Yet instead of working or being with your kids you are here. Our appointments have been canceled. |
They all have their own policies (since again these are just private business who have MCPS as a landlord) but my strong suspicion is that most of them would give enrolled families first dibs but then happily take as many other families as they can at the drop-in rate until they run out of space/staffing. |
+1 Tbf I started seeing this trend under McKnight. We have been using MCPS based childcare since 2019 and when we started we were told they rarely ever forced them to close because they rarely closed administrative offices. But now it seems they always close administrative offices if schools are closed. That being said the whole thing where they delay schools such that high schools open by 9 but won't let beforecare open at all (so high schools can open at 9 but child care can't) is all Thomas Taylor. That part is new and special. |
How would you feel if all teachers went on strike until parents collectively managed to get their kids under control or do out of school assignments? Your jobs are not any more important than ours. |
Thanks for sharing. We should make a list of all the local districts that are allowing school based care to open this week, so emails to the Board on this will carry more weight. |
Do most MCPS parents work in MoCo? Are most workers in MoCo MCPS parents? |
Some are canceling and some are not. My mom has an appointment tomorrow but my kid's appointment tomorrow was canceled. That's fair. Some people are truly still snowed in. Some of course don't have child care. Of course schools can't open under these conditions. But most businesses are open, likely many with reduced staffing (a good portion of which is because of the lack of child care!). Yet for some reason, child care providers are not being allowed to open at all. |
FCPS has 69 total schools. I'm no expert but I would imagine it was easier for them to make that happen than MCPS |
you are free to comb the census bureau's data for percentages of households with young children with both parents working |
Doubtful. Monday appointments were cancelled, but almost everyone opened on time on Tuesday. And look at the clock- it's 9:30. My kids are long in bed. |
What is embarrassing is you behaving like a schoolyard bully online. Go read a book or do some yoga, good lord. |
Child care isn't all-or-nothing in either county. Both have historically let providers open when their specific school is sufficiently clear. But Taylor changed that because he's actively hostile to working parents. |
Why would it be easier? FCPS is not forcing them to open..they are just allowing it. |
Move to Frederick and enjoy your commute. |
Find different childcare. How many times does someone have to say this to you? Otherwise, STFU. Your problem won't be fixed here. Move on and torment someone else with your whining. |