JCrakers
13-07-2012, 09:44 AM
I've been minding for 5yrs and never had any problems with money. I always make it clear from the start that payment isn't paid for my holidays and illness but is payable for parents own holidays and time off,child illness
It's always worked really well because I hate talking about money.
So holidays coming up and schoolies have booked days over August. One child has been booked in for 3days full days a week since march/April. Mum was very organised.
She came to me last week and said she's booked him into a group. dad will drop him at mine at 8am and then someone will pick him up from mine at 8.40 and drop him back at 1230pm.
I've still charged her the full day and I don't think she was expecting it. But I have to be ready for him at 8am and ready to receive him back at 12.30 and it was also short notice...
Would everyone else have charged too?
Also she's got the last week of summer hols off and doesn't need any care but on the thurs they are back at school so contracted hrs start again. So even though he isnt coming I've charged her for that school day.
I had a text this morning asking if she can take the 3 hrs off the bill because he won't be coming. I texted back and explained because they are back at school then it's back to contracted hrs...
Oh dear :blush:
But I do have to keep my business head on. If I allowed everyone to have days off then I wouldn't have a very sustainable business :blush:
It's always worked really well because I hate talking about money.
So holidays coming up and schoolies have booked days over August. One child has been booked in for 3days full days a week since march/April. Mum was very organised.
She came to me last week and said she's booked him into a group. dad will drop him at mine at 8am and then someone will pick him up from mine at 8.40 and drop him back at 1230pm.
I've still charged her the full day and I don't think she was expecting it. But I have to be ready for him at 8am and ready to receive him back at 12.30 and it was also short notice...
Would everyone else have charged too?
Also she's got the last week of summer hols off and doesn't need any care but on the thurs they are back at school so contracted hrs start again. So even though he isnt coming I've charged her for that school day.
I had a text this morning asking if she can take the 3 hrs off the bill because he won't be coming. I texted back and explained because they are back at school then it's back to contracted hrs...
Oh dear :blush:
But I do have to keep my business head on. If I allowed everyone to have days off then I wouldn't have a very sustainable business :blush: