Daycare (bright horizons) kicking out large numbers of kids

[Anonymous]

Our bright horizons daycare told us our pre-k aged son - who has attended the daycare since he was 8 months old was losing his enrollment spot. The center cut spaces due to COVID, but at the same time decided to transition up ages and add 16 new infants to the daycare. They only gave us a weeks notice about the lottery. I am still in shock. We just got an email saying we were not accepted back in, no apology no empathy

Curious if other daycares - bright horizons in particular- is doing this in other locations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our bright horizons daycare told us our pre-k aged son - who has attended the daycare since he was 8 months old was losing his enrollment spot. The center cut spaces due to COVID, but at the same time decided to transition up ages and add 16 new infants to the daycare. They only gave us a weeks notice about the lottery. I am still in shock. We just got an email saying we were not accepted back in, no apology no empathy

Curious if other daycares - bright horizons in particular- is doing this in other locations.

Wow that is the worst. Very sorry.

[Anonymous]

Op, where do you live? Is your daycare just opened ? I know there maybe a few spots in a few daycare in my area, but their tuition is not cheap, almost $2k/ month.

[Anonymous]

Well, people shouted it was ‘discriminatory’ to only take the kids of parents who paid all throughout spring. So a lottery is impartial. Sorry better start looking for a nanny.

[Anonymous]

They’re franchises and I think each location can decide how to meet capacity limits.

[Anonymous]

I'm assuming you get a priority spot on the waitlist? That sucks, but maybe the delay to get in wont be that long.

[Anonymous]

Wow! Which location is it?

[Anonymous]

The good news is you can enroll your son in a preschool, which may be better for him. Do you know of any nearby with openings?

[Anonymous]

Seems like a bad way to handle it, but a lot of daycares are trying to figure out how to meet the new capacity limits.

[Anonymous]

That’s awful OP. Our daycare is finding a way to keep all kids currently enrolled (including switching around class enrollments a bit to keep sizes smaller in the classes like PK that have more kids). No new families unless there are spots after all current families have been accommodated.

[Anonymous]

Bright Horizons are not known for their graciousness.
It's a shame they were rude about it, but the reality is that all daycare parents should expect this. A lot of daycares cannot operate with their usual numbers and implement safety measures. Infants are safer than preschoolers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Bright Horizons are not known for their graciousness.
It's a shame they were rude about it, but the reality is that all daycare parents should expect this. A lot of daycares cannot operate with their usual numbers and implement safety measures. Infants are safer than preschoolers.

Yep, it’s very easy to distance infants from each other and not have them share anything. Much harder for bigger kids.

[Anonymous]

Comes down to $$$. It will all be about trying to keep their doors open. That and anyone who has challenged policies in the past will likely be first to be let go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, people shouted it was ‘discriminatory’ to only take the kids of parents who paid all throughout spring. So a lottery is impartial. Sorry better start looking for a nanny.

Or a better and more consistent resolution, another preschool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Bright Horizons are not known for their graciousness.
It's a shame they were rude about it, but the reality is that all daycare parents should expect this. A lot of daycares cannot operate with their usual numbers and implement safety measures. Infants are safer than preschoolers.

Yep, it’s very easy to distance infants from each other and not have them share anything. Much harder for bigger kids.

Also with the infant rooms they probably don’t need to change their capacity at all due to lower ratios to begin with- so they can make more money with more infant rooms.