Preschool virtual learning and refunds?

[Anonymous]

My children attend a Metro Montessori owned school. Everyone is highly disappointed in what the school has offered for tuition reimbursement. Oh, in one email the director said they would be strictly enforcing the 60 day withdrawal policy. What?!? These guys are pricks. We send our kids to school for childcare and to use the different Montessori lessons, not some watered down virtual learning.
We are so irritated with the school that we decided to find a different program for our kids next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My children attend a Metro Montessori owned school. Everyone is highly disappointed in what the school has offered for tuition reimbursement. Oh, in one email the director said they would be strictly enforcing the 60 day withdrawal policy. What?!? These guys are pricks. We send our kids to school for childcare and to use the different Montessori lessons, not some watered down virtual learning.
We are so irritated with the school that we decided to find a different program for our kids next year.

Are they offering tuition reimbursement at all?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My children attend a Metro Montessori owned school. Everyone is highly disappointed in what the school has offered for tuition reimbursement. Oh, in one email the director said they would be strictly enforcing the 60 day withdrawal policy. What?!? These guys are pricks. We send our kids to school for childcare and to use the different Montessori lessons, not some watered down virtual learning.
We are so irritated with the school that we decided to find a different program for our kids next year.

What’s the percentage of the reimbursement?

[Anonymous]

That school sounds terrible. I hope you get your money back!!

[Anonymous]

Mine has sent about 10 worksheets and is charging full tuition and requiring 90 days to withdrawal. I'm not happy

[Anonymous]

Read your contract. If there's no act of god clause, you're in a good spot to sue. Lawyer up.

[Anonymous]

We pre-paid the entire year for a 5% discount. The school is actually open, but I'm guessing maybe 10% of kids are attending. They do a daily online zoom and that's it.

[Anonymous]

Sue and lawyer up if no tuition reimbursement

[Anonymous]

Our preschool is offering a ton of video lessons and a daily Zoom meeting.

My 3 year old likes watching the videos of her teachers reading books. The Zoom meeting was only about 5 minutes long because there’s only so much you can do with 3 year olds in that setting.

They are clearly trying very hard and I appreciate it. I just want this nightmare to be over.

[Anonymous]

Our small, faith-based preschool just sent out a message that they are going to drop tuition to half-price beginning in April so that they can continue to pay staff. The teachers are having two zoom classes a week and then one all-school assembly on top of that. Plus lots of videos of teachers (and their pets) sharing books, recipes, etc.

For me, it feels like a good solution and I'm not upset about paying half for the next few months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our small, faith-based preschool just sent out a message that they are going to drop tuition to half-price beginning in April so that they can continue to pay staff. The teachers are having two zoom classes a week and then one all-school assembly on top of that. Plus lots of videos of teachers (and their pets) sharing books, recipes, etc.

For me, it feels like a good solution and I'm not upset about paying half for the next few months.

Amen to that . Half appears reasonable

[Anonymous]

If everyone pulled their kids and stopped paying, the schools would have no money to pay the teachers. Enough people are losing their jobs right now that it seems, to me, that if you're privileged enough to comfortably afford childcare, it's your moral obligation to make sure these teachers don't lose their jobs. The schools should definitely still be doing some type of distance learning, but it seems like the most appropriate thing is a zoom meeting in the morning and then suggestions for activities for parents to do with their kids, which certainly is not a substitute for full-day childcare like you were expecting when you signed up at the beginning of the year. It's a crap situation, and there's really not much more that can be done.

[Anonymous]

our school is not collecting tuition, and are providing multiple videos daily. we are pretty pleased with how they are handling it.

[Anonymous]

Our school is open

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our school is open

Where? Are you located on the campus of Liberty University?