Payment

[Lee-Bee]

I charge a 2 week deposit that is held for final 2 weeks of care. This is given before they start.

They then pay for 2 weeks of care the Friday before the care for those 2 weeks starts.

This means I never work a day that is not prepaid (so they can't just up and leave without paying.

I take either post dated cheques (a few months at a time) or they can pay via email transfers.

[Spixie33]

I charge a one week deposit when a family registers. I hold that deposit until their last week.
I get paid on a weekly basis on Thursdays.
If they don't pay then I would not offer care the following week and I wouldn't be out any fees. Thankfully that's never happened and the system has worked very well