zanacal
05-02-2015, 03:06 PM
Hi all, please bear with me, everybody seems to be either leaving or changing their hours at the moment!
I have had an enquiry from a parent (friend of an existing mindee who has recommended me) looking for care in September. I told her it was difficult for me to know what spaces I would have in September but to come and see me and if she would like to send her child here we can look at it more seriously.
She would want me for 3 days - and on 2 of these days I have children who will be leaving for school and pre school in September, discussed only in conversation with parents. I have in my fees policy that I will take a £50 deposit for somebody who wants to take a future place. If I did this, at what point could I actually sign contracts for the new child, would it have to be last minute once I'd received notice from the current children? If I could offer her a third day I would do so without a retainer so long as nobody else wanted that place - but I'm not sure how I'd tie this in with the other days.
I'm happy to sign families up 2-4 months in advance if I think we're right for each other, depending on my situation at the time, and I know she'll want to make arrangements in plenty of time for going back to work - not 2 weeks beforehand when existing families give notice!
I have had an enquiry from a parent (friend of an existing mindee who has recommended me) looking for care in September. I told her it was difficult for me to know what spaces I would have in September but to come and see me and if she would like to send her child here we can look at it more seriously.
She would want me for 3 days - and on 2 of these days I have children who will be leaving for school and pre school in September, discussed only in conversation with parents. I have in my fees policy that I will take a £50 deposit for somebody who wants to take a future place. If I did this, at what point could I actually sign contracts for the new child, would it have to be last minute once I'd received notice from the current children? If I could offer her a third day I would do so without a retainer so long as nobody else wanted that place - but I'm not sure how I'd tie this in with the other days.
I'm happy to sign families up 2-4 months in advance if I think we're right for each other, depending on my situation at the time, and I know she'll want to make arrangements in plenty of time for going back to work - not 2 weeks beforehand when existing families give notice!