Originally Posted by Leigh:
Other providers in my area also do not require payment in advance. I am full, many others are not. I honestly think that parents take me MORE seriously because I have a LOT of rules, some demands, and insist on being paid upfront. I give NO free days, they pay my minimum whether their kid attends or not, and I have happy parents here.
Well good for you, and good for where you live, but that isnt the reality in many parts of the country lol.
I always try not to get offended when other providers rag on others about doing things differently, and make passive aggressive snippits about how they're better respected/more professional/smarter than others who don't *but* it rarely works out that way.
Getting payment up front has NOTHING to do with being professional or being respected.
Period.
It's a low blow to say that imo.