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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those of you that have decided not to continue to pay, because of loss of work or just because you don't feel you should pay for a service you are not receiving, what do you think will happen in the long run? I know every contract is different, but most daycares require 30 day notice if you choose to withdraw your child. And if you are in a contract with the daycare and it mentions that payments are expected even if the center is closed (typically this means snow days or power outages, but could apply to the current situation) do you think they'll sue you or continue sending invoices and ultimately send you to collections for lack of payment? I am not as concerned about losing a spot as I am about a lawsuit down the road.[/quote]

I paid for April because I still have a full paycheck. But I’m about to be taking a pay cut. So I put in my one month notice to withdraw as of May. And we’re losing our deposit because we didn’t meet certain attendance requirements. Between the month and a half of payment for closed daycare (mid-March through April) and our deposits, we’re looking at close to 8k that is essentially a donation to helping them out. I explained to our director that we’re facing income loss ourselves. I hope we will be welcomed back (assuming they can reopen in a few months) because I’ve been honest about our ability to pay only until this point and didn’t nitpick over the past few weeks of closure. But if my family is turned away because we financially could not keep paying, then I don’t want to return anyway. We’re not just a checkbook to keep them running. We are a real family with our own financial issues thanks to this pandemic.[/quote]

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