Deposits?

[Dayhome Mamma]

I charge $300 per month to hold a spot but only when its convenient for me....ie, It's not that important for me to fill right away because I am transitioning another child in those months and I really like the family.
I also have a scenario, where I have one little girl that comes here once a week for 3 hrs only and her mom has had another baby. She has kept her coming here now that she is on Matt leave too to keep her "spot" and has also told me that she would like her next daughter to come here too come january. I had initially told her no problem but now am rethinking the whole plan and how I could make it work as I have decided to restructure and no longer take part time. I would normally just keep this going and be ok with squeezing them in, but I really dread taking care of her older daughter each time she comes because she is just so hard to deal with at the door. She also has the craziest tantrums. I haven't thought of charging her a holding fee for her baby though because their care is so infrequent and just a little extra addition for a few hours once a week which doesn't take away from an actual spot.