Need some advice

[treeholm]

Lots of people have set times when you may drop off and pick up, often because of nap times. I would not want to wait for a child to come at 11 if we usually go to the park or the early learning centre from 9:30 to 11:30, for example. No drop off after 11 or pick up before 3:15 are reasonable time in my opinion. My contract is probably about 8 pages and is very "stuffy" but I wanted to make sure parents knew exactly what was expected before they signed the contract. I took the advice I received from more experienced caregivers very seriously. I also decided not to offer casual care for the reasons others have mentioned. I cannot afford to lose the income on days when someone might have a spot reserved but not need it. If a parent wants casual care, they would have to pay for any days that are "reserved" whether they need to use them or not. That is why so many caregivers won't do casual care... we just cannot afford it!