sarahjane
04-06-2012, 05:11 PM
I have seen on here that some state in their fees policy that deposits are non returnable if the family leave within the first 6 months of contract and this seems to me quite a good idea.
For those who do this, does this include the settling in period if you have one?
I have a family coming tomorrow who are looking for alot of flexibility regarding days and hours including weekends. I have spoken at length to them on the phone and said that as they will be taking up a full time place a minimum of 35 hours a week will be charged and they seem ok with this and also an enhanced rate for weekend work.
I am going to have to let an after school family go because of this contract (they are on a temporary contract, 4 children for 2 hours 2 days a week) as I pick up from a village school and won't have room in the car for them all. I did talk to the mum when I took them on and explained that if a full time EY child came along then I would have to give notice and she was fine with this at the time (not sure she will be when I have to give notice with immediate effect but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it!)
Anyway, what I don't want to happen is for me to give notice to the 4 children only to find that the new family go within a few weeks and I've lost both sets of income, and feel if I can keep the deposit if they leave within 6 months that would at least be something
For those who do this, does this include the settling in period if you have one?
I have a family coming tomorrow who are looking for alot of flexibility regarding days and hours including weekends. I have spoken at length to them on the phone and said that as they will be taking up a full time place a minimum of 35 hours a week will be charged and they seem ok with this and also an enhanced rate for weekend work.
I am going to have to let an after school family go because of this contract (they are on a temporary contract, 4 children for 2 hours 2 days a week) as I pick up from a village school and won't have room in the car for them all. I did talk to the mum when I took them on and explained that if a full time EY child came along then I would have to give notice and she was fine with this at the time (not sure she will be when I have to give notice with immediate effect but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it!)
Anyway, what I don't want to happen is for me to give notice to the 4 children only to find that the new family go within a few weeks and I've lost both sets of income, and feel if I can keep the deposit if they leave within 6 months that would at least be something