My sons Nursery is closed for training days can they still charge me?

[NurseryMum]

Hi

Just a quick question, the nursery my son goes to has informed me they will be closed for 1 day in Nov and 1 day in Dec for staff training, it is an incovience of course as i will have to take holidays at for for those days because the nursery is the only form of child care i have

But are they still allowed to charge me for those days they are closed, they are charging me half price?

[mrsmerton]

Yes they are allowed to charge. I think the view is, they are having training to maintain standards, learn new procedures etc that will benefit all the children there. A pain I know, but they shouldn't happen often. They are like Inset days at school.

[NurseryMum]

ok thanks, just wanted to double check

[Batbat]

DD's nursery does it. They give the same reason as mrsmerton's ds's. They have five a year.

[nurseryvoice]

depends what your contract says.

we close for 1 x week at christmas and i do not charge as service has been withdrawn.

[mrsmerton]

But thats because you are not working either isn't it? These training days are staffed.

[cockles]

Lucky you, ours charges full whack and they always have them on the same day so if you only have 2 days a week you are multiply b*ggered. I think they are alllowed to charge whatever they want, frankly.

[islandofsodor]

Ours doesn't do this and I would not send my children to a nursery that charged for holidatys, training days or bank holidays.

If the service is not availoable, you shouldn;t pay.

Best to check the contract.

[webchick]

Ask the manager for 2 days in lieu, seems a bit off of them to charge you full whack.