Article: Pay up, parents: childcare hoppers rort rebate

[Astrid]

I don't think anyone is putting all the blame on the childcare centre, but they are part of it if they let debts go on for too long. It goes both ways, centres need to manage their incoming payments and parents need to do the right thing. If there is an issue with payments then discus the situation with the centre director.

I wish the article provided more background as to what has happened.

[briggsy's girl]

there are some centres that allowed people to pay less week by week on the verbal agreement that they would be paid the balance of the fees when the CCR was paid. it wouldn't take much for a parent/customer to do a runner on that. and realistically, having more than one child in care full time, 8k may not take that long to mount up

[Gigi]

wow, my initial thought on reading this, it reminds me of people who fill their car with petrol, then drive off. it's stealing.