MD is looking into closed preschools charging tuition -- doesn't think it's right

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

Oh boo hoo. I'm a parent at a for-profit center and this is very simple. Parents get together, collect money (we're using paypal) and distribute it to teachers. Not sure what the problem is here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

Oh boo hoo. I'm a parent at a for-profit center and this is very simple. Parents get together, collect money (we're using paypal) and distribute it to teachers. Not sure what the problem is here.

Why the snark?

You're saying exactly what I said. An employee relief fund.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

Oh boo hoo. I'm a parent at a for-profit center and this is very simple. Parents get together, collect money (we're using paypal) and distribute it to teachers. Not sure what the problem is here.

Who is deciding in what order the teachers are paid and how much each is paid? You have all of the daycare teachers on Paypal? Even the older ones? The admin isn't involved? So much is weird about this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

Oh boo hoo. I'm a parent at a for-profit center and this is very simple. Parents get together, collect money (we're using paypal) and distribute it to teachers. Not sure what the problem is here.

Who is deciding in what order the teachers are paid and how much each is paid? You have all of the daycare teachers on Paypal? Even the older ones? The admin isn't involved? So much is weird about this.

It's really not weird at all, we're doing it in the same way we coordinate holiday gifts for teachers, and yes the admin are aware and supportive. What is weird is charging people tuition when your school is closed.

[Anonymous]

Also, businesses ask for donations all the time, stop making excuses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

Oh boo hoo. I'm a parent at a for-profit center and this is very simple. Parents get together, collect money (we're using paypal) and distribute it to teachers. Not sure what the problem is here.

Who is deciding in what order the teachers are paid and how much each is paid? You have all of the daycare teachers on Paypal? Even the older ones? The admin isn't involved? So much is weird about this.

It's really not weird at all, we're doing it in the same way we coordinate holiday gifts for teachers, and yes the admin are aware and supportive. What is weird is charging people tuition when your school is closed.

That doesnt answer the questions posed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

Oh boo hoo. I'm a parent at a for-profit center and this is very simple. Parents get together, collect money (we're using paypal) and distribute it to teachers. Not sure what the problem is here.

Who is deciding in what order the teachers are paid and how much each is paid? You have all of the daycare teachers on Paypal? Even the older ones? The admin isn't involved? So much is weird about this.

It's really not weird at all, we're doing it in the same way we coordinate holiday gifts for teachers, and yes the admin are aware and supportive. What is weird is charging people tuition when your school is closed.

That doesnt answer the questions posed.

I'm not sure why you need to know how the teachers are receiving the money (either Venmo or Visa gift cards, Paypal is just to collect the funds), apart from you're looking for excuses to charge parents tuition while not providing a service.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

Oh boo hoo. I'm a parent at a for-profit center and this is very simple. Parents get together, collect money (we're using paypal) and distribute it to teachers. Not sure what the problem is here.

Who is deciding in what order the teachers are paid and how much each is paid? You have all of the daycare teachers on Paypal? Even the older ones? The admin isn't involved? So much is weird about this.

It's really not weird at all, we're doing it in the same way we coordinate holiday gifts for teachers, and yes the admin are aware and supportive. What is weird is charging people tuition when your school is closed.

That doesnt answer the questions posed.

I'm not sure why you need to know how the teachers are receiving the money (either Venmo or Visa gift cards, Paypal is just to collect the funds), apart from you're looking for excuses to charge parents tuition while not providing a service.

Huh? You're projecting. I have no stake in it, I just think it's kind of funny that you think you have this all figured out and are patting yourself so thoroughly on the back when the logistics of doing it fairly are nearly impossible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

Oh boo hoo. I'm a parent at a for-profit center and this is very simple. Parents get together, collect money (we're using paypal) and distribute it to teachers. Not sure what the problem is here.

Who is deciding in what order the teachers are paid and how much each is paid? You have all of the daycare teachers on Paypal? Even the older ones? The admin isn't involved? So much is weird about this.

It's really not weird at all, we're doing it in the same way we coordinate holiday gifts for teachers, and yes the admin are aware and supportive. What is weird is charging people tuition when your school is closed.

That doesnt answer the questions posed.

I'm not sure why you need to know how the teachers are receiving the money (either Venmo or Visa gift cards, Paypal is just to collect the funds), apart from you're looking for excuses to charge parents tuition while not providing a service.

Huh? You're projecting. I have no stake in it, I just think it's kind of funny that you think you have this all figured out and are patting yourself so thoroughly on the back when the logistics of doing it fairly are nearly impossible.

New poster here.

Impossible?

People are doing it as we speak. It’s easy.

Clearly you’ve never managed the holiday giving. Or maybe you’re a disgruntled preschool director...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bad situation all around. I expect many many daycares to close.

Then they should ask for donations. Not charge for a service they aren't providing and threaten to take people's spots away.

For-profit places can't ask for donations.

They can set up an employee relief fund, but then they would need to prove that money went only to employees directly.

Oh boo hoo. I'm a parent at a for-profit center and this is very simple. Parents get together, collect money (we're using paypal) and distribute it to teachers. Not sure what the problem is here.

Who is deciding in what order the teachers are paid and how much each is paid? You have all of the daycare teachers on Paypal? Even the older ones? The admin isn't involved? So much is weird about this.

It's really not weird at all, we're doing it in the same way we coordinate holiday gifts for teachers, and yes the admin are aware and supportive. What is weird is charging people tuition when your school is closed.

That doesnt answer the questions posed.

I'm not sure why you need to know how the teachers are receiving the money (either Venmo or Visa gift cards, Paypal is just to collect the funds), apart from you're looking for excuses to charge parents tuition while not providing a service.

Huh? You're projecting. I have no stake in it, I just think it's kind of funny that you think you have this all figured out and are patting yourself so thoroughly on the back when the logistics of doing it fairly are nearly impossible.

Um, as I mentioned we've done this before, for holiday gifts so it's definitely not impossible. In fact, as another poster mentioned, it's easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, businesses ask for donations all the time, stop making excuses.

You can donate, but it wouldn’t be tax deductible. That’s the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, businesses ask for donations all the time, stop making excuses.

You can donate, but it wouldn’t be tax deductible. That’s the difference.

So to review, any daycare or preschool can ask for donations, and it's not hard for parents who are willing and able to give them.

[Anonymous]

The schools that furloughed all their teachers and are still charging parents full tuition are criminal. I hope Hogan forces them to stop charging for a service they aren't providing.

[Anonymous]

You can donate, but it wouldn’t be tax deductible. That’s the difference.

Charitable donations are no longer tax deductible unless you itemize. So no difference for most people.