Day cares are not much different ten schools in some ways and will try to get away with things if you let them. Sometimes it is a matter of them not knowing the rules however sometimes it is just a budget they are working under and if they can get away without providing things they will because they cost money. The rely on the fact that you are not going to push things or just don't know the rules and if they can get off on the cheap and you are not going to fight back they will.

i agree with evak77, there are not guarantees with fight back but if you don't make it easy they might think twice. getting other parents involved, people in the community. the more people know they better your chances.

In Georgia, I'm not sure "reasonable accommodations" apply to daycares.

I called the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning today and they told me the daycare needs to call them and find out about "dual enrollments". The woman on the phone said the daycare may not be aware of this option if they few disabled kids. My daughter is the only ASD kid there at the moment so this may be a teachable moment.

I agree that you need to fight this. The Georgia families handbook states: "Children who do not attend on a regular basis, are routinely late, or routinely leave the program early may be disenrolled. In addition, children who are late, leave early, or are absent for ten consecutive days without a medical or other reasonable explanation must be disenrolled from the program."

If you have a medical reason to be absent, then the state should not be able to kick your child out.

Unfortunately, many school districts make up their own rules. They get away with it, because usually no one ever challenges the word of the program administrator.

Hire a lawyer. They are not making reasonable accommodations.