I put a clause on all my accounts to say that fees are due within 7 days of it being received, or late payments may attract a surcharge of 10%.Many parents have ignored this, so now it's 25%.......and I am now owed almost £1,000 for October...one parent stood and told me she was having trouble paying 'because she'd had an extra holiday, ( I told her I'd love to have even ONE holiday this year!!) and another told me she'd had to go to London ' to get her hair corn-braided, 'cos they do a better job of it in London'......so I told her she'd be better off paying her nursery fees first...and she just laughed!So, they are all getting a letter this week saying that, from January 1st, if they do not pay in the first week, I will not accept their child into the group until bills ARE paid, I can't afford to give places away any more!And I have to mean it, because several of them are taking the whatsit now! Oh yes, another one told me she had recommended me to her friend.............and I said, 'oh, is that because we're free??' and she didn't bat an eyelid!! I ask you, is it worth it??
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