Build the terms you use with every family once, starting from the KinderStart clauses.
Childminders setting up their contract terms before creating contracts. You can have more than one template, for example for term-time and full-year care. Needs the Standard plan or a free trial. It takes about ten minutes.
A contract template holds the terms you use with every family. Each new contract starts from a template, so you never write the same terms twice.
Open the Tools tab, choose Business Settings, then Contract Templates. Tap Add New Template (or Create First Template if you don't have one yet).
Give the template a name you'll recognise, like "Term-Time Contract".
Tap Load KinderStart Defaults to add ready-worded clauses for your Notice Period, Late Collection Fees and Sick Child Policy. Change the wording to match your own terms.
Tap Add Clause, give it a title, like "School Holidays", and write the terms. Switch on Optional? for a clause you only use with some families.
Tap Create Template. To have it picked for you on every new contract, open it again and switch on Set as Default.
You're responsible for the terms in your contracts. Avoid anything a parent could see as unfair, like a very long notice period or very high late fees.
Writing your terms once means every family gets the same terms, and a new contract takes minutes. When your terms change, you update the template.
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