Chronically late but....

[Momof4]

I admit it - I started out without contracts - and it was a huge mistake! Get a contract now and I'd be happy to email mine to you if you send me a personal message. I love helping newbies because I had a hell of a first year but I'm happy to report in my 5th year I'm turning people away because everyone who ever came here recommends me to friends, family, co-workers and etc.

What's that old saying? Problems on your part do not constitute an emergency on my part. That's wrong but close. You don't have to put up with this and must put a stop to it or everyone will take advantage of you and you will end up hating your job.

If you let people walk all over you they certainly will do it! Demand respect as a businesswoman and stress to your clients that you have a LEGAL contract. I make the parents sign every paragraph of my policies and won't work a single day without my contract properly signed. I just went through this with a family switching from full-time to every other day for JK next week and told the Mom if she didn't sign the contract so we have everything legal in writing I cannot provide care next Tuesday. She hopped right to it and brought in the contract today. She's had it for over a month! Let people know your rules and your demands and if they love your daycare and want to keep their space they will co-operate.

My contract is set up so that anybody who uses over a 9 hour day pays a $5/half hour fee and they also pay and early or late fee of $5/half hour if the arrive before 7:30am or after 5pm because those are my hours of business.