How common is it to lose children after a contract and handbook update? I have had a very expensive learning experience that caused me to revise my contract and handbook.
I gave all my parents notice yesterday that I would be revising my contract and handbook to change the payment rules. I am switching to prepayment of fees starting July 4, after my 2 weeks' notice for policy changes. It appears that the driving force for these changes did not take the news well, as she has not brought her child today. She texted that they would be here at 11:30 am (normal drop off is around 8 am), but he is still not here as of 1:45 pm.
She was on assistance, but it ended in February and neither of us realized it. I don't remember getting a notice from the county. So I submitted my form for March, and got no payment, but I figured it was just late. And I submitted my form for April, and got no payment again. Eventually, the dcm called the county and had to reapply. This was May 7, and it took until June 16 for her to get approved again. The county paid for most of April, about half of May, but nothing for March.
This whole time, she never offered to pay anything, and I wasn't pushing the issue since we were waiting to see what the county was going to do. Stupid, I know. She's a single mom who works cleaning houses, dad's in prison, I guess I felt sorry for her.
The county reimbursement rate only covers 143 hours a month for dcb's age group. For May, he was here 191 hours. Part of my letter to dcm pointed out that she was responsible for any hours over 143 for the month. I told her that starting in July, she would need to pay her cost share of $75 by the 5th of each month, plus $125 a month until she was caught up on March, April and May. So I don't know if she is finding alternate care in order to cut down on the hours with me, or if she is pulling him completely in hopes I forget about the $784 she owes.
Part of me hopes that she simply pulls him completely. We have been considering terminating for awhile because dcm is reliably late for pickup, and had not made any payments since February. At any rate, I have learned that I need to be stronger when it comes to policy enforcement and payment collection.
I guess this wasn't really a question, more of a rant, but I feel better after writing it.
I gave all my parents notice yesterday that I would be revising my contract and handbook to change the payment rules. I am switching to prepayment of fees starting July 4, after my 2 weeks' notice for policy changes. It appears that the driving force for these changes did not take the news well, as she has not brought her child today. She texted that they would be here at 11:30 am (normal drop off is around 8 am), but he is still not here as of 1:45 pm.
She was on assistance, but it ended in February and neither of us realized it. I don't remember getting a notice from the county. So I submitted my form for March, and got no payment, but I figured it was just late. And I submitted my form for April, and got no payment again. Eventually, the dcm called the county and had to reapply. This was May 7, and it took until June 16 for her to get approved again. The county paid for most of April, about half of May, but nothing for March.
This whole time, she never offered to pay anything, and I wasn't pushing the issue since we were waiting to see what the county was going to do. Stupid, I know. She's a single mom who works cleaning houses, dad's in prison, I guess I felt sorry for her.
The county reimbursement rate only covers 143 hours a month for dcb's age group. For May, he was here 191 hours. Part of my letter to dcm pointed out that she was responsible for any hours over 143 for the month. I told her that starting in July, she would need to pay her cost share of $75 by the 5th of each month, plus $125 a month until she was caught up on March, April and May. So I don't know if she is finding alternate care in order to cut down on the hours with me, or if she is pulling him completely in hopes I forget about the $784 she owes.
Part of me hopes that she simply pulls him completely. We have been considering terminating for awhile because dcm is reliably late for pickup, and had not made any payments since February. At any rate, I have learned that I need to be stronger when it comes to policy enforcement and payment collection.
I guess this wasn't really a question, more of a rant, but I feel better after writing it.
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