Just curious - those who close early without refund, do you limit how often you do this?

Maybe it's my area or maybe it's me, but if I had a contract for day care, for say $35.00 for care from 7.30am until 4.30pm, I think it would get old fast if I was expected for keep coming for say noon, being shortchanged 4 and a half hours of care, and not getting a refund either.

I'm sitting here wondering how if I had an employer, that would likely work.

Likely, if I was required to pick up my child at noon, then I'd need a whole day off work because using a half day leave, if my employer allowed that, would mean I would have to work until noon to get half a day in.

So I'd have to take a full day leave, pay full day care rates even if I kept my child home or pay full day care rates even if I came an noon. If the carer did that 10 times, them my annual leave has just been used for early closures, leaving me no leave for when my carer is actually on her annual leave.

So you must have it in your contracts with a max amount of times it would occur? Otherwise, in theory you'd be able to close early every Friday if you wanted?

Just curious how that works.