I am trying to be less hand holding of parents this year, and it is hard but I have in some areas. We have a girls on the run team. I spent so much effort to get people to sign up their girls on-line like they had to for the 5K. Meanwhile my programs are fairly open so I have not turned any girls away. Now we are a month away from the 5K and 2 girls are not on the list. I know that the coach has talked to the 2 families and she feels super bad, I also feel bad but I recall how many times I reached out, handed out the paper with the registration address, even made calls to one family. The deadline was a long time ago and there isn't much we can do. I think next time I shouldn't let girls practice until they are completely registered, it is one of those nice things that backfires in the end.
We are also registering for next year, very competitive for our after school program. There is one family that has the state childcare assistance program and it has not been paying the bill. They also are missing an immunization. There is no way to register without everything being perfect. It will just get sent back if I accept it incomplete or with a bill pending. I have been talking to them it seems like forever, they keep telling me they are getting things taken care of. When I get the list of bills or missing immunizations I start talking to people, I started 2 months ago with the immunizations. I know that other PS's just told families last week they were missing an immunization and the deadline is Friday. If they are a current family and get everything in they will have a spot for next year, otherwise they risk being on a waitlist.