is income so I would personally still use 'insure', but I also think 'ensure' could be correctly used as well.

I NOT an English major so this is only my personal interpretation and I am fairly confident, but I could be wrong as I often am but I also think that both words could be used and neither would be incorrect.

[Lucy]

:: (just so you know...I was NOT picking on you.... )

It's all good. I knew you weren't!

I NOT an English major

That was my major. I get in trouble with family for correcting people. It's my downfall. LOL ::

[Blackcat31]

LOL!! notice how I said, "I not" instead of "I am not...." :::: I am going to go with your advice then since you DID major in English.

[julie]

I am LOLing at your whole thread because I immediately went to "insure" and edited it, then second guessed, then decided I didn't know if it was right or wrong enough to post about and came back to this discussion! ::::::