AIBU about the way the nursery is dealing with this

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DS (2.5yrs) had a fall the other day and unfortunately he needed a cast put on his leg.
I announced the nursery that he will not be in between 4-6weeks and asked whether they can do anything in regards to the fee for March which I already paid .
They said they can’t do anything and that they can take DS and provide special care however I need to sign a disclaimer?! WTH???? So in other words they can take him but they are not responsible for what happens to him while he’s at nursery.
Am I the only one to think that nurseries take advantage of situations like this to rip parents off?
I totally understand that they keep the space for DS and that they have staff there which need to be paid but it’s really no discount they can offer taking into consideration this is such an unfortunate situation and not one we wished or planned for.

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YABVU
basically everything pp's have already said.

They have been more than accommodating, just because he isn't in doesn't mean the whole world stops moving!

Nurseries are already going under due to 'free' government funded hours.

The dedicated staff who spend 40+ hours a week stressed out their brains for minimum wage still need to be paid, unfortunately for you.

Yabu. Kids fall, it's shit but it happens. They've offered to care for him, they can't give another child his place for that short amount of time so you're just expecting them to lose out on fees while still having to cover their costs.

Yabu
The nursery needs to run as a business
They have overheads to pay, staff wages to pay, regardless of how many children attend
They will have employed the right number of staff to care for the amount of children they have
They can't not pay staff because parents keep their children off and don't pay fees
The margins will be tight, nurseries don't make loads of profits. They have to balance the books and if parents could pick and choose when they paid the nursery would go under
When I've had children with broken limbs in the nursery I have completed a risk assessment and asked the parent to sign, are you sure it wasn't a risk assessment they asked you to sign, rather than a disclaimer
We can only accept children in after getting the all clear from our insurance company and a letter from a doctor clearing them as fit to attend
The main concern is evacuation in an emergency and the possibility of further injury during activities

but he can go, you are choosing not to send him.

He needs a risk assessment saying no sand and water play, and what they would do with him if they needed to evacuate (probably his key person would carry him) amongst other things

I've looked after children with broken arms and broken legs. My own daughter went to her childcare with a broken arm.

What kind of fracture has he? If he is happy to go in I’d send him in. Or hold off for a couple of weeks then send him back in. Children’s bones break and heal very easily. Nurseries are well set up for kids so falling from heights, down stairs etc are low risk. If he is not in pain he will probably be happy to keep to his routine.