What Are Your Late Fees?

[NorthernMNgal]

My handbook only states I will charge $5 for being late. It doesn't state it's $5 for every ____ amount of time. I've never had an issue with someone being late until now so I need to change my policy!

[Rockgirl]

Mine states that I charge $2/minute, beginning at 5:31. It is very rare that anyone is late!

[Second Home]

$5 per every 15 minutes or any portion of 15 minutes .

ex . 10 minutes =$5 , 17 minutes =$10.

Though at the times I needed to charge the $5 does not seem enough to make the offender care .

[LysesKids]

$1 per minute when late... I made $100 this past month ( same fricken family 3 weeks in a row); gave them a stern warning that next time is termination of care

[AuntTami]

Typically $10 per day that it's late. I just had one mom rack up $200 in late fees. She was warned that this was the ONLY time it will be waived. Next time I'm charging her. $200 late fees on a $20 daycare fee?... Works for me!

[spinnymarie]

$15/portion of 15 minutes.

[AuntTami]

Oops! I see you meant late picking up not paying! $1 for every minute late starting 4 minutes after contracted pick up time(I allow a few minutes for traffic etc since I live in the city)

[Blackcat31]

First late pick up = $1 per minute (and probably a little less "friendly" interaction)

Second late pick up = $2 per minute (and the cold shoulder for a few days)

Third late pick up = Immediate termination. I refuse to work with families that don't respect my time.

NO amount of money is worth keeping clients that don't respect me or my family's time.

[Rockgirl]

Providers who charge per 15 min increments, do you find that they use the entire 15 minutes? I always assumed they would....if it's the same price for one minute as it is for 15 minutes, why not run one more errand kid-free?

[Kimskiddos]

I charge $10 for the first 10 minutes (or any part there of), then it goes to $1 per minute starting at 11 minutes after closing.

For me, our traffic can often be horrible so I really don't mind the occasional minute or two late (with a text or call of course). I don't want to charge a dollar here and there. But more than a couple of minutes then yep you will be paying me for my time, so it's $10 any part of that first 10 minutes.

[Luvnmykidz]

I charge a $20 inconvenience fee per child for being late or showing up early without prior approval. I also charge $1 per minute per child for the late fee. I have a sibling set that has been picked up late twice. They were 45 minutes late. So it was a late fee of $45 per child plus the inconvenience fee. They had to pay me $130 in late fees. The parent was shocked that I was actually going to enforce it. The second time they were late they called at the time they should have been picking up to tell me they were late. I told them I'm aware and that late fees were adding up pretty fast. They weren't late again after.