Would it be unprofessional if....

[MindingMum]

my policy on payment of fees states 'late payment of 10 days or more will result in your childs' place being offered to someone else' and...
I do offer it to someone one my waiting list without discussing the issue first with the parents who's fees are late?

Just a word of advice. Every time you accept their late payment ie don't expressly say something preferrably in writing it could be constituted a waiver of your right to rely on their breach when you finally decide enough is enough.

If you want to protect your position, then each time they pay send a note/email saying it is overdue and they are in breach of contract and when they do pay another note stating that although money paid this is not accepted as waiver of the breach.

Or you could just decide they're a bad bet and give them notice.

Thanks Tigger - you are right

Nab, he wouldnt make her move out as he thinks(shes prob told him) that it would be more disturbing for the children, plus she works less hours so sshe gets them to school etc wereas db starts about 7am and sometimes doesnt finish until gone 8pm.
TBH we really dont know what kind of 'deal' they may have struck up, so am staying at arms lengh

MM, if not already i would put in future contracts failure to pay fees for up to four weeks then turns into those 4 weeks as notice as you will terminate agreement with full balance outstanding and payable within x amount of days..ive been in similar(mum just 'took' her ds out and knew she needed to work through 6 weeks notice!) i said she had three options..pay full 6 weeks plus the last week in full by tonight(that night), bring him back for the 6 weeks and pay last weeks immediatly or last option wa si would take her to court!..i was rock ard'..she brought him back for 6 weeks, paid his late fee that night and even his last day he was ill and she asked if she could bring him the following week'insted'(meaning can i not pay youf for this day) as mucha s i adord her ds i said no, ive save dyour space today, you need to pay for today, if you want to bring him next week, thats up to you but will be charged at normal fee..she didnt come back just brought money round(actually pushed it through letter box)...there are some funny un's!

It just doesn't seem fair as he would have been out immediately if he had done it to her.

right!..you want a job doing you do it yourself..just been to mams on way back from aprk and brother called in to get changed..i said "Sooo..whats happening?, are you prosectuing her?, are you going to go back to her?, what are you doing about your holidays(they booked)?..mum stood squirming..he said he has been advised to put a claim in against her for the damage she did?, but his 'advisor'(?) said if he did prosecute because of the circumstances she WOULD have the children removed!!???..he said he 'probably' wouldnt go back to her as he could never forgiv her for what she did so it would always be there and he doesnt know what ELSE shes capable off?..they cancelled one of the hols, but one of them was already paid for so he doesnt know what to do!!!FFS..i said if he went it is NOT making it ok for the kids sake it would be saying to her "i forgive you" and hed be a fool to do that!..he said i know i CAN be a dad and not be there ive realised that now......soooo.fingers crossed..he left and my mum started laughing..she said thats 6 weks information in 5 minutes..ive got nothing to lose so i just ask...i also told him to appreciate my mum more, show her more respect as shes putting him up free out of the goodness of her heart and he should recognise that!..well...might as well get it all in while i was feeling brave

oh yeah and im sure she wouldnt give a flying F* if he was put away or couldnt see the kids had he done it to her!

That is crap. She would lose the kids if she went to jail for what she did but I don't see why he couldn't move back in to the house and look after them there. Why should she gat everything?

Its a mess Nab and in the 3 years i havent seen him, she has obv worked her way well under his skin..she has something over him wether it be the kids or what? but i do wonder 'if' he wil or wont go back and maybe 'this' is why he's not demanding right now??

I have started a new thread for you Rose.