Astrid I think it's a bit of both - there would undoubtedly be families doing it that tough that they leave without paying (embarrassment maybe?) and then there would be others who would deliberately rort the system and rip off centers. Maybe the only way around it is a register that the centers can use to list non-fee paying families so the new center can check them out and decide if they want to let those families attend or not. Afterall childcare is a business and if there are people out there who are doing the wrong thing then it just makes it so much harder for everyone else who does the right thing.