Donate to furloughed daycare providers

[Anonymous]

I've donated over $500 to our preschool teacher's fund. I very much want each of them to be able to return whenever this is over! It's a wonderful school with over 20 full time employees. We pay a lot for it, but now nothing. I definitely feel like I can spare some of that tuition to try to keep them afloat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Between unemployment and working as a nanny under the table our preschool teacher is making double what she made teaching.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t donate due to the lack of transparency...

I’d toss in $100 for teacher appreciation week... but I’m not just giving anyone $4,000 (what I pay for two kids)...

Have the teachers been laid off or furloughed?
Have the teachers received unemployment?
Did the daycare apply for/revive a PPP loan?
How will the donated funds be distributed? Staff, administrators, teachers? Based on years of service, etc.?
Have they set up a system where daycare workers could work in families’ homes?
Is the daycare still open and charging tuition to essential workers?

If you really want to donate thousands of dollars, your money may have more of an impact donating to the DC Diaper Bank or the Capital Area Food Bank, it literally anywhere else other than just handing over a few thousand dollars with the idea that it’ll probably help someone.

These teachers are getting more on unemployment than they get on their regular pay.

[Anonymous]

I don't think donations will reach the teachers. The owners will probably find excuse for pocketing it, they always have "so many expenses". Plus, with $600 a week PUA teachers make more - yes, more -on unemployment. I would donate directly to the teacher, yes, but something like a $100. We don't know who is next to be laid off, maybe it's us, so I will save my daycare money for my family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a single mom teleworking full time and helping my son through his day. His daycare put out a call for parents to donate to furloughed teachers. I’m on the fence about this. Part of me is finally getting a financial break after not paying daycare but I’m also very stressed out and beyond tired with no help. At the same time I feel this urge to donate but can recount his provider doing erroneous things like overcharging me tuition and dismissing me when i needed it corrected, or losing items from his cubby that I ended up replacing. The relationship hasn’t been spectacular but I don’t have the same expectations and relationships work both ways. What I know is that I’m in a fortunate position but having mixed feelings about helping. I’m not a selfish person by nature so I just need hand holding. What would you do?

As a fellow single mom, I urge you to take the financial break, put them money into a long term savings account and don't feel bad. These breaks will be very rare for you and you should take advantage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Between unemployment and working as a nanny under the table our preschool teacher is making double what she made teaching.

This.

You do know that some preschool teachers have their own kids at home so they can’t just up and be a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nannies are in high demand right now. The teachers could easily find safe work.

^^^^ Those people post

[Anonymous]

We hired our daycare teacher as the nanny instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a single mom teleworking full time and helping my son through his day. His daycare put out a call for parents to donate to furloughed teachers. I’m on the fence about this. Part of me is finally getting a financial break after not paying daycare but I’m also very stressed out and beyond tired with no help. At the same time I feel this urge to donate but can recount his provider doing erroneous things like overcharging me tuition and dismissing me when i needed it corrected, or losing items from his cubby that I ended up replacing. The relationship hasn’t been spectacular but I don’t have the same expectations and relationships work both ways. What I know is that I’m in a fortunate position but having mixed feelings about helping. I’m not a selfish person by nature so I just need hand holding. What would you do?

As a fellow single mom, I urge you to take the financial break, put them money into a long term savings account and don't feel bad. These breaks will be very rare for you and you should take advantage.

Agree with this. It’s ok to be a little selfish right now.

If you feel moved to split difference between doing and not, you might request Venmo or email info for the teacher and offer a gift. A client did that for me recently (currently out of work due to covid19) it meant so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a single mom teleworking full time and helping my son through his day. His daycare put out a call for parents to donate to furloughed teachers. I’m on the fence about this. Part of me is finally getting a financial break after not paying daycare but I’m also very stressed out and beyond tired with no help. At the same time I feel this urge to donate but can recount his provider doing erroneous things like overcharging me tuition and dismissing me when i needed it corrected, or losing items from his cubby that I ended up replacing. The relationship hasn’t been spectacular but I don’t have the same expectations and relationships work both ways. What I know is that I’m in a fortunate position but having mixed feelings about helping. I’m not a selfish person by nature so I just need hand holding. What would you do?

As a fellow single mom, I urge you to take the financial break, put them money into a long term savings account and don't feel bad. These breaks will be very rare for you and you should take advantage.

I am not a single mom (and major props to those of you who are; no idea how you are doing this!) but I wholeheartedly agree both with this and with the PP who expressed doubt that this would go directly to the teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Between unemployment and working as a nanny under the table our preschool teacher is making double what she made teaching.

This.

You do know that some preschool teachers have their own kids at home so they can’t just up and be a nanny.

So where were their kids pre-corona while they were working?

Nanny shares are in high demand right now. They could take another kid with their kid.

No, I am not paying for daycare that is closed.

[Anonymous]

Nope. Not a penny. We aren’t going back and it’s a well funded religious daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a single mom teleworking full time and helping my son through his day. His daycare put out a call for parents to donate to furloughed teachers. I’m on the fence about this. Part of me is finally getting a financial break after not paying daycare but I’m also very stressed out and beyond tired with no help. At the same time I feel this urge to donate but can recount his provider doing erroneous things like overcharging me tuition and dismissing me when i needed it corrected, or losing items from his cubby that I ended up replacing. The relationship hasn’t been spectacular but I don’t have the same expectations and relationships work both ways. What I know is that I’m in a fortunate position but having mixed feelings about helping. I’m not a selfish person by nature so I just need hand holding. What would you do?

As a fellow single mom, I urge you to take the financial break, put them money into a long term savings account and don't feel bad. These breaks will be very rare for you and you should take advantage.

I am not a single mom (and major props to those of you who are; no idea how you are doing this!) but I wholeheartedly agree both with this and with the PP who expressed doubt that this would go directly to the teachers.

Yes, it's been great to get the financial break. I was so happy that we can pay credit card bills and mortgage without worrying about when the $4,000 would be taken out of our account. We paid full tuition for April and for May, we pay $500.

Also, furloughed teachers can get unemployment and I agree with one other poster.. how do we know the donation will reach the teachers?

[Anonymous]

OP, don't let them guilt you into donating to a business. Donate to a food pantry if you feel the need to give back (because that is a non profit and would be tax deductible if you itemize, unlike a for profit daycare), but between unemployment + covid supplement + babysitting + saving transportation costs, they are probably coming out even.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think donations will reach the teachers. The owners will probably find excuse for pocketing it, they always have "so many expenses". Plus, with $600 a week PUA teachers make more - yes, more -on unemployment. I would donate directly to the teacher, yes, but something like a $100. We don't know who is next to be laid off, maybe it's us, so I will save my daycare money for my family.

I am really skeptical this money will really reach teachers. If the daycare wanted to help they would be having zoom meeting helping every teacher apply for unemployment so they get the extra $600 per WEEK plus unemployment . Is everyone understanding that it is $600 per week so $2400 a MONTH extra on top of what they would make for unemployment.
Let's say in Maryland you are a preschool teacher making $36,000 a year. On unemployment you would make $400 a week plus $600 a week from feds so now you are making $1000 a week or $52000 a year.
Why would you donate to them?