Kicking Child Out of Daycare

[Heidi]

our children attend a local daycare facility and it is a pretty good place. but then my kids both started getting sick after humidity hit a record high here for quite a period of time. i started looking into the situation and had found that the church they attend had taken about 3-4 feet of water in the basement two years before. when I questioned the daycare owner about it and if it had been properly cleaned and inspected she basically freaked out and said i was wrong for questioning her about such a thing and that " of course we had it cleaned and tested". then she tried to terminate service for me asking such a thing. I was shocked and explained that I wasn't doubting her but was worried for my childrens health and was simply checking all that could be causing the illness. that was that.

then about two months later with no issues. kids healthy (humidity went way down and was actually overly dry here) i forgot to leave the check one friday. first time ever late and when my wife picked the kids up she paid. she was told there was a $25 late fee but she had wrote the check before she left the house and had no cash to pay the $25. she was notified it would be $25 a day until it was payed. so basically $75 since we were coming to a weekend. my wife questioned why when we have never been late and the payment wasn't even 12h late that we would be penalized $75... kind of steep for two young parents of two. she terminated our service then and there...

something has to be wrong here!! please any info will help. we by no means want to get our kids back into this place as the owner has proven that she is a money hungry bully but it just doesn't sit well with me.

She doesn't sound terribly nice, but unless she broke your contract, I'd just consider it time to move on.

[Cradle2crayons]

our children attend a local daycare facility and it is a pretty good place. but then my kids both started getting sick after humidity hit a record high here for quite a period of time. i started looking into the situation and had found that the church they attend had taken about 3-4 feet of water in the basement two years before. when I questioned the daycare owner about it and if it had been properly cleaned and inspected she basically freaked out and said i was wrong for questioning her about such a thing and that " of course we had it cleaned and tested". then she tried to terminate service for me asking such a thing. I was shocked and explained that I wasn't doubting her but was worried for my childrens health and was simply checking all that could be causing the illness. that was that.

then about two months later with no issues. kids healthy (humidity went way down and was actually overly dry here) i forgot to leave the check one friday. first time ever late and when my wife picked the kids up she paid. she was told there was a $25 late fee but she had wrote the check before she left the house and had no cash to pay the $25. she was notified it would be $25 a day until it was payed. so basically $75 since we were coming to a weekend. my wife questioned why when we have never been late and the payment wasn't even 12h late that we would be penalized $75... kind of steep for two young parents of two. she terminated our service then and there...

something has to be wrong here!! please any info will help. we by no means want to get our kids back into this place as the owner has proven that she is a money hungry bully but it just doesn't sit well with me.

Most of us here learned the hard way about late payments. I require payment on the first day of drop off for the week. If its not paid AT DROP OFF, there is an automatic late payment. It's in the contract, parents sign it.

Personally, you made a mistake by forgetting the payment and the provider had every right to charge the late fee. It's policy. A simple remedy would have been since you forgot the check, you should have immediately texted her and apologized and had that $25 late fee at pick up. Then it all could have been solved. I'm assuming one of you had an ATM card?? I have never heard of a parent leaving the check book at home, having no ATM card. I'm assuming no banks were open that day for a withdrawal??

It seems like you made an honest mistake and forgot payment at drop off. But is it the providers fault she upholds her policies?? It's all about responsibility.

[Unregistered]

Daycare provider does not address my concern

I see all the posts here from the daycare providers " if the parnet does not work with the daycare, but report to the state agency, and the daycare will kick out the kid", now I have an issue that the daycare provider refused to address my concern, then waht should I do?

[Blackcat31]

I see all the posts here from the daycare providers " if the parnet does not work with the daycare, but report to the state agency, and the daycare will kick out the kid", now I have an issue that the daycare provider refused to address my concern, then waht should I do?

You are having an issue with your current provider and she/he will not address your concerns?

Is that what you are asking? Just trying to get a bit more information so advice and suggestions can be offered.

[MarinaVanessa]

I see all the posts here from the daycare providers " if the parnet does not work with the daycare, but report to the state agency, and the daycare will kick out the kid", now I have an issue that the daycare provider refused to address my concern, then waht should I do?

Find a new daycare.

If it's an issue that violates a state regulation report it to the state, and find a new daycare.

[Unregistered]

I put a bad review on yelp and now they are threatening to kick my kid out of daycare. My complaints were not dealbreakers but I pay a lot of money because it is a private daycare and am very disappointed in the level of service .

[Unregistered]

I put a bad review on yelp and now they are threatening to kick my kid out of daycare. My complaints were not dealbreakers but I pay a lot of money because it is a private daycare and am very disappointed in the level of service .

Well, what did you expect? If it were enough of an issue to write a bad review I would have already pulled my kid. Best to just move on if you don’t like what’s going on. Next time talk to the daycare provider before posting a negative review.

P.S. I know this thread is super old

[daycarediva]

I put a bad review on yelp and now they are threatening to kick my kid out of daycare. My complaints were not dealbreakers but I pay a lot of money because it is a private daycare and am very disappointed in the level of service .

I would have terminated immediately. If you posted a bad review, especially without speaking to me to address your concerns to attempt to resolve them before hand. No way would I work with you as a parent if this was how you treated me/my business.

Well, what did you expect? If it were enough of an issue to write a bad review I would have already pulled my kid. Best to just move on if you don’t like what’s going on. Next time talk to the daycare provider before posting a negative review.

P.S. I know this thread is super old

yup! Old thread, new post!

[LostMyMarbles]

i have a question? i filed a complaint against my child care provider. today i was told the state was there on the complaint and not to bring my child back. can they do this?

Seriously , why would you want to leave you child in a place you clearly take issue with.

I would term anyone who filed a complaint about me. It is obviously not a good fit for you and the provider, but most importantly the child.

As a provider, keeping you enrolled would put me on edge every single minute of the day, wondering what is going to be next.

Yup, you would be gone. My business, my way!

[BrynleeJean]

id say that sound suspicious, like why would they want to do that? :confused: But um if its in their policy that they can term without a notice then yea its there in writing but if not i wouldn't really get upset just make sure they owe you what money you might have paid advance? :confused:

usually, depending on the state matter, at least here in my state, the state person usually wants to talk to the child, not much but simple questions about the situation, depending on the age of the child of course.

[Karla505]

Help

Hello I want to know if I can sue the daycare.
Theses are my reasons:
My son is 1 year old and he got kicked out wierd right he's only 1 year old. The reason they said was he was crying to long supposably and he would make the other kids cry. He a baby baby's cry for feeding diaper and they want to be hold walk they don't just cry because they want to it's because he's asking for something. He only goes every Tuesday 8am-12pm 4 hours and he's new this was his 3rd time going but more like 2 times and they got put up with him because the 3rd time he was only ther for 40 minutes and they called me to pick him up. So they basically took 25 for enrollment fee 35$ each tuesday and there was 2 that he went all 8am-12pm so $90 plus 25$ they received $115 and kicked me out the 3rd Tuesday ? Can I sue is this is this fair ? They didn't even try seems to me but what can I do help !

[Blackcat31]

Hello I want to know if I can sue the daycare.
Theses are my reasons:
My son is 1 year old and he got kicked out wierd right he's only 1 year old. The reason they said was he was crying to long supposably and he would make the other kids cry. He a baby baby's cry for feeding diaper and they want to be hold walk they don't just cry because they want to it's because he's asking for something. He only goes every Tuesday 8am-12pm 4 hours and he's new this was his 3rd time going but more like 2 times and they got put up with him because the 3rd time he was only ther for 40 minutes and they called me to pick him up. So they basically took 25 for enrollment fee 35$ each tuesday and there was 2 that he went all 8am-12pm so $90 plus 25$ they received $115 and kicked me out the 3rd Tuesday ? Can I sue is this is this fair ? They didn't even try seems to me but what can I do help !

A baby that cries uncontrollably for 45 minutes is excruciating for everyone to deal with. I understand it's your baby and yes babies cry for many reasons but you can't expect the provider to be able to manage just your child while caring for the others. I don't hold babies all day long and walk the floor with them just so they don't cry.

I expect babies at 1 yr old to be able to play solo for short periods of time and to not want to be held all day. It's just not possible in group care.

The length of time your child is in care also plays a role in how long it will take for them to acclimate to the new environment and it sounds like the short days that aren't consecutive is difficult for him to get used to.

As a provider that's been in business for over 2 decades I know I can confidently decide if a child is going to adjust well or not at all just by spending a couple hours with them.

Its also not uncommon for infants as young as 8 weeks old to be terminated from care so age really has nothing to do with it. It really has more to do with adjusting.

Also you can sue your child care for not having a green building but what is it you are really wanting? Them to keep your baby enrolled? If so, why would you want your child to attend a care environment that isn't right for him or an environment that terminated?

If you are suing for money....I guess I don't see anywhere that you didn't get the services you paid for except the early pick up day...but that is probably only a couple dollars and not worth suing for. If you are simply suing because it's not fair...well..sorry but life isn't fair.

It often times take several daycare experiences and several interviews and tours and even more trial days/weeks to find the perfect fit for child care services so my advice is to continue searching for the right fit for your child. There is one out there...you just have to do the leg work and ask the right questions and you WILL find one that works well for both the provider, you and your son.

[daycarediva]

Hello I want to know if I can sue the daycare.
Theses are my reasons:
My son is 1 year old and he got kicked out wierd right he's only 1 year old. The reason they said was he was crying to long supposably and he would make the other kids cry. He a baby baby's cry for feeding diaper and they want to be hold walk they don't just cry because they want to it's because he's asking for something. He only goes every Tuesday 8am-12pm 4 hours and he's new this was his 3rd time going but more like 2 times and they got put up with him because the 3rd time he was only ther for 40 minutes and they called me to pick him up. So they basically took 25 for enrollment fee 35$ each tuesday and there was 2 that he went all 8am-12pm so $90 plus 25$ they received $115 and kicked me out the 3rd Tuesday ? Can I sue is this is this fair ? They didn't even try seems to me but what can I do help !

This is what a trial period is for. I can tell based on improvement over the time the child is in care for the day how 'easy' of a transition it will be. A child who cries continually is very stressful not only to the provider but to the other children enrolled. If he wasn't improving, they are WELL within their rights to call for pick up and/or let your child go.

Almost every 12 month old will have a VERY hard time transitioning with that type of schedule. Never been in daycare before? Never had anything but 1:1 care? Only VERY part time? He/she will never adjust to anyone at 4 hours a week. Either hire a nanny who can just deal with the screaming, or enroll him somewhere with more days and be up front about his separation anxiety.