Not sending my 8 month old daughter to nursery due her sickness for a week,do i need to pay for missing days?

Question

do i need to pay to nursery for the days she hasnt gone. today i have taken her there and paid this weeks . the teacher says i have to pay for last week too ... its council run nursery . 30 pounds a week. for 3 days

Answer 1

If its in the settings policy documents and was in the agreement forms when you began the setting then yes you do have to pay for it.

In my setting the polic says that if parent doesnt call in the they are charged full price but only half price if they call and letr us know. We have to charge because we still need to cover rent and insurance and wages as the childs place is still open even if they are not there.

Answer 2

i would definately kick up a stink as she probably got ill from another child at nursery! why pay for 2 weeks she didnt go and loose out on precious money. its not like they put in the work so why should they be paid for it!

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Answer 3

I believe you do. My daughter in law has always had to pay for the place whether my granddaughter is there or not.

Answer 4

yes u do. Its a bit like paing rent or mortgage whilst u go on holiday. same principle.

Answer 5

Most nurseries make you pay. If your daughter is sick, you should not have to pay though. If she was there and sick, she would get the other children sick. So, it's better for them if she is home, but you still have to pay. They are getting two benefits from your child being sick. I, personally, do not think this is right.

Answer 6

I have to pay mine even if my son doesn't go.  But if she can't watch him for some reason, then we don't have to pay.

Answer 7

Yes you have to pay.  

Nurseries have a child:adult ratio and so are limited to the number of children they can have in nursery at any one time.

Your daughter has taken one of these allocated places so even if she is not there through illness or on holiday the nursery will still be holding her place and paying the person who looks after her.  They can't offer the place to anyone else as the place is yours.

They will also be paying:

Rent and rates on the building,

Electricity bills,

Gas bills,

Water bills,

as well as the salary - all of which comes out of nursery fees.

Just because a child is absent it does not mean these other overheads disappear!  State nurseries do not run on a profit so they have to charge regardless of whether the child attends or not.

Answer 8

holy c**p First off I wish I  could find a nursery like that !!! ones around here are 35-45£ per day a whole new mortgage  .. but yes you have to pay it states in the terms and conditions.. where is this nursery??? and how do you qualify?

Answer 9

it depends on what you agreed to - if when your daughter started it was stated in the rules and regulations that ALL nurseries and daycares give out, then you have to pay - and chances are, that is what is going on since they have asked you about last week's money - yes, you are paying for your daughter's care, but you are also paying for the spot - if your daughter's not there, it's not like they can call someone and say, "hey, we've had a cancellation and we can watch your child today"  It just doesn't work that way with daycares.  So, yes, you would probably still have to pay for the missing days, because you are paying for the spot

Answer 10

Yes you do you pay for your childs place this was the case for us we had to pay when our daughter was ill

Answer 11

Yes, you have to pay. You are paying for her spot. Otherwise, the nursery could fill it her spot with another child while she's out, and then you would have to find a new nursery.

Do you have a parent handbook? Their policies are most likely stated.

Answer 12

Yes you have to pay.