Want to immediately terminate!

[Marie]

Yes they did pay me. But she said before she pays me she would like the original contract that they signed for her ''own peace of mind''. I have no clue why she would need that and I hope I did the right thing in giving it to her. I do have a copy of the signed contract but I no longer ever have to deal with them so I don't know what she would need with that.

Does anyone have any ideas as to why she would want this?? This might sound crazy but I am thinking along the lines that they would like to take me to small claims court. They do strike me as the type of people to do something like this. I just don't want to get a letter in the mail in a month saying they are suing me for lost wages because they had to take time off work. In my contract it says I can terminate immediately for a number of reasons, one of them being blatant disrespect towards myself or my family. I am hoping what she meant by she would like to have peace of mind is that they want to know that I can't sue them and say they left with no notice. Ugh! I never should have taken them on in the first place!

[sunnydays]

It does kind of sound like they might want to take you to court, but if it is clearly stated in your contract then you should be okay. But, I would documenteverything immediately and if you have any witnesses, even better! Write down exactly what happened and when and how you dealt with each incident. In fact, yuo may even want to print out this thread from the forum to show that you were consulting others about the situation (it's close to having witnesses). It can take a long time before you are called to court and you may not remember. Plus, it will help your case to have the documentation. You did the right thing! I wouldn't have kept them as clients either!

[Gails]

I admit I have been disrespected and wanted to warn and terminate but could not due to finances; I have always regretted being so stuck! Feeling as though I was letting myself down. Home daycare is tough and good for you you spoke up and still they continue, I would terminate the families lack of respect is apparent and includes disregard for the other children and families in your home.... diarrhea is so contagious... the remarks right there show how little he thinks of others, not just you as his daycare provider.

[Marie]

It's not that I really could have afforded to let them go but I gave them a warning last week and now this happens again. Things just keep getting worse with them...from them dropping off their child still in his pj's and his dirty diaper from the night before to slamming the door in my face.

[Judy Trickett]

Yes they did pay me. But she said before she pays me she would like the original contract that they signed for her ''own peace of mind''. I have no clue why she would need that and I hope I did the right thing in giving it to her. I do have a copy of the signed contract but I no longer ever have to deal with them so I don't know what she would need with that.

Passive-aggressive, controlling much? She's a piece of work, that one!

I see this often - parents not caring when they have another daycare set up and ready to go. My guess is the reason they DID act the way they did was because they had every intent of leaving anyway.

Hey, did they pay you in cash?? If it's a cheque then go cash it TODAY. Go to the bank the cheque is issued from (so, like TD if it's a TD cheque etc etc) and actually CASH it. That way you know the cash is in your hand and it can not come back to your account as NSF.

[Emilys4Guppies]

Also, I always keep all my original, signed documents from parents. They are welcome to a photocopy.

[Sarah]

I would have kept my original copy, but I don't know why!!! lol!!!

[Marie]

Yes, they did pay in cash and I gave them a receipt. I knew I had a scanned copy of the contract and their signature so I didn't mind giving them the original I guess. I also have no idea what they could do with it so I don't know if it would have been better to keep it.

[Sarah]

Honestly, it's probably not worth stressing over that original.

What is important is that they are gone!

You're right, after thinking about it, what can they do with it? Probably nothing!

Sarah

[Marie]

It's not the original that bothers me. It's the fact that they might try to do something with it or use it against me in some way later on. Either way, they're behind me now so I'll just move on and hope to never hear from them again. I have the day off today for my daughter's first birthday and we have a fun day planned after she wakes up from her nap.