Question about prospective families vacation!

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First of all, be very careful taking on a friend, neighbour or relative and make sure they know you are a business woman during daycare hours. Let them know they have to follow the same contract as all the other people and you cannot give them special treatment. Trust me, you will be sorry if you let them walk all over you.

I take 3 weeks of holidays a year that my clients don't have to pay, but they have to pay full fees the other 49 weeks of the year no matter what happens, stats, sick days or family holidays. If I'm open, fees are due.

If I'm holding a space for a month I charge a holding fee of $100/month and that is LOW! You can ask for full fees if you know you could fill the space with another family. Take care of yourself and your family and your business because believe me, the daycare families will take care of themselves first and put you last. You don't want to learn all these lessons the hard way.