yummymummy_2006
22-02-2008, 12:58 PM
Hi again girls
Just re-writing my policy on fees because after reading your horror stories about not being paid - I decided to be paid in advance.
Only problem I'm having is with parents who may be receiving tax credits against their childminding, should I just say no if they are unable to pay a weeks childminding upfront. Also what do you do if you are unexpectedly unable to work on one of the days you have already been paid for - do you credit it against the next weeks childminding?
Also one of my friends has had a payment problem through a 3rd party, she was asked by mum to have her LO whilst attending training scheme and training scheme were paying for mums childcare both parties ie mum and training scheme signed contract to be paid weekly. She sends the invoice to the training scheme every week but has waited nearly a month for 1 of the payments due as "they haven't processed it yet".
Unfortunately she has nothing in her policies and procedures to protect her ie. late payment fees ect and is just having to wait for her money but it is taking near enough 3 weeks to process one weeks payment.
I told her to give them her notice but she doesn't want to do this because only people she will be upsetting is mum and LO and it isn't their fault she isn't getting paid.
It is probably unlikely that this will happen to me but how can I protect myself against things like this happening and have it clear in my policies. I don't want to feel mean and discriminate against people who are not working or cannot afford to pay for childcare themselves as I know how hard it can be for parents affording childcare ect. reason I decided to become a childminder :)
Thanks for any comments in advance
Just re-writing my policy on fees because after reading your horror stories about not being paid - I decided to be paid in advance.
Only problem I'm having is with parents who may be receiving tax credits against their childminding, should I just say no if they are unable to pay a weeks childminding upfront. Also what do you do if you are unexpectedly unable to work on one of the days you have already been paid for - do you credit it against the next weeks childminding?
Also one of my friends has had a payment problem through a 3rd party, she was asked by mum to have her LO whilst attending training scheme and training scheme were paying for mums childcare both parties ie mum and training scheme signed contract to be paid weekly. She sends the invoice to the training scheme every week but has waited nearly a month for 1 of the payments due as "they haven't processed it yet".
Unfortunately she has nothing in her policies and procedures to protect her ie. late payment fees ect and is just having to wait for her money but it is taking near enough 3 weeks to process one weeks payment.
I told her to give them her notice but she doesn't want to do this because only people she will be upsetting is mum and LO and it isn't their fault she isn't getting paid.
It is probably unlikely that this will happen to me but how can I protect myself against things like this happening and have it clear in my policies. I don't want to feel mean and discriminate against people who are not working or cannot afford to pay for childcare themselves as I know how hard it can be for parents affording childcare ect. reason I decided to become a childminder :)
Thanks for any comments in advance