Tiered Tuition Question

[Snowmom]

I charge a weekly rate for fulltime and daily for parttime/per diem . It doesn’t not matter the amount of hours they are they are there.... because it is a body I am responsible for. If there is a serious injury, it doesn’t matter whether the child was there 5 minutes or 5 hours when the injury happens.... it is still under MY responsibility and MY INSURANCE.

Now I do offer a $100 discount if my fulltime parents pay monthly on the first. ( I pay my entire monthly budget on the second then). All my full timers take advantage of this bonus. They are not allowed to be late even if the first falls on a weekend. But I use PayPal and cashapp so it isn’t an issue.

My part timers can receive $10 off per day for paying in advance for the moth with a minimum of ten days. Nurses like this. But some simply pay the fulltime charge just in case they go over on days.

Most of my clients are nurses, cops,attorneys, and two judges... so they like my flexibility in hours so they don’t mind paying my monthly fee even if they don’t use the whole month. They have sporadic schedules, and call offs.

If you give good, safe, fun care and you are flexible in urgent situations ... they feel they are getting a great value for their dollar. I’m firm on my pick up time but not rigid ... as I use to be a firefighter... so I know about being held over. When they feel you have their backs ( without taking advantage of you)... they will often tip you extremely well. Sometimes I think we forget what parents need daycares for... real and true working hoursand bank holidays .... because we are wrapped up in what is easiest for us.

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I'm in it for me 100%.
Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing this. It's a job. A business. If it's not treated as such, then it's purpose has no use to me.

[Cat Herder]

I’m firm on my pick up time but not rigid ... as I use to be a firefighter... so I know about being held over. When they feel you have their backs ( without taking advantage of you)... they will often tip you extremely well. Sometimes I think we forget what parents need daycares for... real and true working hoursand bank holidays .... because we are wrapped up in what is easiest for us.

I am still a firefighter and I made sure there was someone available to pick up my kids if there was a chance of being held over. That is a burden for family, not a business. As a parent, that was my responsibility. The job came 2nd.

[Blackcat31]

I charge a weekly rate for fulltime and daily for parttime/per diem . It doesn’t not matter the amount of hours they are they are there.... because it is a body I am responsible for. If there is a serious injury, it doesn’t matter whether the child was there 5 minutes or 5 hours when the injury happens.... it is still under MY responsibility and MY INSURANCE.

Now I do offer a $100 discount if my fulltime parents pay monthly on the first. ( I pay my entire monthly budget on the second then). All my full timers take advantage of this bonus. They are not allowed to be late even if the first falls on a weekend. But I use PayPal and cashapp so it isn’t an issue.

My part timers can receive $10 off per day for paying in advance for the moth with a minimum of ten days. Nurses like this. But some simply pay the fulltime charge just in case they go over on days.

Most of my clients are nurses, cops,attorneys, and two judges... so they like my flexibility in hours so they don’t mind paying my monthly fee even if they don’t use the whole month. They have sporadic schedules, and call offs.

If you give good, safe, fun care and you are flexible in urgent situations ... they feel they are getting a great value for their dollar. I’m firm on my pick up time but not rigid ... as I use to be a firefighter... so I know about being held over. When they feel you have their backs ( without taking advantage of you)... they will often tip you extremely well. Sometimes I think we forget what parents need daycares for... real and true working hoursand bank holidays .... because we are wrapped up in what is easiest for us.

It's great that YOU have YOUR business set up to work for YOU. happyface

Personally, I don't "have their backs" in regards to my clients. They aren't my friends and aren't part of my posse.

I do however, have their children 5 days/40+ hours a week.

Providing the services we agreed upon is my only obligation.

I don't extend my hours and don't discount my rates or my services unless it works for ME.
My clients don't take advantage of me because I don't give them the opportunity to.

There is no one-size-fits-all way of operating.
We aren't all here for the same reasons and some of us are more business than family but no matter the one thing that is true for everyone is that we all need to do what works for us. Both personally and individually.

[Scout]

Wondering to those who have changed to this tier pick up rates...how many parents suddenly could get their child earlier when less tuition is involved? ::

[Blackcat31]

Wondering to those who have changed to this tier pick up rates...how many parents suddenly could get their child earlier when less tuition is involved? ::

ALL of them.

[Scout]

ALL of them.

Lol!!

[Snowmom]

Yes, all did.

Years ago when I implemented the tiered rate structure, I had a mom who tried arguing with me about it. The issue was she could pick up at the earlier rate/time a couple days a week but needed a later time for the rest. The post is in here somewhere.
Ultimately, I am like BC, I don't want to do the math to adjust 12 rates down to daily timeframes. It's all or nothing. They want the perk of the earlier rate, they make it work, not me.

[Msdunny]

I raised my tuition rates by $2/day for next year. As soon as I did, I had a mom ask if she could increase her child's hours here by an hour each day.

So I told her sure, for an extra $3/day on top of the current rate increase. She suddenly decided she might not need the extra hour each day!

So, yes, parents will adjust their schedule to benefit their pocketbooks. ::