Breaking Contract already...

[ottawamommy]

Do you have a late policy in your contract? If not add that in ASAP.
As soon as you read this send her a nice email stating what balance is due tomorrow and if she doesn't pay care will be refused when she try's to drop off her child to daycare. This is your business and the perk of that and picking when you want to get paid not when she wants to pay you.

For me payment is due on Monday even if a child is not attending and if that payment is made past 12 pm then a 20 late fee is applied. If payment in not made in the morning so sorry no pay no stay. I do not chase parents for payments if they can remember to drop their child off then they can remember the payment, after all daycare isn't free. You have to be firm in this business I was like you when I started and I got taken advantage of ALOT and I know sometimes it can be hard but you give an inch they take a mile. Good luck