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!
Originally Posted by Shell2793:
Excuse me?? Last time i checked when you are not open for business, and in fact CANT open for business, you dont make any money! It is disgusting to pass on charges to families suffering in a disaster zone. Thought i coukd come here for some actual duscussion, not an ignorant meme that has no point in this discussion.
If your provider/center states in their contract that they charge whether your child attends or not then yes it is perfectly legal for them to charge.
If you signed the contract then it is your obligation to pay regardless of whether you had a hurricane or not.
I am sorry this happened to you but bottom line is if you signed in agreeance to pay regardless then you owe regardless.
There is NO law that states child care providers cant charge when not providing actual services. I don't know where parents find this info but as a self-employed business owner the policies I put in place are 100% up to me.
The only thing a parent can decide is if my policies work for them or not. If you dont want to pay the center/provider but signed a contract saying you will, the child care has every right to take this matter to court and ask the judicial system to help enforce the agreement between the two of you.