Quote Originally Posted by 5 Little Monkeys View Post
The only thing I haven't decided is if a family goes on mat leave and comes back with the 2 children (or even just the one), should I give them their original rate or the new one. There are some pros to having multiple children from one family so I'm leaning towards original rate but there are cons too and I'd loose out on a bit of money....hence the undecideness!! Lol
I don't - if a family leaves due to mat. leave, then they leave. If they return, then they pay the current rate like everyone else. I also don't ever give sibling discounts.

Yes, there are pros to sibling groups but there are cons too. Siblings tend to have a mini-clique which excludes the other children, if a family moves/changes jobs it results in multiple vacancies, some clients with more than one child think they have more say in the business because they provide a larger portion of income than other parents etc.

Based on your whole answer, the most I would do is if they kept the oldest child in care for the whole maternity leave period, then keep the original rates for that child and the new sibling pays new rates. But if they leave, then when they come back, they pay current rates. After all, giving that place to a new client would mean being paid in full.