Originally Posted by jen:
Good luck with that!
Just out of curiosity, why would you think that without a contract or a reciept that one would stand a chance of winning??? How would you even begin to prove that the money you paid was even a deposit?
I doubt that many providers would feel threatened by a certified letter or idle threat.
I would assume (perhaps wrongly so) that this parent gave a check as a deposit and wrote on the check that was a deposit. I'm not saying that she will win, but I sure would try. If there was a contract that said non-refundable deposit, then you are outta luck.
I would also add that any decent child care provider who just wanted to cut ties with a family (assuming this was a problem that resulted in the older child being pulled out) would want to refund the deposit and be done with that family.