Daycare Expulsion Legal Rights

Summary

Child care centers in Pennsylvania must follow specific regulations, including having policies for suspension or expulsion and providing parents with written copies of all policies. Behavior support policies should be based on positive techniques. If you believe your sons rights were violated, consider consulting a local attorney or contacting Philadelphia Legal Assistance for free legal help. You may also file a complaint with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.

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My son’s daycare kicked him out after only being there a month, due to his behaviors. They required we get him services to return, got the services for him and currently in the process of scheduling everything. In that process I lost my job due to lack of childcare, have been harassed by the billing department of the day care center, when I told them I would be able to pay once I was able to return to work, and kept pushing for a payment plan and anything to get the money with out working with me. They give off vibes that they’re covering something up. I know this counts as hear say but heard that another child was making finger guns and shooting people and allowed to stay only because he switched rooms and has a PCA (which won’t do anything I was working as one when all this happened). I feel like they left out key parts in his IEP, used am excuse of he has been there in a while to fill out a survey needed for his evaluation. The information they gave for the IEP and Evaluation was left very vague, with little to no strategies on working with him. Not to mention he wasn’t give proper time to adjust from being in one center and moved to a completely different and new one. With new teachers, friends, schedule, and rules. Not to mention for about * weeks until the day he was suspended they were calling me almost everyday to come and pick him up, for something they said “isn’t expectable and they won’t be tolerating”. Which I did have a meeting about right after he started there, and said he was used to certain things from his previous center, and he’s going to have to adjust, did do everything I could to get him to listen, not sure if they stuck to they’re end of what plan we came up with in that meeting or not. They also did say that “they did not have enough staff to give him the attention needed… to deal with these behaviors”. Which all he needed was some one to sit with him and talk with him about it for a few minutes, not much, also kept the doors of class rooms open, and complained about him eloping during these behaviors. As someone who’s worked in a childcare center and worked in a school with autistic and special needs children the doors should be kept shut and child locked that can be prevented.
I'm sorry to hear about your situation, Stephanie. Could you please let me know your location? Laws regarding child care services vary by state and country.
I’m in Pennsylvania
I'm sorry to hear about your situation, Stephanie. In Pennsylvania, child care services must abide by specific regulations. Here are a few points to consider:
- Child care centers must have policies for suspension or expulsion.
- Parents must be given a written copy of all policies.
- Behavior support policies must be based on positive techniques.
You may want to consult with a local attorney for specific advice.
Just outside of Philadelphia
That's helpful, Stephanie. In Philadelphia, consider contacting the Philadelphia Legal Assistance - they offer free legal help. You may be entitled to file a complaint with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, or pursue legal action if your son's rights were violated.