Quote Originally Posted by bright sparks View Post
I find that this method doesn't work although I do know people who have this pay structure for teachers. I don't know however, how often it actually works and whether anyone actually goes for it. Parents do their research, generally, and shop around. They know what the average is for the area and realize that you are in fact charging them for the summer off by way of charging them a substantially higher rate ahead of time. Both options result in the same amount paid....give or take. They may not pay anything during the summer, but have a significantly higher rate the rest of the year, which I think defeats the object from their perspective. I don't think they are generally looking not to pay during the summer, I think more accurately they are looking not to pay for summer care, period.
I don't have any problems getting teachers to pay this. Most know that they will more then likely have to pay for the summer if they want the same provider the next school year. I have spoken to many providers through out my city and this method seems to be the norm here. It might not work everywhere.

You do get some teachers who are cheap and don't want to pay for anything they don't feel like they need to. but that can be said about some families in general.