berkschick
28-01-2008, 02:48 PM
I have a Mum coming over to sign contracts tonight.
She is fully aware that I expect payment in advance, either weekly or monthly and is fine with that. She is planning on paying with vouchers.
I have in my policies that I charge a weeks fees as a deposit. But G is currently with Gran and Mum is worried about how G will settle away from the family. She has asked if we can work up slowly to G being fulltime over the next few weeks so she will start properly in March. Mum is keen for G to do 2 full days before March. She has asked me to draw up what hours I think would work out best so I can have G on days when I dont have other mindees here. I have worked out maybe G should do 3 hours this week, 5 hours next week over a mealtime, 1 full day for the next 2 weeks and then 2 full days the last week in Feb before starting 3 full days the next week. Does all this sound ok to you?
Mum is obviously going to pay for all this which leaves me wondering what to do about the deposit. I am thinking maybe I will ask for full payment of the settling in hours Mum wants today instead of a deposit. Mum currently pays Gran so I dont know if she can afford to pay Gran, me for the settling in sessions plus a deposit.
She is fully aware that I expect payment in advance, either weekly or monthly and is fine with that. She is planning on paying with vouchers.
I have in my policies that I charge a weeks fees as a deposit. But G is currently with Gran and Mum is worried about how G will settle away from the family. She has asked if we can work up slowly to G being fulltime over the next few weeks so she will start properly in March. Mum is keen for G to do 2 full days before March. She has asked me to draw up what hours I think would work out best so I can have G on days when I dont have other mindees here. I have worked out maybe G should do 3 hours this week, 5 hours next week over a mealtime, 1 full day for the next 2 weeks and then 2 full days the last week in Feb before starting 3 full days the next week. Does all this sound ok to you?
Mum is obviously going to pay for all this which leaves me wondering what to do about the deposit. I am thinking maybe I will ask for full payment of the settling in hours Mum wants today instead of a deposit. Mum currently pays Gran so I dont know if she can afford to pay Gran, me for the settling in sessions plus a deposit.