Demanding Payment Not Owed...

[Unregistered]

I actually think no one owes anyone anything. The way I understood things, they paid for the next two weeks last Monday, used a week of their time, pulled the child. One week of pay plus one week's deposit = two weeks' notice.

You did understand that right. A little more about that, we paid her that Monday, 2 hours later I got a call at work saying my daughter was too sick to be there. When I arrived to pick her up she was outside playing with the other kids. That's fine, the provider thought she was too sick (my daughter had a runny nose and a slight cough, allergies...) that is when she decided to change the sick policy (also fine), that's her business. She refused care for the next 2 days. What I am saying here is, how everything went down was all her business and her decisions, we did not agree and pulled our daughter. We paid her for 2 weeks of care on that Monday and my daughter was only there for 2 hours that week due to this sudden change in policy. I cannot force someone to care for my child, but I very much so have the right to take my daughter out of the care of a daycare with policies I don't agree with. We were not rude about it in any way, shape or form. I really don't understand why she got so nasty with us, but she then accused us of bad parenting by telling us our daughter has asthma (she does not) and that we were wrong to pull our daughter away from the relationships she had built up with the other kids. If she was trying to convince us to stay with her, she definitely went about it the wrong way. Sorry about the small rant, this whole thing is just so infuriating!

[Blackcat31]

You did understand that right. A little more about that, we paid her that Monday, 2 hours later I got a call at work saying my daughter was too sick to be there. When I arrived to pick her up she was outside playing with the other kids. That's fine, the provider thought she was too sick (my daughter had a runny nose and a slight cough, allergies...) that is when she decided to change the sick policy (also fine), that's her business. She refused care for the next 2 days. What I am saying here is, how everything went down was all her business and her decisions, we did not agree and pulled our daughter. We paid her for 2 weeks of care on that Monday and my daughter was only there for 2 hours that week due to this sudden change in policy. I cannot force someone to care for my child, but I very much so have the right to take my daughter out of the care of a daycare with policies I don't agree with. We were not rude about it in any way, shape or form. I really don't understand why she got so nasty with us, but she then accused us of bad parenting by telling us our daughter has asthma (she does not) and that we were wrong to pull our daughter away from the relationships she had built up with the other kids. If she was trying to convince us to stay with her, she definitely went about it the wrong way. Sorry about the small rant, this whole thing is just so infuriating!

I am sorry, I mis-understood how you paid and Silver is right then, you don't have any money due back but I also believe the daycare provider does not have the right to bill you for any more money either.

I would call it a wash and walk away if I were her.

I would assume, although I am not her, but I would assume she turned nasty because she really thought you would stay and that you weren't going to pull your child just because of a change in termination policies or a change in sick policies.

Her frustration and bad behavior is more than likely rooted in losing a client. NOT very professional but totally understandable.

I still think you did the right thing by pulling your child immediately since you did not agree to the changes she made.

She still ahs every right to try and sue you or try to collect money she feels you owe her. It doesn't mean she is right, just that she has the right to try.

As I said before, as long as you have your paperwork, followed the contract you signed and are paid up for your last two weeks, I think you are fine.

I would file my taxes with the proof you have that she refused to provide the EIN number and just move on.

If you get anything from collections or from small claims court...you have the necessary paperwork to proove your case so the rest is on her.

Good luck!

I also want to mention that as a parent, your persepctive is very valueable to child care care providers (and other parents) so please consider registering and becoming a part of our forum board.

[wdmmom]

No money is owed to or by either party.

My suggestion regarding the EIN is this: Have your accountant call her and get it. If he/she is unsuccessful, I would try to contact another family that attended the daycare (if you know anyone) or send her a certified letter demanding that she provide her EIN or you will be forced to take legal action.

As for the possibility of collections. You have 30 days to dispute the claim. I would provide your contract and receipts of payments. It will also be up to her to validate the claim and clearly she won't be able to do so.