Can your pre school up the cost of care without giving you notice or your agreement?

Question

Can your pre school up the cost of care without giving you notice or your agreement?

Answer 1

Preschools do not need your agreement to up the cost of care (if they did this, then it would never go up!) I don't beleive there is anything in regulations to say they must give prior warning to a price increase. In saying that, it is common courtesy to give forewarning and most preschools would give forewarning, whether it be by way of a sign on the door or through a newsletter etc.

It is standard practice to increase the costs every 1-2 years to cover wage increases, inflation etc.

Answer 2

you most likely signed something saying that they reserved the right to raise the price without notice.  Many contracts include a phrase like this.

Answer 3

You should have signed a contract when you enrolled your child. That contract should give you information about fees. Lacking a contract, they can do what they want. Ask them why. It may be that they had a big jump in rent or insurance. It is unusual for programs to change fees in the middle of a school year, unless it is a year round program that sets fees annually in January.