Saving spots

[Sandbox Sally]

If my vacancy is immediate, I charge a holding fee to an interested parent, but will only do this for 6 weeks. I charge half fees.

[Momof4]

ARGH, I'm in your shoes! I have a little boy in my daycare who is fulltime and his Mom is due next March and starting her mat leave in Feb. 2012. So he will go to 3 days per week while she is on her mat leave until he goes to JK in Sept. 2012. She loves the learning environment and social skills he has in my daycare and also wants me to save a space for her new baby.

There will be 4 months between Sept. 2012 and Jan. 2013 when I start phasing in the new baby that I save this space so I'm charging them the equivalent of 1 week per month. I'm happy with this because I know for a fact this is a wonderful family and they will be with me until their next child goes to JK and I trust them completely.

So the moral of the story is that you need to do what is best for your daycare.