Quote Originally Posted by ilovetolive View Post
... She actually calculated how much time over the school year that she paid for , but didn't use. She also seems to think that from 3:05pm (when the bus arrives) until she picks her kids up at 4:15pm is only 1/2hr , because we don't get back to my house until 3:30 or 3:45pm.
And it is because of people like this that there is a SHORTAGE of safe reliable school aged care cause honestly why would I want to serve an unappreciative client like this who expects a full time space to be kept aside for her but only wants to pay for what she 'uses' cause the REALITY is that providing a service to people like this COSTS US MONEY in the first place cause they do not want to pay a full day fee despite taking up a 'full day space' in the program so the reason providers who do choose to do it do so because while it is not financially advantageous it meets some other need in their business ~ playmate for our child or as you've mentioned ability to get your own child to the bus stop but to earn 'some income' after school hours or what not ..... the fact remains that you could terminate her and either find someone willing to pay for the spot and appreciate it cause typically there is a high demand for this age group in most communities OR instead choose not to offer this service at all and to focus on younger full day children who arrive after your daughters bus but spend the whole day which would allow you to make more $$$!