Is anyone else’s center adding school-aged classes?

[Anonymous]

Ours has always had a K class, but they’ve added 2 more, given demand, and just sent out an email saying they received licensing to offer 1st and 2nd grade classes as well, but will only form those classes if there’s demand.

Wondering if this is typical for centers? I’m glad parents will have the option; certainly if our daughter were a rising kindergartener, we’d take the option to keep her in the center, rather than doing MCPS DL.

[Anonymous]

Hope they have certified teachers. A daycare worker usually has different qualifications than school teachers.

[Anonymous]

Really? MCPS DL worked fine for us in the spring and will be very robust in the fall. Why would you intentionally stay in a germ-infested daycare?

[Anonymous]

Our preschool is adding K classes, as are many preschools I know of. I haven't heard any adding 1st or 2nd, but I get why they would.

[Anonymous]

That can be a big risk. Our former center was licensed to teach k-3 so they had a separate space and appropriate staff. However, a friend’s 4 year old was abused by an 8 year old at a different center. This went beyond bullying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Really? MCPS DL worked fine for us in the spring and will be very robust in the fall. Why would you intentionally stay in a germ-infested daycare?

NP here. Probably so the parents can keep their jobs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That can be a big risk. Our former center was licensed to teach k-3 so they had a separate space and appropriate staff. However, a friend’s 4 year old was abused by an 8 year old at a different center. This went beyond bullying.

How is a 4 year old allowed to even mix with a 8 year old? I've never seen a center where this is allowed. Was it a fly by night operation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Really? MCPS DL worked fine for us in the spring and will be very robust in the fall. Why would you intentionally stay in a germ-infested daycare?

Troll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Really? MCPS DL worked fine for us in the spring and will be very robust in the fall. Why would you intentionally stay in a germ-infested daycare?

NP here. Probably so the parents can keep their jobs?

Right, and not be living in the germ-infested streets/homeless shelters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hope they have certified teachers. A daycare worker usually has different qualifications than school teachers.

Umm, they got licensed. Presumably they’ll have certified teachers.

Idiot.

[Anonymous]

There's a difference between a center getting licensed to provide care for 6 or 7 year-olds, and it becoming a proper elementary school. My guess is that parents still have the legal requirement to enroll their children in elementary school, and sending them to a daycare center that's licensed for those ages is not a substitute for that. Given the shortened school day/week due to COVID-19, families may still need care for times when their school-age children are not actively engaged with their elementary school distance learning class, and may send their children to daycare during those times. A family that fails to enroll their children in elementary school and keep proper attendance would be in violation of the law, daycare or not.

[Anonymous]

We were at a preschool that went through 2nd great. It was fantastic to be able to stay as an affordable private option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Really? MCPS DL worked fine for us in the spring and will be very robust in the fall. Why would you intentionally stay in a germ-infested daycare?

Probably better than those germ infested homeless shelters.kids are more at risk if their parents lose their jobs. For many a job is not just a job, it’s a career. You can’t just step out for a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a difference between a center getting licensed to provide care for 6 or 7 year-olds, and it becoming a proper elementary school. My guess is that parents still have the legal requirement to enroll their children in elementary school, and sending them to a daycare center that's licensed for those ages is not a substitute for that. Given the shortened school day/week due to COVID-19, families may still need care for times when their school-age children are not actively engaged with their elementary school distance learning class, and may send their children to daycare during those times. A family that fails to enroll their children in elementary school and keep proper attendance would be in violation of the law, daycare or not.

If it’s licensed it’s licensed. I know you like feeling superior to “centers” but you’re just wrong in this case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Really? MCPS DL worked fine for us in the spring and will be very robust in the fall. Why would you intentionally stay in a germ-infested daycare?

NP here. Probably so the parents can keep their jobs?

OP didn't say she needed the childcare.