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I have never offered a pre school discount. I have had many parents ask. This year I have a girl attending a afternoon preschool M-TH. She would leave my care @12:15 and NOT return when school let out at 3:00.
Her mother asked for a discount.
II have never had a child attend preschool more than 2 days per week for 3 hours. This amount of time away from daycare does seem to warrrent a discount.
This was my plan
20.00 school day (care from 8-12)
30.00 NO school day
5.00 an additioal afterschool hours (only with advanced notice if I have room) --I do have some drop in clients.
(regular full tiem rate is 135.00 or $27 perday)
She likes to prepay so she responed with another plan that would be less variable.
I *think* it fair but I wanted to see if any of you would agree with this....
Hi *MsMe* – I was thinking about your rate reduction and I do greatly appreciate you being willing to work with me since *DCB* will not be there in the afternoon except for Fridays. I was thinking how that would work for pre-paying and such, so I thought of a compromise that might be easier if you would like to give this some thought. I believe you said $20 per day when he goes to school and $30 per day when he doesn’t – equaling $110 per week when he goes as normal to school M-TH. How about $25 per day no matter what? That equals $125 per week. I would pay that all the time - normal weeks, holidays, etc. and then still have the week of vacation when I don’t pay (that I usually take around Christmas/New Years). For budgeting and pre-paying, that is easier for me & it still saves me $10 per week.
I tried to figure things up because I definitely want to be fair to you. The easy way to look at it is $10 less for 4 afternoons that he won’t be there. But looking at the bigger picture, it looks like there are 39 weeks of school yet and 21 no school or holiday days – including Christmas and spring break. That would leave 18 days extra that are paid for snow cancellations, etc. & if at any time you ever felt it was not enough; I would go back to the $135. I greatly appreciate all that you and *Ms. X* do and certainly would not want to move DCB – he loves you guys!! I need the security of knowing that he can just stay with you if his afternoon school day is cancelled & I need you in the summer all day every day again (& will return to the $135 per week) Let me know what you think – otherwise I will just keep paying the $135 now. $10 doesn’t sound like much, but it does add up for you and for me.
Thanks so much!
If i agree to this I agree to always have a spot for him.
* i think it may leave 16days not 18, but math has never been a strong point for me and I don't belive we have ever had even 16 snow days. EVER. So that really isnt a big deal.
Her mother asked for a discount.
II have never had a child attend preschool more than 2 days per week for 3 hours. This amount of time away from daycare does seem to warrrent a discount.
This was my plan
20.00 school day (care from 8-12)
30.00 NO school day
5.00 an additioal afterschool hours (only with advanced notice if I have room) --I do have some drop in clients.
(regular full tiem rate is 135.00 or $27 perday)
She likes to prepay so she responed with another plan that would be less variable.
I *think* it fair but I wanted to see if any of you would agree with this....
Hi *MsMe* – I was thinking about your rate reduction and I do greatly appreciate you being willing to work with me since *DCB* will not be there in the afternoon except for Fridays. I was thinking how that would work for pre-paying and such, so I thought of a compromise that might be easier if you would like to give this some thought. I believe you said $20 per day when he goes to school and $30 per day when he doesn’t – equaling $110 per week when he goes as normal to school M-TH. How about $25 per day no matter what? That equals $125 per week. I would pay that all the time - normal weeks, holidays, etc. and then still have the week of vacation when I don’t pay (that I usually take around Christmas/New Years). For budgeting and pre-paying, that is easier for me & it still saves me $10 per week.
I tried to figure things up because I definitely want to be fair to you. The easy way to look at it is $10 less for 4 afternoons that he won’t be there. But looking at the bigger picture, it looks like there are 39 weeks of school yet and 21 no school or holiday days – including Christmas and spring break. That would leave 18 days extra that are paid for snow cancellations, etc. & if at any time you ever felt it was not enough; I would go back to the $135. I greatly appreciate all that you and *Ms. X* do and certainly would not want to move DCB – he loves you guys!! I need the security of knowing that he can just stay with you if his afternoon school day is cancelled & I need you in the summer all day every day again (& will return to the $135 per week) Let me know what you think – otherwise I will just keep paying the $135 now. $10 doesn’t sound like much, but it does add up for you and for me.
Thanks so much!
If i agree to this I agree to always have a spot for him.
* i think it may leave 16days not 18, but math has never been a strong point for me and I don't belive we have ever had even 16 snow days. EVER. So that really isnt a big deal.
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