How long?

[coolconfidentme]

How long should you give a parent to pick up DCK belongings when they have withdrawn from your program?

[Cat Herder]

30 days seems fair.

I generally mail them with their statements and W-10, sign for delivery of course.

If I still have the sibling I pass them down.

[daycarediva]

I mail them now, with signature on delivery confirmation. Might cost a bit, but it's SOOOO worth the lack of hassle.

[thetoddlerwhisper]

they have 2 weeks. then whatever they leave belongs to the room . ive gained lots of extra outfits, cups, and blankets that way!

[coolconfidentme]

30 days seems kinda long to have stuff sitting around. Maybe I should charge a storage fee, .

[TwinKristi]

I would give them 1 week! They managed to come there every day before? Why would you need 30 days??

[Cat Herder]

Why would you need 30 days??

OP said withdrawn, not terminated. IMHE, Those are usually my clients who have gone on to public school or moved.... both are usually very stressful times for families and the items would be pretty low on anyones priority list.

I assumed that if the parent did not receive their childs belongings on the last day of care, it was because they had to leave sooner than expected and arrangements would need to be made.

On the flip side if they parted on bad terms (which also explains items left behind) many people will refuse to pay their notice, or a portion thereof, based on items not returned...This usually coincides with their having received notice from the collections agency of their account being 30 days in arrears. Funny how that works...