Registration/holding fee for casual care

[Starshine]

It is my policy to obtain one week's worth of fees when a child registers, and then later apply it to their regular fees. I do this in case parents change their mind at the last minute, at least I am not left high and dry. Anyhow, my question is how to apply this policy to a family that does not have a set schedule and therefore will be paying different amounts of fees each week. For example, a family who is using drop-in services and doesn't know their schedule in advance, may need 2 days one week and 5 days the next week...how much should I obtain for a registration fee?

[apples and bananas]

I do the same. For PT care I charge $100.00 reg fee and apply it to their first week or 2 of care depending on how much care they require.

For someone who is casual or drop in I may lean more towards the 200.00 registration fee. A casual spot is a hard one to grasp how much they will be using.

[Inspired by Reggio]

Hmm - I do not offer that kinds of service so not sure what I would do - if they are sitting in a full time space I would charge them a full time deposit personally - my deposit gets applied to the last weeks of care though.

[Momof4]

My contract states that the deposit will be applied to the LAST week of care, even if that happens after years and years.