Question about prospective families vacation!

[horsegirl]

You have to decide what works for you not what works for the parents. This is your business. If parents want the space they have to pay full rate. There are no discounts.--I am not a save-on daycare. I am very firm and the analogy I use is if you have a mortgage on your home and you are going away for 2 weeks holidays would you phone the bank and tell them that you are not going to pay for the 2 weeks you are not living in the home?? Same goes for a car loan. Now, if the parent can find someone to fill the spot and I interview them and they seem to be a good match for the daycare I will only charge the drop in family. If you can afford it and feel comfortable you may want to charge them only 80% of the rate. Good Luck

[lunademiel]

All of your replies are so helpful. I'm still not sure what to do LOL! I am going to need to think about it. But the mortgage analogy really makes you think! I agree with the "not a save-on daycare". I guess the big thing here is, I am not the one choosing to take a holiday, so why should I have to pay for it.

decisions, decisions...