4 Days Per Week DCK's

[Daycare_Mama]

When a family needs child care only 4 days per week, do you charge them the full-time rate because you can't fill a 1 day only spot?

Or do you charge them the pt rate X 4 days?

[MARSTELAC]

I charge for 5 days, full-time rate.

[E Daycare]

I charge just daily. I have a kid here only Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Not going swimingly really but either way I only charge when they are here. My full timer isnt here today so I only charged for her 4 days. It cramps me sometimes but right now Ill take what I can get. Nothing seems to be consistant lately.

[MommyMuffin]

In my contract I have that anything over 3 days is considered fulltime. I have a friend of my husbands child in my care and they need 4 days a week and she is a single mother and I know she is struggling so I just charge her the 4 days. This is set in the contract though so that if she doesnt need a day she still pays. It is only about $15 less than the full time rate anyways.

[Blackcat31]

4 or more days is full time here too. Sometimes 3 days is also if they require more than an 8 hour day. If they stay at 3 or less days AND less than 8 hours a day they get part time rate

[daysofelijah]

4-5 days = same full-time rate. I had way too many people that were trying to work 10+ hour days so they could get a 4 day daycare discount so I changed it to 4-5 days same rate and they can bring them on the fifth day if they want to (they usually want to ).

[momma2girls]

But you have to be careful, when you charge 4 days full time that they only use 4 days and not 5. I charge $30.00 a day or $140.00 per week.

[newtodaycare22]

My rate is 40/day for part time and 160/week for fulltime...so either way, they pay 160 for 4 days. Essentially, my fulltimers get Friday free::

[momma2girls]

My rate is 40/day for part time and 160/week for fulltime...so either way, they pay 160 for 4 days. Essentially, my fulltimers get Friday free::

Do you have any families who want that extra day, because it is essentually free?

[SunflowerMama]

I charge the same part-time rate for 2 or 3 days ($110/week) and full-time rate for 4 or 5 days ($155/week).

[Cat Herder]

Full-time rate.

I will bet you that they will be attending all 5 days within 90 days of enrollment.....any takers?::::::

[ammama]

I have one family who doesn't work that one day, but still brings dcg. They said they were going to keep her home, since mom doesnt' get to spend enough time with her, but most of the time, she's here.

[lvt77]

i charge for 5......but only allow the four days.... what are the chances of filling a one day a week spot especially on a friday....some times writing it down on paper and expaling your loss, always helped me.
Example...a mom wanted more discount.. I really wish I could afford to, however, your child is here 50 hrs per week, after over head and expenses, (i named a few) i showed her that I made only $1.40 an hour. She understood and never asked again.

[Blackcat31]

Do you have any families who want that extra day, because it is essentually free?

I have two families who pay for the full time rate but only work 4 days. One family comes every single Friday anyways but does pick up at 3 versus their normal pick up time of 5:30 and the other family has NEVER used a Friday the whole 3 years I've had them.

[lvt77]

sorry i also forgot to add, that if they need that 5th day that they will have to follow the drop in care policies. Which includes a 24 hour advance notice...this allows me the option to take a drop in child or not on this day if I can.