Frustrated with Daycare Communication

[Anonymous]

DD's daycare is radio silent. It is part of bigger chain. My husband is essential and my job is moving back to full blown operations while still teleworking. I have been working best I can while my husband is at work but its becoming a bit much. And no, we cannot afford a nanny. I'm thinking about pulling her from this daycare and enrolling her in another daycare center. But in the contract there is a mandatory 30 notice, with payment. Have any daycare centers been enforcing this rule? Also is it worth waiting it out or pull DD and start her at a new center? DD is 9 months and loves her teachers. This is the only thing that's keeping me there.

[Anonymous]

Silent about what specifically? Keep in mind that spaces for infants are hard to find and with class size limits they might be even more scarce.

[Anonymous]

Have you emailed them?

[Anonymous]

What does the contract say about shutdowns/closures?

[Anonymous]

Have you found another spot? That will take longer than 30 days anyway.

[Anonymous]

She's 9 months -- she'll love anybody that feeds her. Get in contact with some other centers and see what availability they even have.

I heard Bambini in downtown D.C. has openings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Silent about what specifically? Keep in mind that spaces for infants are hard to find and with class size limits they might be even more scarce.

+1 can you answer what they have been silent about? Otherwise you’re just complaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Silent about what specifically? Keep in mind that spaces for infants are hard to find and with class size limits they might be even more scarce.

+1 can you answer what they have been silent about? Otherwise you’re just complaining.

There's been no communication about an opening date, new protocols... Nothing. I emailed earlier this week. I've heard nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does the contract say about shutdowns/closures?

The contract is silent on both.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you found another spot? That will take longer than 30 days anyway.

I've contacted a few daycares in the area and most of them have spaces in the infant room. I'm in MD. I'm just struggling with whether I should wait it out or just move. I need to be able to work efficiently at home.

[Anonymous]

Infant spots should not be impacted by distancing because the numbers of kids in the room are already lower than what cdc recommends

[Anonymous]

Daycares are going to have spaces. Ours, which is normally full with a waiting list, has 20 openings because of COVID.

[Anonymous]

Find a spot before you pull her but I would send daily emails asking when they are going to open and if you get no response after a few, I'd tell them to consider you paying for months with no care you notice.

[Anonymous]

One thing to consider is that we're likely to be back in this situation later this year, so if they're bad to work with now, they'll probably be bad to work with in the fall/winter.

So, I'd probably switch if I were you.

It doesn't seem like they have much of a leg to stand on at this point. At this point they could open, they're just not. I don't see how that wouldn't be breach of contract on their part, particularly since there's no provisions in the contract for closures.

[Anonymous]

The really serious issue isn't that they aren't re=opened, but that they AREN'T COMMUNICATING WITH YOU. it isn't going to get better.

Find another space at a center that works for you and switch.