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[Ariana]

I am confused by the fact that she has the option to not bring the child to you for care. How does this work? Are you offering a drop in type of service?

I think for your drop in arrangement you can't really get her to pay you until you see her again. In this situation I would require payment for the day at the beginning of the day each and every day. So she drops DCG off with a check for that day and the next and so on. I would bill her on a daily basis before care occurs. She has a varying schedule and seems to decide on a whim when she needs care so there is absolutely no way you can have scheduled payments.

[laundrymom]

Thank you for the input. I really appreciate it. Just so there is no confusion, I do not and have not watched dcg for free ever. At least in that area I have been strict. "No pay, no stay" as I've heard at least one provider on here say.
This lady is intimidating, so I have to really gather my courage to stand up to her, and your input on it's my own fault and all are actually helping me to gather more courage toward her because it IS my business after all (like some of you have said) and I am providing HER a service, not the other way around. If she doesn't like it, she can leave. Because if she's not going to respect me and my business, I'll have to term her anyway, as it's now obvious to see.

I am still not positive what I'm going to do, as it has been a crazy weekend and I've had hardly any time to think on it, but IF I were to decide to give it one more chance, when would you tell dcm to pay by for next week when she says she's bringing her back? It's supposed to be paid on her last day of attendance each week now, but since she decided not to bring her this week, she can't exactly bring it on her last day of attendance. She also has a varying schedule, so I can't go by when her last day is normally. This week her last day of attendance would have been Thursday if she hadn't decided to have her friend watch her instead.

"You're so lucky to have such an awesome friend. I'll see you by non on Friday with payment." Then do not text back.
If your agreement is Friday at noon, then Friday at noon it is. Not Friday at noon if she doesn't have someone else.

[Preschool/daycare teacher]

Dcm gives me her schedule for a month at a time. It's always 2 days or more each week. But I know for a month at a time which days I'll have her each week. That way I know when to plan on having her and how much to charge for the next week. My mistake is in not having a policy for charging regardless of attendance once I have her schedule and not having a late payment fee. Before her I had really good parents (where I lived before) and didn't need a late payment policy. Now I know it's time to add that.

[Blackcat31]

I'd put her on drop in status.

I would say she needs to call THE morning she needs care to check on your availability.

If you have space for the DCG then DCM needs to bring CASH upon drop off or no services will be provided.



I would not allow her to "schedule" anything in advance.

Heck, even a dentist/doctor office will terminate services if you cancel or no show too many appointments

I would not consider her an enrolled full time or part time daycare family nd would consider her ONLY as a drop in.

Pay ON the day of care and NO ability to schedule in advance.

Those are your two biggest issues with her so take that away from her.

[Thriftylady]

I'd put her on drop in status.

I would say she needs to call THE morning she needs care to check on your availability.

If you have space for the DCG then DCM needs to bring CASH upon drop off or no services will be provided.



I would not allow her to "schedule" anything in advance.

Heck, even a dentist/doctor office will terminate services if you cancel or no show too many appointments

I would not consider her an enrolled full time or part time daycare family nd would consider her ONLY as a drop in.

Pay ON the day of care and NO ability to schedule in advance.

Those are your two biggest issues with her so take that away from her.

I agree with this. But otherwise I would having her pay based on her scheduled attendance regardless. The first time she tried to not do that she would go to drop in. And my drop in rates are about double the scheduled rate.

[Blackcat31]

I agree with this. But otherwise I would having her pay based on her scheduled attendance regardless. The first time she tried to not do that she would go to drop in. And my drop in rates are about double the scheduled rate.

IMHO, this parent is waaaaaay beyond the "first time" she didn't follow through with payment.

Also, even if OP charged her for all time scheduled, she'd probably still have the same issues since getting the parent to actually come over and pay IS the issue.

If she was drop in only then she would have to pay cash AT drop off or not get services. That way OP wont have to sit around and wait for payment and she wont be tied to this parent's crazy payment/follow through habits any more than she needs to be.

[Thriftylady]

IMHO, this parent is waaaaaay beyond the "first time" she didn't follow through with payment.

Also, even if OP charged her for all time scheduled, she'd probably still have the same issues since getting the parent to actually come over and pay IS the issue.

If she was drop in only then she would have to pay cash AT drop off or not get services. That way OP wont have to sit around and wait for payment and she wont be tied to this parent's crazy payment/follow through habits any more than she needs to be.

I see your point. I guess I was thinking along the lines of offering her a last chance choice. Sometimes I believe in letting people feel "in control" of choices. But since I don't know this DCM, I can't say which way I would go. That would be IF I even wanted to deal with giving her a last ditch choice of course. But I probably give people to many chances anyway.

[Unregistered]

I would unfortunately have to term the child immediately.

[daycare]

I was also thinking drop in status, but if you are anything like me I have to know things in advance.

I would require her to give you a schedule by every thursday and payment required every Friday for the following week no matter what.