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| Daycare Contracts and paying for vacation |
Hello are there any parents on here preferably in NYC who have been required by a Day Care Facility to pay for extended vacation (more than 1 week) when the Day Care is closed when not explicitly stated in the original contract? I am not talking about days when the parent chooses to keep the child out of daycare when it can be argued that he/she should pay since the child is still holding a "slot". i am speaking about days such as from Christmas eve until the week after New Year's when the facility is closed (therefore no slots available to ANYONE) and the parents are also required to find their own alternate backup care.
i am excluding the actual holidays such as Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving etc, but speaking about the days when it is work as normal but th facility chooses to close.
I have seen some contract that state that parents do not need to pay for that time, and others that state that parents need to pay for that time BUT the facility will assist in providing back up care, Yet other require a reduced rate payment with the parent providing their own alternate care. All of this was stated in the contract.
If none of these alternatives were stated in the contract, should the parent automatically be expected to pay for the time that the day care was closed? In essence pay 2 different sources of Child care during that period? |
| See also: daycare, contracts, rates, paying, toddlers, education, scams |
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| I personally would have gotten those details when I first enrolled my child in that facility. The daycare that my children have gone to all their lives was only ever closed for a day or two at a time, and if it was two days, it would be a Thurs, Fri, or Fri and Monday. The parents were still expected to pay for the full weeks tuition on those weeks. We just switched them to a new daycare the beginning of the year and it was closed from Dec 24-Jan4. I dont know if the parents had to pay for that time or not. (They told me that they are usually not closed for extended periods of time like that) Im sorry if this happened to you, but if it is not outlined in the contract and no one ever told you before hand that you would have to pay, I would dispute it if they are trying to make you pay for that time. Most daycare facilities have parent handbooks that outline there closings. If you are going to dispute it, you would definitely need to have all your ducks in a row and make sure that there is nothing stating you would be responsible to pay them for time they are closed. Most likely you would have to go above the director of your location.. you would want to write a letter to the Director of all the local facilities or the owner/president of the company. I know at my old daycare it takes a lot to get them to put out money or lose money they are expecting. Good luck, but in the future make sure you know everything up front! |
| posted by Amy on 01/14/2009 |
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| Thank you for the response. I spoke to her and pointed out the discrepancy in the contract. There was a statement regarding time I chose to keep my son out of school when they were open, but nothing indicating that I was responsible for paying when they were closed. I also printed multiple copies of similar contracts were such issues were clearly stated unlike in hers. Her response was initially that "She was open for 13 years and no one ever complained". I simply responded that I make decisions based on contracts not on what "everyone else" does. We were later able to come to a compromise where I will only make a partial payment and she would update and produce a more specific contract covering all of these issues. |
| posted by Afihtan on 01/14/2009 |
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