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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ours had a $100 deposit that supposedly gets applied to the last week but honestly, she's so wonderful that I think most people let that slide and it's used as a bonus..[/quote]

So basically the provider is supposed to hold a spot for free?  She's losing income while waiting for OP's kid to actually attend and regular fees kick in.[/quote]

I'm the PP you're quoting - in our case, the spot wasn't opening up until a week before we needed it, so no, she wasn't losing any money (well maybe a week).[/quote]

That's fine.  But in a case where the spot is being held for a few months it's not reasonable to think that it will basically be held for nothing.[/quote]

I'm not sure why you're trying to have some sort of argument with me?[/quote]

NP--I don't think she's arguing with you so much as saying that your comment is sufficiently different that it doesn't really apply to the OP's situation or help. You paid a deposit that was advertised to apply to  your childcare fees at some point.  OP is being asked to pay for a holding fee (different than a deposit) that explicitly does not apply to any childcare ever.  You have an expectation that you'll get a deposit back either in services or money back, so when you don't, you consider it a bonus to the caregiver unless you ask for it back.  In  her situation, there is no expectation that that money comes back either in cash or services ever, so your situation is sufficiently different so as not to apply.[/quote]

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