They cancelled!- Deposit

[Inspired by Reggio]

The problem is, wont' they just come in September and use there two weeks of daycare they already paid for and then give their notice and you will have to start advertising and interviewing again anyways!

LOL ~ yup perfectly within their right to do this too ~ and if you than REFUSE service to them you would HAVE to refund it anyway because now YOU are breaching your contract

I had a client do this to me when I first started out and I refused to refund the deposit cause A) she had used the family emergency to delay starting the kids and I followed my heart instead uf business hat and LET her delay and B) she had only given me two days notice of changing her mind because she got into a centre she had been on the waiting list for which totally opened my eyes that there had likely NEVER been a family emergency she had just 'stalled' hoping to get in ... so yes to avoid loosing out on $320 she sent both her kids for the two weeks notice period ~ thankfully they were 'easy' kids for me and it gave me the two weeks income secure replacements for them ... but there was no way I was refunding and I did not want to risk a lawsuit if I had 'refused' to serve her for those two weeks cause I would not have had a leg to stand on .... which is why my contracts NOW read that you must already be attending care IN the space before giving notice or you forfeit the deposit but still it would than mean the kid spends a three weeks in the program instead of two and if they are having a HARD time is the income really worth it