Originally Posted by hgonzalez:
Here's what I do:
I charge for the spot for a minimum of three days per week. This is at a daily rate, per child. They pay me for three days per week, whether the children attend or not. If they need care for more than three days per week, then they pay me for each additional day.
They have to let me know their schedule by Friday the week before the children attend. Payment is due the first day their children attend for that week.
I've done that before too. The child was regularly scheduled for 3 days/week and they paid for 1 extra day ahead of time, then when she came extra days they brought a check for that day in the morning. Since they'd already paid ahead for an extra day the check was for the next extra day.