Guest Wolfie Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 I discovered yesterday that the nursery I support is allowing two families to pull their children out of the nursery for the six week summer holiday and start them again in September without the families having to pay any kind of retainer to keep their children's places open. This ISN'T normal practice is it? What do other nurseries do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 I have always had to pay for the whole summer holidays, even when I wasn't working and daughter wasn't attending - i.e. paid a retainer to keep her place. I pay for 51 weeks of the year, minus bank holidays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy P Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 I thought that most nurseries charged a retainer - who is to say that this child will ever return and you may have turned others away! We give the parents 4 weeks holiday at 50% discount rate per year, so they could save this up and pay half price for four of the weeks, as for the other two weeks that would be full price i'm afraid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belle06 Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 We have a term time only place where parents pay a 50% Retainer during the holidays but this also means that they can use that 50% if they wish with prior arrangement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Yup, retainer, or special arrangement here, too! DNs aren't a charity!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyMaz Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Yup, retainer, or special arrangement here, too! DNs aren't a charity!! Bet it feels like it sometimes though! Maz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wolfie Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Thank you for all your quick replies, I shall pass that information on...I KNEW those parents were on a cushy number!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 OMG!!!! You would not BELIEVE the things parents do for those special arrangements!! Yes, Happymaz!! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I'm like janine, would have jumped at chance to just pay a retainer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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