Originally Posted by Shell2793:
Hello we are from Deltona, FL and as you know we just had a visit from hurricane Irma. My children were off from school for about a week and a half. My concern is that our daycare is charging us for the week following the storm when the entire city had no power, and was declared a disaster zone. I find it pretty disturbing that they can actually charge people for a week that they were not even operational, and I just dont know where to begin with finding out if that is even legal? Who do I contact? Thanks in advance for any help or advice!
Did your bank charge you for your car payment? Was your rent or mortgage payment due, or did they give you a freebie for that week? When a childcare charges you every week whether you (or they) are there or not, it is because that is a weekly breakdown of their yearly fee. It is absolutely legal, and it is really standard policy for a majority of daycares.