https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:46:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycares-not-giving-rates-over-the-phone#post-342680 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:31:26 +0000 Modern Daisy 342680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That probably means it's pricey. Try this trick I used while planning my wedding - ask them to make an exception for you since you're shopping daycares long distance so you will probably be putting in a deposit before visiting the center since you aren't able to tour them first. That always got vendors to cough up their rates since they knew if they didn't I couldn't even use them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycares-not-giving-rates-over-the-phone#post-342679 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:30:55 +0000 keiki_mama 342679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah that's pretty odd. All the daycares I contacted happily provided me with a rate over the phone. One daycare charged twice as much as others and tried hard to persuade me to come in for a visit so they could justify the cost. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycares-not-giving-rates-over-the-phone#post-342675 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:30:15 +0000 Lozza 342675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's weird. Even the highest priced centers in my area will give out rates over the phone- if they're really that good, they know they can fill those spots easily enough despite the prices :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycares-not-giving-rates-over-the-phone#post-342622 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:14:26 +0000 Mrsbells 342622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I thought it was a bit odd. @MamaMoose: You are probably right, they are going to be expensive and think they can convince people of the price by showing us how amazing it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycares-not-giving-rates-over-the-phone#post-342603 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:08:41 +0000 littlek 342603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is odd. When we looked at daycares they provided the amount over the phone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycares-not-giving-rates-over-the-phone#post-342597 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:07:05 +0000 MamaMoose 342597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is very strange! What are they doing to do... check you out in person and decide how much they think they can charge you?</p> <p>I'm guessing that the reason they don't is because they want to force you to come in for visit so they can give you a full sales pitch before giving their prices. Which implies to me that they have high prices that they know they really need to work hard to justify. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycares-not-giving-rates-over-the-phone#post-342595 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 11:05:27 +0000 Freckles 342595@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is odd. All the daycare centres have provided me with their fees over the phone. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycares-not-giving-rates-over-the-phone#post-342577 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:56:21 +0000 Mrsbells 342577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is this common? I just called a daycare near me its one of The Learning Experience chain and they refused to give rates over the phone. This surprised me because all the other daycares I called gave me their rates right away </p>