"Pet-free" daycare now getting a pet

[Suzie_Homemaker]

My son say send this and put in writing, email is fine.


Dear Provider

As you are fully aware, we joined your dayhome following your advertisement of having a pet free environment. This was something you confirmed to us as accurate prior to joining your daycare and we discussed my child's allergies and the importance of a pet free home.

We totally respect that as a family home you have every right to decide to get a pet but that is not the environment we were promised for our child. As such, since it is you, not us, changing the agreement in place, it is you not us breaching the terms of care we had. We do not expect our son's medical concerns to affect your decision however, under the circumstances, we are not legally obligated to pay a month's notice to withdraw our child from your care. You have opted to bring in a family pet over the Christmas period and in doing so, have not provided us with sufficient time to give the notice period we normally would have given.

We are happy to continue in your care under the original agreement of you having a pet free home but in choosing to bring in an animal which is detrimental to the health of our child and in choosing to inform us just a short time before the change comes into effect, it is you who is breaching the contract not us. As such, from the time the animal arrives in your home, the contract is breached and therefore becomes null and void.

We cannot be expected to abide by the notice period within a contract that you have made invalid. Due to this, there will be no payment for notice period and we expect a refund for care already paid for, which we will not be able to receive once your new pet arrives.

I trust this will be the conclusion of this matter.