Leaving Dayhome 30 Days Notice
Hey there. I am currently having to leave my dayhome due to starting a new job middle of next month. my contract when we started 4 years ago stated we must give 3 months notice but I reasonably can't do that. What do I do??? I cannot have afford paying for two different dayhome as the one I'm leaving cannot accommodate my work hours anymore. I will post a pic of contract once I figure out how
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Can't seem to link contract but it says
Termination of childcare. I must require 3 months notice if you wish to end child care. Notice must be given prior to starting the month. Additionally there are no dates on the contract and no listing of penalties if breaking contract early. Mind you I am still more then willing to pay for 1 months fees. As I could still make things work for this month. |
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Looks like it works now. Again I would prefer not to leave on bad terms since we have enjoyed her watching our son but I don't know what I'm responsible for. |
You're responsible for what you signed, period.
However, it doesn't hurt to talk to her about it. |
Originally Posted by hwichlaz: |
Should the contract not say what penalties there are though? And is 90 days normal?
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It would appear you would owe 8 weeks after your 4 week notice. 90 days is a long period but you signed the arrangement. If you end up in small claims and don’t want to pay the 8 weeks possibly the judge will give you relief. Hopefully your provider will work with you.
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Originally Posted by Dmundz: The penalty would probably be some sort of collections or legal attempt to collect on the remaining balance if you didn't pay it. As for 90 days being normal, no. I don't think 90 days is normal at all. Maybe in your area but from my experience most providers, at least here in the U.S. require 2 weeks or 30 days. Most Canadian providers I know require 30 days. This is the first time I've heard of a provider that requires 90 days notice. That's a tough one but one you unfortunately agreed to. I would absolutely try discussing it with your provider though. If she is in the position to fill your vacancy immediately she may be willing to work with you. It's not always about the money but more about the relationship you have with her, communication and her ability to continue supporting her family despite her clients needs/changes. Good luck and please keep us posted.... I'm curious now as to how your provider responds if you decide to discuss this with her verses just paying for the full notice period. |
I agree, 90 days is pretty harsh but we don't know how difficult it is to fill slots there. If your area is extremely rural she may have had to make this policy in order to continue feeding her family until a slot fills. I know providers who have had open slots for over a year and are in danger of closing. That means parents in her community will have fewer local options for care. My own wait list is over two years, parents are desperate for care, here, because so many closed their doors. The time to question it would have been before signing it.
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We require a 2 week notice at our center regardless of circumstances
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Originally Posted by Dmundz: As others said, it's best to start up a dialogue with your provider to see what he/she finds acceptable. You may be surprised if you approach it in a friendly manner. I certainly wouldn't go into the conversation with the mindset that "other people don't do this, so you shouldn't either"... if you know what I mean. Just approach it honestly and compassionately. Either way though, you did agree to the terms of the contract, so I would expect to have to honor those terms unless you can come to an agreement for an alternative solution together. Good luck. |
I would be more concerned that the contract states that children are given lunch and two SNAKES each day........LOL...sorry...couldn't resist.
The contract doesn't state anything other than the three month requirement. I am going to assume she may use collections or small claims if clients decide not to abide by the contract. I personally feel that three months is an excessive amount of notice... BUT.....you agreed to it when you signed the contract. Maybe talk to her and see if she is willing to budge, but she is under no obligation to do so. |
Originally Posted by Meeko: Good morning, Meeko. :hug: |
If 90 days isn't normal, I would say that it might be good to become a more savvy consumer. That does seem harsh. You could call around and find out some info.
You did sign the contract, but that doesn't mean that you have no clout. If the provider won't be understanding, you can always let others know the facts of your experience. I don't mean to be a witch, but if she advertises on a place where you can leave feedback or if you have a parent forum that you participate on, you can let others know to not get their foot in the same trap as you. But only say the facts. There would be potential legal problems from giving an emotional opinion about her business practices. It's true that you did sign the contract, but also you are not responsible for market conditions in your area. You are not responsible for what the provider chooses to do for a living, so I wouldn't worry about that aspect of it. |
Originally Posted by Meeko: |
Originally Posted by Mom2Two: |
Interested to see if this was resolved
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Originally Posted by Mom2Two: I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you're inferring here. Or at least I'm hoping I don't understand. Are you saying he/she should threaten a bad review to get their way? Originally Posted by Mom2Two: Throwing an online tantrum and essentially trashing someone who cared for your child for 4 years... just because you didn't feel like her exiting policies (that you agreed to) are fair is absolutely ludicrous. It would show more about your lack of character rather than her unwillingness to break her own contract. |
Originally Posted by Snowmom: |
Originally Posted by Snowmom: No, I meant what I wrote--to not be a witch. I don't know the OP or the person she made a contract with. I don't know the market condiditions of the area. I don't know how experienced the client is with daycare. I don't know how experienced the provider is with daycare. Heck, when DS was 4 and 5, and I used two different centers, I didn't realize that I should have probably reported a provider who organized a field trip up a mountain with a big, steep drop off. She didn't pack food or drink. I went with my son up the mountain, because I didn't want him to miss a potenitally great experience (okay, it wasn't really age appropriate for 3-5 year olds) but I am also the parent that doesn't expect everyone else to care as much about my kids as I do. The trip took hours in the Summer. It was so that the provider could get her older son his hiking merit badge. And this experience was at the BETTER of the two centers my son was at. People are so different. Sometimes the right thing to do is to try to teach. If this is a normal situation, I would say that the provider should be more reasonable. Yes, providers can be horrible people too. If the client is truly in a difficult situation, and the provider is being a horrible person, after having an attorney review the contract (e.g. maybe giving notice isn't the same things as actually paying), I would definitely remind the provider that like any normal consumer, she will not be able to recommend the provider and may feel morally obligated to help other consumers know of the potential problem. |
Originally Posted by Mom2Two: The OP is the problem in this scenario. |
Originally Posted by Mom2Two;: |
Originally Posted by Jupadia: I absolutely do not know what the situation is. All I'm really trying to say is that "if" the OP is in a truly difficult, unforeseeable situation, I would hope the that the provider would be understanding if at all possible. It's not out of the realm of possibility to me that the provider has a problem. I've read some odd and overly lengthy contracts that are out there. But, I don't know. Family daycare isn't always going to be an efficient market, meaning that if they are sparsely dispersed in OP's area, the market won't self-correct as well as it might in another area with more competition. There might be outliers with funny practices. I'm probably going to let this thread drop at this point. I'm starting to feel like I'm trying to over-explain. :hug: |
Originally Posted by Meeko: Just another reminder to double-check everything! |
Originally Posted by AmyKidsCo: Coming from someone who used to write real estate contracts, it's known as a "Scrivener’s Error". If the error is not clear, then only that sentence will be questioned and possibly disputed- which in this case is "meals" since it's listed under that paragraph. However, it's pretty clear what the intention of the word was in that sentence. |
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