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Well, it's a tax issue - I don't know how much I should divulge online, but let's just say they are now charging us more to use our employee-sponsored childcare flex spending account. The amount we pay them would increase $120/month, which makes their price almost comparable to a large daycare facility. They are unlicensed, and we have some issues with their communication (other than the tax issues, they gave us almost no notice when they went on vacation last year). They are a mother-daughter team, so there is always one of them there if the other one goes on vacation or is sick, but I still feel like we should have known about their vacation plans a little further in advance. The nice thing is they have 2 adults and only 5-6 children at any time, so he gets a lot of one-on-one attention. Overall, the tax issue has soured our experience with them. We have been taking our lo there since he was 3 months old, and he's now almost 17 months old. I am finding home daycares in my area that are $20/day less then what we are now being charged, and they are licensed (I know a licensed daycare isn't necessarily better than unlicensed, but there is an added amount of safety standards which are attractive to us). We plan to be very in-depth with our interview process, because I of course don't want to move him just because I find a great deal.
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Thank you for your reply....
I think what they are doing (charging more for you to use your Flex account) is illegal and the ONLY reason I can think of that they would do that is so that they wouldn't have to report the income.
Otherwise, I can't think of a reason why...:confused:
I think you probably are spot on with thinking that that issue alone is reason to seek alternate care arrangements.
When you do seek other care, it would be a good thing (at least it would for me) if you were upfront with them and let them know that your plans for care in the future may lead to full time as your child grows and your parents/in-laws ability to manage his care wanes. Sometimes taking on a part timer knowing it will eventually lead to full time makes a difference.
It sounds like you have a pretty good plan in place for how to go about looking for new care so good for you!
I'd love to hear an update later after you get everything figured out!
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Thank you so much, I will keep you updated on the outcome! I'm looking at it as an opportunity to find a great new caregiver for our son.
Yes, you're correct about the taxes, and were not upfront with us when we hired them. If we would have known we probably wouldn't have used them (of course, we could have been better about asking this question, but we are first-time parents and hindsight is 20/20!).
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