When Parents Are Late, At What Point Do You Call?

[3kidzmama]

I really like the termination without refund upon the second offense.

[wdmmom]

I allow for a 5 min grace period....one minute over and I send a courtesy text saying your late fee of $1.00 per min charge has started to accumulate. Please be sure to pick up your child asap to avoid a huge late charge. Also please don't forget fees are due upon pick up. Thanks and have a safe drive.


I would have called at the 10 min mark and said hi your child is still here and I am closed, is someone coming to pick them up??

THANKS!!! I'm going to use this texting tactic and see how it works for me! Very seldomly does anyone come late, but if they do, I now have a professional way to contact them letting them know that they are late and I'm charging for it!

THANKS AGAIN!!!

[Meeko]

She would have arrived at my house, and I would have been GONE! She would be calling me and finding me in the middle of Walmart or the nearest mall. Finding her kid would NOT have been easy for her.

This was about 8 years ago. I had a lot of trouble with the young woman. She eventually moved away (she used to let her boys play with lighters and they burned the grandma's home to the ground) She lost custody of the children and just a few months ago, an old friend said he had seen her. She's only 29 years old now. Drug addled beyond belief and minus all her teeth due to meth. Soooo sad. Luckily the kids are doing OK.