Wait list deposit...would you ask for a refund after 18 months of no openings?
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Anonymous
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Unless it specifically says it's a deposit, though, it's not. It's an application fee. Is it ridiculous to have to pay a steep application fee for daycare for a 5 month old baby? Yes, absolutely. But at least on the 3 waiting lists I spent time on, it was very clear on the form that it was a) not a guarantee of anything at any time and b) not refundable.
I was told that the application fee for DD1 could be transferred to DC2 by a center we were not currently enrolled in when I called to see if I could get on the list at 8 weeks pregnant, but since I miscarried two weeks later, I don't know how it would have played out in practical terms. The only true refund I ever heard of was related to stillbirth. My friend got her waitlist fee back from the 2 places she signed up for when she lost her baby at 8.5 months. She went to the center and explained to the directors in person. |
Anonymous
You're right. I miss wrote. It was an application fee. And I'm actually in favor of the fees because it does weed out people who aren't serious. I was just so surprised when I was called after three years. I had no idea what the woman was talking about when she called, I couldn't figure out why my 2.5 year old had gotten into Georgetown. He hasn't even taken the SAT's yet 
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