Late Payments

[Lee-Bee]

I don't think just making the mom pay from now on will help. You will still have to deal with the dad and it is quite possible that he will resent you for making the mom take over his payments and he will continue to treat you this way, or worse. I would not care for his children anymore and I would end all contact with him. He behaved in a completely unacceptable way.

[Crayola kiddies]

ummmm....do not terminate care till you get your fees....otherwise you will never see them .

[mickyc]

Did you get paid today?

Does mom know about this issue? I think you need to talk to her before you terminate care. I would be very up front with mom - dad has been disrespectful and this is not acceptable. I would give mom the option of paying if she wants to keep the kids there. If she won't pay his half then tell her you will be terminating as you will no longer deal with dad and his lack of payment on time. I guarantee you the shit will hit the fan between the 2 of them as I am sure she doesn't want to be terminated because of him (likely this very reason they are not together). If mom agrees to keep paying and dad continues to be disrespectful you can always sick mom on him. I think once she has something to say about it his tail might be between his legs!

Also you need to change you contract and enforce a hefty late fee plus termination, make it effective immediately.

[Suzie_Homemaker]

I would wait for money and term on spot once in hand.

My husband does not swear at me and I would not take it from a client either. Heck no.

Whether or not this client was "in mood for this s***", his mood not make money magic appear to pay bills. If he was treating day care bill as not optional, he would not have had to deal with "this s***" as you would not have needed to contact him. This totally on him.

[Busy ECE mommy]

Get the money, and then terminate. Completely unacceptable to use that language and expect you to wait for payment. He can find wifi somewhere and do EMT, even on vacation.
My late payment fees are $40 a day. Needless to say, I've never had a late payment. I've had a bounced cheque once in 7 years. I actually don't take EMT payments, as I have bills like mortgage coming out first thing in the a.m. on the same date that childcare payments are due. I take post dated cheques 6 months in advance, and deposit them after 6pm on the day before the payment is due, and that way I am in control, and know that they are in there for the next day for my own bills to clear. If you keep the client, get the payment, and revise the contract for hefty late payment fees, and make it per day of late payment, not a one time fee.

[monkeys]

Dad did finally pay yesterday.

I am in the process of trying to get in touch with mom. We seem to be playing phone tag. I would like to talk to her about the situation.

I may take this as the last straw and am looking at updating my resume.

[mickyc]

Glad you were paid! Keep us posted as to what mom says. I have been thinking about you in this situation!

[Suzie_Homemaker]

I been thinking about this arrangement too. I been lucky and never had a situation of separated or even divorced parent. I tend to choose two parent family and have both sign contract for child/children so both liable in case of late pay.

Where Mom pay for one child and Dad pay for other, do you have individual contract with each parent for the child they paying for? Or do you have both signing for each of children?

[Van]

Dad did finally pay yesterday.

I am in the process of trying to get in touch with mom. We seem to be playing phone tag. I would like to talk to her about the situation.

I may take this as the last straw and am looking at updating my resume.

I would say don't quit over this ignorant man - it is a pity you had to deal with him so get Mom to deal with him about the money or post-dated cheques would be best from this family - you were unlucky here TIME TO TERM HIM and when you get rid of him and his attitude and the next family will be NICER

[someone]

Your other option is to tell them you will no longer deal with dad in the future due to his abusive and disrespectful behaviour. If they wish to keep their daycare spaces going forward mom is to make all future payments on time with no communication regarding financial in the future. Should there be any more abusive/disrespectful behaviour in the future it will result in immediate termination.