Help on a situation of a 2 weeks fee!!!

[apples and bananas]

Well, you may not like my opinion, but here it is.

She said the deposit was for the first 2 weeks of care, it will also hold their spot for 5 months. If the caregiver was not willing to provide care for at least the 2 week deposit then she should return the deposit.

As a client I would be shocked that a cargiver would hold a deposit, loose income for 5 months and give up after day 1.

As a fellow provider I'm shocked that she held a space for 5 months! wow... that's a lot of lost income. And a big commitment if something goes wrong in the first week (as it seems to have )

If I help a spot with a 2 week deposit then I decided the child was not a good fit I would offer the deposit back, at least the remianing of what wasn't paid.

Regardless of her offering to complete the 2 weeks after she's already admitted defeat, the clients couldn't possibly have enough faith or trust in this provider to continue.

i hope this provider has learned a valuble lesson about holding a space for that long!