I have my daughter enrolled in a CT daycare facility - she attends 3 days a week. They require that a contract be signed annually (which starts in September). The contract basically specifies rates(paid on a monthly basis), policies etc. For those that have children in the school - they send the contracts out in April to be signed for the following school year. This is also accompanied by a registration fee of $50.00.
This year when I received the contract, it stated that there would be no part-time positions available, all of the daycare was to be for full-time enrollment only. I found a school down the street that did offer part-time enrollment, however their contract is set up differently. They charged by the week and with the contract they requested that we submit a maintenance fee of $40.00 and a deposit equivalent to 1 weeks tuition. I paid and signed up for September, when my daughters first contract ran out. The first school has now deceided to allow the current part-time students to be grandfathered and will allow them part-time enrollment for the fall. When I went to the second school to get my deposit back, they said that the one page preregistration form I signed said that if I withdraw my child for any reason prior to the start date that I will forfeit the deposit. When I talked to the owner - she said even if they fill the spot before September, they turned away others, and they will not give me my money back ($200.00).
1. Can that pre-registration form be binding
2. Is their anyway around this
3. Can I report these actions to the BBB or Consumer
Protection Agency?
This year when I received the contract, it stated that there would be no part-time positions available, all of the daycare was to be for full-time enrollment only. I found a school down the street that did offer part-time enrollment, however their contract is set up differently. They charged by the week and with the contract they requested that we submit a maintenance fee of $40.00 and a deposit equivalent to 1 weeks tuition. I paid and signed up for September, when my daughters first contract ran out. The first school has now deceided to allow the current part-time students to be grandfathered and will allow them part-time enrollment for the fall. When I went to the second school to get my deposit back, they said that the one page preregistration form I signed said that if I withdraw my child for any reason prior to the start date that I will forfeit the deposit. When I talked to the owner - she said even if they fill the spot before September, they turned away others, and they will not give me my money back ($200.00).
1. Can that pre-registration form be binding
2. Is their anyway around this
3. Can I report these actions to the BBB or Consumer
Protection Agency?