How much notice do you require

[mamaof4]

When my kids were in day care- we were required to give them 4 weeks. I think that is standard.

[Judy Trickett]

I do four weeks of notice. But, I also take the deposit and use it at the onset of care. Here is my reasoning........one , as you said, that deposit is usually well gone and spent by the time any child is on their last weeks of care a year or two later. And, two, the ONLY reason I would not give four weeks notice to a parent (as I ask them to do for me) is because I want them terminated and GONE. And if I want them gone today (and it has to have been pretty bad, in some way, for me to want an immediate termination) I don't want them hanging around or making a stink over two weeks of fees. This way there is no money left on the table and they just go away quietly.

Now, I have never been screwed over by a parent not giving adequate notice. But, if they DID just up and leave I WOULD take them to small claims for four weeks fees.