Hi,
I am in need of a template for an in home day care agreement. Would anybody that watches kids for other Mom's be so nice to share their template. I do not need to know all your details or specific info. I am just looking for a template that I can work with.
Many thanks and Happy Sunday!
Thanks ladies, I found what I needed online. Could have thought of it myself:-)
Must be my Sunday brain being on low energy.
Thanks again!
I don't have a template but you may be able to google an example. I have done this for a couple things that I have had to do and I have always seem to find it. Just copy and paste then edit what you want in and take out what you don't. Hope it works for you
I have many years in Child Care and I owned my own Child Care Center for several years and I will pass on one thing I learned the hard way. If you accept funds from the state for child care services then any contract your parents sign is worthless. You can't make them do anything.
If you have a cash paying parent not pay or follow the agreements then you try to take them to court they only have to suggest it's discrimination. Your parents that use state funding don't have to pay you anything above their co-pay. If they have late fees, they don't have to pay them, the state will take their side, if they don't bring diapers and you charge them for them they don't have to pay, your contract with the state to receive funding has stuff in it to limit anything you can charge the parents they are paying for.
So be aware, you can lay it all out in black and white, discuss the various rules and charges but when it comes right down to it it's not going to hold water in court. Plus it wasn't notorized or filed in any legal way. It's just an agreement. Not a contract. My attorney said so when I needed to take someone to small claims court for non-payment of some late fees and then non payment because they were mad at me.
I had parents who would say things like "I didn't know that I had to pay late fees" and I would point to the signs posted on the wall by the sign in book and EBT machine. They ended up, of course, looking for another care provider that day but it wasn't worth my time and money for legal fees to persue it further. People are usually very nice and really try to take care of their care provider but some just don't get it and they will try to take advantage.
I got all my info from thedaycarelady.com Try googling her just in case I spelled something wrong. Good luck
Good Morning A.,
Try this website ( thedaycarelady.com ), it's loaded with so many forms and all are free to download. I love it and use it all the time.
T.
