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I am starting an in-home daycare in Jan 2011, but interviewing parents now. Should I make them pay a deposit?

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My daycare opens Jan 3rd. But I am beginning to interview now and I have been flooded with calls. I am starting to interview on Monday if the parents decide to go with me should I make them put down a deposit to hold their child's spot so I know they are serious? If so how much per child and should I put it towards their first week of care or should i keep it and put it towards daycare odds and ends? My full-time rates are as follows. Infant (6wks-12months)- $110/week, Toddler (12months-2years)- $115/week, Preschool (2-5years) $120/week, School aged (5-12years)- $100/week Hope this info helps!!!


Answer
Usually you can charge a "Materials Fee" - many private schools do this as well as daycares. It pays for arts and crafts supplies, books, even toys.

Consider the fact though that you aren't up and running yet though - so there's nothing the parents can even see. It might be important to have a little good faith with them like they're having with you.

what is on my babys skin?




ViRi


everything happend since last october in 2011 he stardee with what looked like two bites realy close together than more starded popin out thats when i new it wasnt a mosquito or something normal ther first bump seemed hot to the touch and the skin around it got realy hard later oh and they are itchy he cryes of how ichy they got so me and my hubby figured it was bed bugs we cleaned my room out and got rid of the bed wich was about a year old when we realyzed if it was bed bugs it would of bit him or me but nothing not even one on me or him and this is weird since my son sleeps with us a month passes and they get worse we took him to the doctor and he was like is aunt bites we go home another month same thing exept now there spreading to his cheeks when i take him to the doctor again she says it looks like scabies gives me medicine one weeks worth he starts clearing up and stops scraching but as soon as the medicine ends they come back hes itching again same deal proscrived it again gone than return bumps when she tells me too much medicine is bad for him so proscives something less harsh but hes back to itchy bumps they are on his legs his arms his back on his scalp and on his cheeks i feel so bad his skin is full of bums and since he scraches he is scaring realy bad i cut his nails and put ointment on him but he still maneges to take out blood i dono what to do any more i reserched like crazy but i dont know what it can be and me and my hubby still nothing on us im so woried he has been itchy for a 6 months now and it must be horrible for him plz most points to anyone who can open my eyes to something....anything


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If the treatments aren't working, he could have an allergy to something in the house or in his diet. Ask your pediatrician to do a blood test for common food and environmental allergies. It's the least uncomfortable method for infants, especially ones who are already spotty and rashy.

While you wait for his test and results, try switching to dye and perfume free laundry soaps and wash everything that touches his skin in hot water and the new soap (even his plushy toys!). If you have carpeting, toss a clean sheet over where he plays so he doesn't touch it (lots of nasty things in carpeting that can cause rashes), and if you have small rugs he touches, wash them in the machine too. If you have pets, keep them out of his sleeping room, and keep them away from his skin as much as you can. This should remove any allergens that he's rolling around in. As for food allergies, it's best to just wait for the test results since it's hard to do a "test to see" elimination diet with an infant.




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