How Long to Pay Daycare - COVID

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Anonymous wrote:I’m grateful for this thread as I haven’t seen it addressed by prominent outlets or DC govt even though a lot of people in the DMV depend on daycare. I want to continue paying but if my facility isn’t even open, does it seem fair to ask for a reduced price? We have been told the daycare will be closed until the end of April. Our notification of closure/pay came in a group text with little explanation and I haven’t heard from anyone in over a week. There’s no heat/lights on right now so why do I need to pay full price every week? Would it be splitting hairs to ask for more transparency (in a more elegant way than I just put it of course).

Of course it wouldn't! I'm not paying my dry cleaner's bills. I'm not paying the bills for the baristas at the coffee shop I go to that's closed down. Why should we all pay for a service that we're not receiving? I can understand a few weeks, but 2 or 3 months of paying $1,500 bills, or more, for each kid?

We're not made of money. Not happening.

If you are not made of money the people who provide you these services are made of less. Obviously no one can continute to pay indefinitely for services they aren't receiving but this is an unusual time. If you think you will run out of money in a month realize that people who live paycheck to paycheck will be out of money next week. Lobby your government to provide relief where it is truly needed and maybe we can all collectively see our way out of this. Financially, emotionally and intact as decent human beings.

I can’t lobby them - I am trying to work FT (at the same time as DH is, too) and trying to entertain three young kids who haven’t been anywhere but our property for a long time. Plus, MD assembly adjourned early.

I have to decide this week and I think I will withdraw/stop paying. We had a contractual agreement; I paid for one month of nothing already (not even tax benefits of donating even though that’s essentially what it was). This is a weird situation, but that applies to me as well as to them.

Get a live-in nanny for short-term.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids daycare expects us to continue paying the full amount. It’s not worth it. We’re going to get a nanny. I’m 14 was pregnant and had been thinking about it before all this started.

Same (but not pregnant). We’re getting a nanny when this is over and not returning to daycare.

[Anonymous]

If You're ok with letting the spot go, then give your notice.

Staff aren't getting paid then but there is only so much you can do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m grateful for this thread as I haven’t seen it addressed by prominent outlets or DC govt even though a lot of people in the DMV depend on daycare. I want to continue paying but if my facility isn’t even open, does it seem fair to ask for a reduced price? We have been told the daycare will be closed until the end of April. Our notification of closure/pay came in a group text with little explanation and I haven’t heard from anyone in over a week. There’s no heat/lights on right now so why do I need to pay full price every week? Would it be splitting hairs to ask for more transparency (in a more elegant way than I just put it of course).

Of course it wouldn't! I'm not paying my dry cleaner's bills. I'm not paying the bills for the baristas at the coffee shop I go to that's closed down. Why should we all pay for a service that we're not receiving? I can understand a few weeks, but 2 or 3 months of paying $1,500 bills, or more, for each kid?

We're not made of money. Not happening.

If you are not made of money the people who provide you these services are made of less. Obviously no one can continute to pay indefinitely for services they aren't receiving but this is an unusual time. If you think you will run out of money in a month realize that people who live paycheck to paycheck will be out of money next week. Lobby your government to provide relief where it is truly needed and maybe we can all collectively see our way out of this. Financially, emotionally and intact as decent human beings.

I can’t lobby them - I am trying to work FT (at the same time as DH is, too) and trying to entertain three young kids who haven’t been anywhere but our property for a long time. Plus, MD assembly adjourned early.

I have to decide this week and I think I will withdraw/stop paying. We had a contractual agreement; I paid for one month of nothing already (not even tax benefits of donating even though that’s essentially what it was). This is a weird situation, but that applies to me as well as to them.

Get a live-in nanny for short-term.

LOL. You are aware that everyone doesn't have the space to just house a live in nanny right? I'm in a 1,200 sq/ft house with 2 infants and we both have to work FT jobs still with no daycare.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our home-based daycare provider is requesting full pay until the end of March then 50% per week after that. I’m okay with paying through the end of the month, but really upset that she would ask us to pay beyond that. I understand the circumstances are unprecedented, but I will need to find backup care and won’t be able to pay for both if she is still closed. Anyone else in this boat?

That sounds reasonable to hold the slot.

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Especially if she hires an assistant she's still paying.

My daycare center offered 30% discount. It's a place with long waitlist. I'm not risking losing the spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Question for those who aren't planning on paying - do you expect to keep your child's spot when you want to come back, or are you effectively withdrawing them permanently?

Plus didn't you pay a month deposit when you first enrolled your child? And have a 30 day notice requirement? Ours does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daycare is crediting March’s tuition and not charging again until we get back. And I’m worried they laid off all the teachers!

For profit center? Nonprofit center? In home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Staff should be eligible for unemployment when they are laid off. Then get hired back when daycares open again.

What everyone is forgetting is that the centers do not need to pay the employer's share of health insurance for laid off employees.The employer might have to offer the option of continued insurance, but will offer it at the non-subsidized cost. If the employee has a chronic condition and needs continued coverage, the employee's health insurance costs will shoot up. .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m grateful for this thread as I haven’t seen it addressed by prominent outlets or DC govt even though a lot of people in the DMV depend on daycare. I want to continue paying but if my facility isn’t even open, does it seem fair to ask for a reduced price? We have been told the daycare will be closed until the end of April. Our notification of closure/pay came in a group text with little explanation and I haven’t heard from anyone in over a week. There’s no heat/lights on right now so why do I need to pay full price every week? Would it be splitting hairs to ask for more transparency (in a more elegant way than I just put it of course).

Of course it wouldn't! I'm not paying my dry cleaner's bills. I'm not paying the bills for the baristas at the coffee shop I go to that's closed down. Why should we all pay for a service that we're not receiving? I can understand a few weeks, but 2 or 3 months of paying $1,500 bills, or more, for each kid?

We're not made of money. Not happening.

If you are not made of money the people who provide you these services are made of less. Obviously no one can continute to pay indefinitely for services they aren't receiving but this is an unusual time. If you think you will run out of money in a month realize that people who live paycheck to paycheck will be out of money next week. Lobby your government to provide relief where it is truly needed and maybe we can all collectively see our way out of this. Financially, emotionally and intact as decent human beings.

I can’t lobby them - I am trying to work FT (at the same time as DH is, too) and trying to entertain three young kids who haven’t been anywhere but our property for a long time. Plus, MD assembly adjourned early.

I have to decide this week and I think I will withdraw/stop paying. We had a contractual agreement; I paid for one month of nothing already (not even tax benefits of donating even though that’s essentially what it was). This is a weird situation, but that applies to me as well as to them.

Get a live-in nanny for short-term.

LOL. You are aware that everyone doesn't have the space to just house a live in nanny right? I'm in a 1,200 sq/ft house with 2 infants and we both have to work FT jobs still with no daycare.

I interviewed last night with a family who has two infants, a toddler and a preschooler. I’d share the room with the infants, toddler and preschooler have their room, parents have theirs. I’ve also interviewed with a family in a one bedroom apartment, and they’d decided that the baby and nanny would take the bedroom while they take the living room. It’s not a perfect scenario for anyone, but when needs must...

[Anonymous]

We are continuing to pay as long as we can afford it. Our daycare center is a nonprofit and doesn’t have the kind of reserves of a Kindercare. Our providers are like family and we want to see them taken care of. This is your chance to put your money where your mouth is wrt paid leave people. Step up and take care of the people who take care of your babies.

[Anonymous]

Our teachers are getting full pay and we parents don't have to pay anything. It is a relief.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our teachers are getting full pay and we parents don't have to pay anything. It is a relief.

How. Is. That. Possible.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our teachers are getting full pay and we parents don't have to pay anything. It is a relief.

How. Is. That. Possible.

It’s not possible. They might have enough to pay the classroom teachers for up to a month, but it won’t continue indefinitely, and there’s no way they’re paying the aides too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our teachers are getting full pay and we parents don't have to pay anything. It is a relief.

Absolutely not possible. You are not getting the whole story, PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids daycare expects us to continue paying the full amount. It’s not worth it. We’re going to get a nanny. I’m 14 was pregnant and had been thinking about it before all this started.

Same (but not pregnant). We’re getting a nanny when this is over and not returning to daycare.

+3. We withdrew from daycare (who demanded we keep paying although closed or lose our spot). I started looking at nannies. Hopefully we can get a couple good candidates lined up after phone interviews to meet with when this is over.