Not Sure How to Decide or Approach This...

[DaisyMamma]

My town offers camp for 5 hours a day. Its park and rec and very cheap. My kids might go.

DCF#1 (also my dd very good friend) said they might do it too. At the time my dc had too many kids and this would fix the problem. I said I'd offer a discount rate if they do

My kids changed their mind and so the idea fizzled. Then I lost 2 dcks anyway, which made room in my dc for dd's friend)

2 other dcks,dcf#2, were supposed to sign up. Dcm said it was full and the office sent her check and form back.

My children now want to go again! I called and there is lots of space left! :: okay....well now if I put my kids in then I lose income from dcf#1 who will then join (so camp won't cost me $40/week, it will technically cost me $140/week!), and dcf#2 will know that I know she lied ::

What the.... How did I get I to this mess!!!

For me. I prefer my children be out of the house doing their own thing. They tend to cause drama with dcks. But $140/week is a lot right now...

[TheGoodLife]

My town offers camp for 5 hours a day. Its park and rec and very cheap. My kids might go.

DCF#1 (also my dd very good friend) said they might do it too. At the time my dc had too many kids and this would fix the problem. I said I'd offer a discount rate if they do

My kids changed their mind and so the idea fizzled. Then I lost 2 dcks anyway, which made room in my dc for dd's friend)

2 other dcks,dcf#2, were supposed to sign up. Dcm said it was full and the office sent her check and form back.

My children now want to go again! I called and there is lots of space left! :: okay....well now if I put my kids in then I lose income from dcf#1 who will then join (so camp won't cost me $40/week, it will technically cost me $140/week!), and dcf#2 will know that I know she lied ::

What the.... How did I get I to this mess!!!

For me. I prefer my children be out of the house doing their own thing. They tend to cause drama with dcks. But $140/week is a lot right now...

I would sign up your kids, and then if you want to approach DCF1 and just explain, sorry, your kids decided last minute to sign up again; however at this time you can't offer a discount for financial reasons- maybe explain you were full but no longer are. Can you offer transportation or something else instead? I would tie yourself to the discount, though. and I wouldn't let it ruin you kids fun, either!

[cheerfuldom]

I would sign up the kids and not say anything to the daycare families unless they ask. They will probably miss the sign up deadline. I would not point out that the one mom lied. It could have been a misunderstanding from when she called the program but either way, you want the income right? dont even point that out. as for the other family, if they find out and sign their child up, I do think that you should stick by your original offer to discount.

In the future, do not offer any discounts.

and/or you can send out a note to all parents letting them know that policy has changed and you charge full rate for the summer regardless of attendance and regardless of previous discussions or policies. Send it out today and make it effective immediately so if parents sign up for daycamp, they still pay you. They may go ahead and do that and not have a problem with it.

yeah you sort of made a mess here by offering a discount and now wanting to avoid that because you can no longer afford it.

[DaisyMamma]

I would sign up the kids and not say anything to the daycare families unless they ask. They will probably miss the sign up deadline. I would not point out that the one mom lied. It could have been a misunderstanding from when she called the program but either way, you want the income right? dont even point that out. as for the other family, if they find out and sign their child up, I do think that you should stick by your original offer to discount.

I agree. Maybe I will just sign them up and not mention it. That feels sneaky though! :confused:

In the future, do not offer any discounts.

Definitely not.

and/or you can send out a note to all parents letting them know that policy has changed and you charge full rate for the summer regardless of attendance and regardless of previous discussions or policies. Send it out today and make it effective immediately so if parents sign up for daycamp, they still pay you. They may go ahead and do that and not have a problem with it.

It feels sneaky, I don't think I can do it.

yeah you sort of made a mess here by offering a discount and now wanting to avoid that because you can no longer afford it.

I SURE DID!

[DaisyMamma]

I could always say that I signed my kids up a while ago (seeing as I don't have dcf#1 until June 23 and won't see them until then) and I didn't mention it prior because dcf#2 said it was full!!! ::::::::::::::::::::::

[Crazy8]

I would just sign your children up and not mention anything to any daycare families about it. It really isn't any of their business what your children are doing. If DCF#1 wanted to sign their kids up they could have, they know about it and whether or not your kids are going should not have been their deciding factor anyway.
As for DCF#2, after the kids start camp I would say something about how you signed up last minute and they weren't full at all. Or mention how enrollment is down and you wonder why they didn't accept her kids. Yeah, I'm a little passive aggressive like that. :: ::

[Play Care]

I would just sign your children up and not mention anything to any daycare families about it. It really isn't any of their business what your children are doing. If DCF#1 wanted to sign their kids up they could have, they know about it and whether or not your kids are going should not have been their deciding factor anyway.
As for DCF#2, after the kids start camp I would say something about how you signed up last minute and they weren't full at all. Or mention how enrollment is down and you wonder why they didn't accept her kids. Yeah, I'm a little passive aggressive like that. :: ::

[DaisyMamma]

I would just sign your children up and not mention anything to any daycare families about it. It really isn't any of their business what your children are doing. If DCF#1 wanted to sign their kids up they could have, they know about it and whether or not your kids are going should not have been their deciding factor anyway.

true! true!

As for DCF#2, after the kids start camp I would say something about how you signed up last minute and they weren't full at all. Or mention how enrollment is down and you wonder why they didn't accept her kids. Yeah, I'm a little passive aggressive like that. :: ::

I am too, I will totally do that.