White flint children’s house in Montgomery decided to open on 3/27!!!

[Anonymous]

It’s a for profit school. What did you expect?

[Anonymous]

A bunch of the private chains are still open. Kiddie Academy is opening back up this week. Goddard is still open. As PP said these are for-profit businesses and they will not shut down unless they are required to do so. Despite the people on these boards who somehow think a daycare can sustain itself by not offering services but still asking families to pay, they need to stay open or they will have to lay off teachers.

[Anonymous]

They will be forced to shut after shelter in place

[Anonymous]

What about if the parents decide to not continue enrolling their kids due to the shutdown? Are these schools offering any type of concessions?

[Anonymous]

Daycares, dammed if you open, dammed If you don’t.

[Anonymous]

Looks like they trying to open to collect that almighty $$ OP. Don’t be surprised if no kids show up though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about if the parents decide to not continue enrolling their kids due to the shutdown? Are these schools offering any type of concessions?

The crappy thing, as one such parent, is that many of us are not eligible to take leave if the school is actually *open.*

[Anonymous]

They are doing it to help "working parents" not parents who just don't want to be with their kids right now.

If you are teleworking, no need to send your kids back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A bunch of the private chains are still open. Kiddie Academy is opening back up this week. Goddard is still open. As PP said these are for-profit businesses and they will not shut down unless they are required to do so. Despite the people on these boards who somehow think a daycare can sustain itself by not offering services but still asking families to pay, they need to stay open or they will have to lay off teachers.

+1
See the posts where parents don't want to pay because they are not getting a service.
Unless parents are willing to float the daycare for the next 2-4 months, what do you suggest centers do?
Mine is looking at reopening option versus staying closed and charging only how much it costs to stay open (lease, teacher salaries, employer's portion of teacher insurance and things like that).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A bunch of the private chains are still open. Kiddie Academy is opening back up this week. Goddard is still open. As PP said these are for-profit businesses and they will not shut down unless they are required to do so. Despite the people on these boards who somehow think a daycare can sustain itself by not offering services but still asking families to pay, they need to stay open or they will have to lay off teachers.

+1
See the posts where parents don't want to pay because they are not getting a service.
Unless parents are willing to float the daycare for the next 2-4 months, what do you suggest centers do?
Mine is looking at reopening option versus staying closed and charging only how much it costs to stay open (lease, teacher salaries, employer's portion of teacher insurance and things like that).

I wonder what percent of tuition that would be? I’d be scared to know.....

[Anonymous]

The nerve of some schools trying to open during a national crisis. Don’t these essential employees have assistance from government for backup daycare

[Anonymous]

The CDC recommends closing schools only in case of substantial community spread. We are not quite there yet.

CDC Guidelines for school closures

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The nerve of some schools trying to open during a national crisis. Don’t these essential employees have assistance from government for backup daycare

No, why would you assume the government has immediately set up daycare for kids of essential employees?

[Anonymous]

Put away the pitchforks and keep your children home if you have that luxury

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The CDC recommends closing schools only in case of substantial community spread. We are not quite there yet.

CDC Guidelines for school closures

We don’t actually know if we’re there due to lack of tests available.