Child daycare fees even during informed absence?

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Child daycare fees even during informed absence?

Post by Samer2010 » Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:56 am

Hello forum,

My child is in a daycare, and back in June, I informed the day care that we are travelling during summer and thus our child will come and attend the daycare starting mid-August onward.

We were under the impression that we will pay half of August's fees, But, I was told that I must pay it all regardless if the child was absent or not nor if we informed about the absence or not, the amount must be paid for the whole month.

Is this really how the system work?



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Re: Child daycare fees even during informed absence?

Post by network_engineer » Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:13 pm

Hi,

That seems odd.

DISCLAIMER: *As far as I know, and I might be wrong* is that the fee was based on presence, and especially if you had informed in advance, i.e. you paid for the days attended. However, If this is a semi-private daycare (is it?), then the fee stays on even during absence. I am not sure if this is dependent on the municipalities, or if the rules have changed, they have had challenges in funding!

Where did you clarify the amount from? You might contact either the daycare director (päiväkodinjohtaja) or then the varhaiskasvatus for the daycare in question.

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Re: Child daycare fees even during informed absence?

Post by Upphew » Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:40 pm

Samer2010 wrote:
Tue Sep 25, 2018 10:56 am
Hello forum,

My child is in a daycare, and back in June, I informed the day care that we are travelling during summer and thus our child will come and attend the daycare starting mid-August onward.

We were under the impression that we will pay half of August's fees, But, I was told that I must pay it all regardless if the child was absent or not nor if we informed about the absence or not, the amount must be paid for the whole month.

Is this really how the system work?
Yup, it seems that the monhtly fee is to be paid during temporary absence:

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Maksun periminen poissaolon ajalta

Tässä laissa säädetty kuukausittainen maksu peritään myös lapsen tilapäisen poissaolon ajalta.
http://finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2016/20161503
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Re: Child daycare fees even during informed absence?

Post by Samer2010 » Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:50 pm

This is just strange, and I would expect from the daycare staff to notify us about that having communicated to them before and obviously my intention was about the fees.

Well, As usual nothing can be done...

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Re: Child daycare fees even during informed absence?

Post by network_engineer » Tue Sep 25, 2018 4:55 pm

Upphew wrote:
Tue Sep 25, 2018 12:40 pm

9 §
Maksun periminen poissaolon ajalta

Tässä laissa säädetty kuukausittainen maksu peritään myös lapsen tilapäisen poissaolon ajalta.
http://finlex.fi/fi/laki/ajantasa/2016/20161503
So, it seems the law was changed in 2016, hence I was not aware of it. Thanks Upphew.

BTW, only FYI, from the same link.
Jos lapsi on muusta syystä poissa varhaiskasvatuksesta koko kalenterikuukauden, maksuna peritään puolet kuukausimaksusta.
Rough translation, if the child is away from the daycare for other reasons for a whole calendar month, it is only half the fee.


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