Learned my lesson!

[Inspired by Reggio]

I take a two week security deposit upon enrollment to protect myself from a client leaving without notice and for no 'reason' that I had control over ... to give me time to interview and fill the space without being out the income from that space or to adjust my family budget to the loss of that income.

However I will admit that if I ever had a child in care who was not adjusting and it was ME who was terminating the child because I did not feel the child was thriving I would refund their deposit in lieu of notice and just have the child be GONE. I just could not expect a client to continue to send their child to care for two weeks after I have told them their child is not thriving in my program to the point I felt termination was the best option ~ to me that just goes against every mama bears instinct to protect your baby ... not saying the child is at 'risk' in the program but if someone has said 'I do not want your child here anymore' how could you keep dropping them off to them just to get your 'monies worth' so to speak and I would hate to put a client in the position where they felt they 'had to to get their monies worth'

IMO I refund the money in lieu of notice than they can use that to take a few days off work and find alternative arrangements and that is just best for everyone!