I really hate this. Having recently restarting my daycare in a small town I have found it hard to get kiddos. I started one last Monday. A one year old, I really wanted two and up but I took him and he is a pretty easy little guy. When I took him, mom was waiting for her first paycheck, so I let her have the drop in rate and let her mom and such pick him up when she could to save her money. I even let her wait until Friday to pay. On Friday she was supposed to pay me what she owed for the week, the full time rate for next week, and her enrollment fee. I was going to work with her and let her pay the deposit for last weeks care with her weekly tuition over a few weeks.
Saturday, she comes over here and says "my check wasn't as much as I expected so I was going to give what I owe you this week and the enrollment fee Monday. I told her that won't work, I need to at least work out in writing a payment agreement to get her to prepaid fees. She then says to me "I was going to give you $XX not this coming Friday, but the following Friday when I get paid". The $XX she wants to give me in TWO weeks, is ONE weeks tuition. Not gonna work. So I told her I need to hear from her by this afternoon after she talked to boyfriend so we can write up a payment arrangement, but that the full tuition will have to be paid during this week and we will work her into prepay.
Guess who I still haven't heard from? Part of it is my fault I guess for trying to work with her, but darn it I have been dirt poor several times in my life and I try to be understanding. Maybe I just need to start being a mean old bitty about it? I am not sure if I should send her a text or if I should just wait and see if she shows up tomorrow afternoon on her way to work (I am guessing she will). We had everything even the first week arrangement I gave her written on the contract and she has a handbook, so she KNOWS the rules.
Saturday, she comes over here and says "my check wasn't as much as I expected so I was going to give what I owe you this week and the enrollment fee Monday. I told her that won't work, I need to at least work out in writing a payment agreement to get her to prepaid fees. She then says to me "I was going to give you $XX not this coming Friday, but the following Friday when I get paid". The $XX she wants to give me in TWO weeks, is ONE weeks tuition. Not gonna work. So I told her I need to hear from her by this afternoon after she talked to boyfriend so we can write up a payment arrangement, but that the full tuition will have to be paid during this week and we will work her into prepay.
Guess who I still haven't heard from? Part of it is my fault I guess for trying to work with her, but darn it I have been dirt poor several times in my life and I try to be understanding. Maybe I just need to start being a mean old bitty about it? I am not sure if I should send her a text or if I should just wait and see if she shows up tomorrow afternoon on her way to work (I am guessing she will). We had everything even the first week arrangement I gave her written on the contract and she has a handbook, so she KNOWS the rules.
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