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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone give me an idea of how much advance notice you get usually from a daycare when you are offered a spot off the waitlist until the time they want you to start care?  For example, would they normally contact someone on the waitlist a month or two before the spot is officially open, so if you accept you have a month or two's notice until the child starts?  Or would it be a shorter notice period, such as "we have a spot open next week, take it or leave it"?  Thanks![/quote]

It depends on the situation. If the daycare is moving to a larger space, they may know about the new slots they'll have ahead of time, and be able to call people on the waitlist months in advance of opening. Same thing if a Pre-K class is scheduled to "graduate" in the August/September timeframe when they move to kindergarten, allowing other groups to change classrooms and opening up infant slots. But if someone just leaves all of a suddent, and the center waives their advance notice requirement, which is common nowadays with the COVID situation, they may find themselves with a spot they need to backfill ASAP. You don't need to start attending right away as long as you are willing to pay tuition to keep the spot reserved for you.[/quote]

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