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    Charging for transition dates

    Just thought I would see what the majority of people did with regards to charging for transition dates. I have a new one year old starting up shortly and her mom is coming next week for just an hour to "play with us". The following week she is dropping her daughter off from 8 - 11am on Tues and Thurs. morning for some transition time, before she begins full time. I wasn't going to charge for those dates, sort of a freebie. But I thought I would see what everyone else's preference is, for curiosity sake.

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    Transition dates are part of the 2-week trial period. They are paid as a 2-week non-refundable deposit that they had paid for to save their spot. - if that makes any sense....

    NEVER EVER give people FREE ANYTHING!!!!!! You're still doing your job, make them pay for it!

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    Parent and child may visit twice with no payment - mom stays but only twice as I am not a playgroup. They come first thing in the morning and then go home so child can have morning nap or whatever and we go on with our day barely disrupted. For alone visits they pay nothing for the first one which is an hour long = three free one hour visits then $15 for a half day no meal and $20 for half day with lunch and full fee for the full day.

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    adjustment days

    I just charge $5/hr whenever mom leaves. If the parent is still with them they are caring for them, not me, so I don't charge. The minute they walk out the door, it's $5/hr (which is less than what they would pay for a teenage babysitter in the evening).

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    Quote Originally Posted by waterloo day mom View Post
    $5/hr(which is less than what they would pay for a teenage babysitter in the evening).
    REALLY!?!?!?! Here it's like $8-10/hr for a teenage babysitter!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Play and Learn View Post

    NEVER EVER give people FREE ANYTHING!!!!!! You're still doing your job, make them pay for it!
    I agree. Here's the thing. You need to create VALUE in what you offer. If you give things away for free there is no value in that product, or service or time.

    If you want people to value you then you have to charge them a fee.

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    I usually only have parents drop their kids off once for about an hour or so. I have never charged for this.

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    While I agree that you have to create value for yourself, I would be hesitant to choose a provider who I felt was charging me for every.single.thing.

    I am not opposed to paying for services but, to pay when I am still there? I would be miffed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mamaof4 View Post
    While I agree that you have to create value for yourself, I would be hesitant to choose a provider who I felt was charging me for every.single.thing.

    I am not opposed to paying for services but, to pay when I am still there? I would be miffed.

    Hmmm...well, I pay for every...single....th ing the daycare kids use. Why shouldn't I be paid for every....single..... thing...then?

    If this dcmom had to show up to work for an hour you can bet she would want to be paid.

    Double standard

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    Quote Originally Posted by Judy Trickett View Post
    Hmmm...well, I pay for every...single....th ing the daycare kids use. Why shouldn't I be paid for every....single..... thing...then?

    If this dcmom had to show up to work for an hour you can bet she would want to be paid.

    Double standard
    Agree with you there Judy!

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