Where do I stand legally with pulling my son out of his nursery?

andycarmi

I worked in a nursery and parents pulled children out a couple of times reasons where they could't pay fees and one was allergic to the new pet rabbit!

The owner of the nursery wrote the fees off as she said it wasn't worth chasing the money!

But that was just her maybe others see it diffrent.

Crazychik

Personaly, I would take the new school, and ring in sick every day for your child, saying he got this bug, he got that bug - etc, try and drag it out as long as you can to cover the term and your notice given.

I remember my daughter being in a private nursery, and when me and her dad split up, I had to pull her out, as I couldn't afford the fees, I explained all this to them, gave them a wks notice and left. They was fine.

But surely, how can the owner expect to run a safe, educated environment for the children if all the staff are walking. Try speaking to your local County Council or Education Department for advise. Surely he cant keep the nurssery open if he intends on selling?

Counting_Pennies_2

I just can't get hold of CAB. I can't make the drop ins as they are times when I am working and I can't risk losing the job.

Is there any other body that might be able to help, regarding not giving full notice?

Thanks

ruthyjo

Probably not want you want to hear, but a friend of mine who removed her child from a fee paying school without giving the contracted term's notice was sued by the school and ended up haivng to pay the fees, her costs, their costs and the fees for her son's new school. This was under the circumstances that the school was providing a very poor education for various reasons and closed shortly afterwards, but she was unable to prove they had breached their contract in what they were doing.

I would tread very carefully. Having said that I think there is a good chance that the owner won't be able to replace all of her staff so quickly. I would make a point of checking all ratios and the number of qualified staff met the legal requirements once the current staff have left. If not I think you'd be in a much stronger position to remove your son. I would also approach the owner nicely. She might be glad to have some little ones leave if she can't get any staff anyway.

If you can afford to I'd see if you can possibly pay a retainer on the other place whilst the issue is sorted out. Sounds like there could be a lot of parents looking for nursery care in your area shortly and if someone else decides to pay for two places you might lose out.