AIBU or are nursery?

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spicegirl13 · 10/12/2013 20:34

DD1 (now at school) went to a fantastic local nursery, really loved it, fast forward 4 years & DD2 was due to start in December when I went back to work, 3 days a week. I have since decided not to go back to my old job but to do some admin work for DH's business and gave nursery 4 weeks notice that I would now like her to go 1 day a week. They were initially unsure as it doesn't make sense for them financially to accept a child 1 day a week when there are others on the waiting list looking for full time places (I'd been on the waiting list since I was pregnant with DD2, so over a year now). But got a phone call 2 weeks ago to say that, yes they could do 1 day a week as from January, great, so I put plans in place to start work with DH in January.

Anyway, phone call yesterday from the nursery to say that no they can't now do 1 day a week as, financially it makes more sense for them to fill the places with children doing 3 or more days.

I'm really disappointed as I love it there & it's really messed up my plans for January. Plus, they've got over Â£2,500 of mine sat in their account as I overpaid over the last couple of years, to build up some reserves for when DD2 started.

Do I have a case to phone her & say that this isn't fair, or am I BU as she has a business to run?

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paxtecum · 10/12/2013 20:38

OP: Goodness you are very trusting to have overpaid them and used them as a savings account.
What if they had gone into liquidation?

MamaBear17 · 10/12/2013 20:38

I would call and either ask for the money back or ask them to have DD2 until the books balance. There is no harm in asking.

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spicegirl13 · 10/12/2013 20:42

I know Pax, very silly of me .

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Sirzy · 10/12/2013 20:43

It is a bit unfair of them to say yes and then change their minds. But if they can only fill the other days by taking a full time child in then I can see why that would be the preferred option.

I don't think the fact you CHOSE to overpay and trust them with money is relevant. Although I do think it was a strange way of saving the money!

Lucylouby · 10/12/2013 21:08

I also can't believe you have paid them £2500 as a savings scheme. But can they not fit yor dc in to share a space with one of the children doing 3 days a week. Eg, you get a Monday, they do wednesday, Thursday and Friday. That's how the nurseries I've worked at have done things. I don't think it's fair what they are doing, but you are changing the terms you want and if they don't want to accommodate you, they probably don't have too.

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