OFFICIALLY Sent to Collections..!

[kelliott]

BlackCat is nice..so i will respond one last time

i DID contact an Attorney... let's just say i am VERY content with the situation i am in now happyface

[MyAngels]

BlackCat is nice..so i will respond one last time

i DID contact an Attorney... let's just say i am VERY content with the situation i am in now happyface

I'd be interested to see how this all comes out in the end. I think it would be helpful to parents and providers alike to see how the law might apply in different situations.

If you'd care to update when all is said and done, that would be great

[Crystal]

BlackCat is nice..so i will respond one last time

i DID contact an Attorney... let's just say i am VERY content with the situation i am in now happyface

Sweet! I am in your corner. Do let us kow how it turns out, please! happyface

[countrymom]

yes let us know. And what is the citation for. Ok now I'm just being nosy.

[rmc20021]

I would probably have done the same thing as you as far as pulling my child if I had not given permission to transport. It is a safety concern...that's why we as providers are supposed to have the permission, so that parents who don't feel comfortable with it can refuse...which you did.

Now, as far as not paying the final four weeks, legally I would think that since you had signed the contract it may still apply. I once had an attorney tell me that because one person did not abide by something in a contract did not mean the other person was free to not abide by it as well.

Personally, I don't feel it's right you should have to pay...and just because an attorney told me what I wrote above, does not mean another attorney would agree, nor does it mean that your state laws would agree...

[Greenplasticwateringcans]

BlackCat is nice..so i will respond one last time

i DID contact an Attorney... let's just say i am VERY content with the situation i am in now happyface

That sounds promising

I'm definitely rooting for you! Good luck.

[AnneCordelia]

no phonecalls were made to me..or to try to get into contact with me. she has my work and some mergency contacts that i listed but did not CALL any of them.. her biggest attempt at getting a hold of me was a text message at 4pm stating that they were leaving and where i could pick him up-being that i was at work..i hadn't read the message until about 4:30 :/

I know this is quite a touchy topic now. I am glad you contacted an attorney and are happy with your outlook.

That said, IMO it was your responsibility first to call your emergency contact the night before when she told you she was closing at 4:30. You should have called them and arranged an pickup from them rather than expecting your provider to call them once you were already intentionally late.

Sometimes closing early is necessary. Once I got less than 24 hours notice for a neurologist appointment Id been waiting six monhs for. All my parents picked up early without complaint. I would have terminated if they made me late for that. Part of using a home daycare instead of a center means accepting that sometimes it will close with short notice and you need to find an alternate for the day. All my parents have reliable backup by means of a grandparent, froend, or relative.

[Crystal]

I know this is quite a touchy topic now. I am glad you contacted an attorney and are happy with your outlook.

That said, IMO it was your responsibility first to call your emergency contact the night before when she told you she was closing at 4:30. You should have called them and arranged an pickup from them rather than expecting your provider to call them once you were already intentionally late.

Sometimes closing early is necessary. Once I got less than 24 hours notice for a neurologist appointment Id been waiting six monhs for. All my parents picked up early without complaint. I would have terminated if they made me late for that. Part of using a home daycare instead of a center means accepting that sometimes it will close with short notice and you need to find an alternate for the day. All my parents have reliable backup by means of a grandparent, froend, or relative.

I understand what you are saying....and in YOUR situation, I would agree.....yours was for very important medical reasons. But, this was a ball game that the provider COULD have easily gone late to. The other parent and sibling were going so it's not like the kid would have missed the game....the mom just would have been late....by only a few minutes, not hours.

[MarinaVanessa]

I understand what you are saying....and in YOUR situation, I would agree.....yours was for very important medical reasons. But, this was a ball game that the provider COULD have easily gone late to. The other parent and sibling were going so it's not like the kid would have missed the game....the mom just would have been late....by only a few minutes, not hours.

[AnneCordelia]

I understand what you are saying....and in YOUR situation, I would agree.....yours was for very important medical reasons. But, this was a ball game that the provider COULD have easily gone late to. The other parent and sibling were going so it's not like the kid would have missed the game....the mom just would have been late....by only a few minutes, not hours.

You know I agree with you too. Just to ight I am missing my own ds's baseball game because it starts at 5:30 and I cant get there from a 5pm close and feed my own kids dinner, and dh has our vehicle at work. Gramma is taking him. :-)

And I dont think the dcp should have driven the op child. I dont transport dc kids either, so I understand the frustration of not being able to take a child with if parents are late. And I dont let care providers drive my own children so I understand the discomfort of not trusting that dcp anymore. Because of that I agree that the op has a very good chance of winning this case.

From the dcp pov though it is frustrating. The provider said from the beginning that she has never missed a game but OP thought her case would be special. Op should have believed what the dcp told her from the start.

Also this is just the beginning of baseball season so sometimes schedules are quickly put together. When my sons league started two weeks ago we were only given a days notice of his first gAme.

I totally see this from all sides. I hope the op gets the justice shes entitled to, but I also hope she learns to find a better fit next time.

[ladjohnson]

If this is a licensed home/center or even a registered home a provider MUST present parent(s) with a consent form authorizing the facility to transport on that particular day even if you checked give permission on pg 1 of the admission form. It must include time departing & returning, location, address, telephone # etc. I would contact licensing back to file a complaint.

[Cradle2crayons]

If this is a licensed home/center or even a registered home a provider MUST present parent(s) with a consent form authorizing the facility to transport on that particular day even if you checked give permission on pg 1 of the admission form. It must include time departing & returning, location, address, telephone # etc. I would contact licensing back to file a complaint.

It depends on the state... Some states don't require permission forms at all....

[Crystal]

If this is a licensed home/center or even a registered home a provider MUST present parent(s) with a consent form authorizing the facility to transport on that particular day even if you checked give permission on pg 1 of the admission form. It must include time departing & returning, location, address, telephone # etc. I would contact licensing back to file a complaint.

Unfortunately the State of Ca. doesn't require that. Absurd, for sure.

[sharlan]

Unfortunately the State of Ca. doesn't require that. Absurd, for sure.

Yep, we can transport without permission, but we can't give the kids 2% milk.

[daycare]

Yep, we can transport without permission, but we can't give the kids 2% milk.

lmao or apply sunscreen without permission...............