Okay, I am putting my ads out for out-of-school care this week.
I will be starting the program in September, with the beginning of school. I tossed around the idea of taking kids in for the summer, too. But I decided that a summer
off wouldn't be so bad, either.

I will be doing interviews in June to fill these spaces. My question is; do I charge the families anything over the summer? Do I just charge a deposit? Do I then apply that deposit to the first month of care? In all honesty, it doesn't seem right to charge them on a monthly basis, since it's not like I am planning on filling any of the spots over summer.

Another thing; do you think I should offer care for the last week of summer? With the idea that I can then get to know the kids? Or is it feasible that we will all just start up in the fall on the first day of school?