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[quote=Anonymous]Our daycare is also closing for three weeks. Their argument is that they didn't take summer vacation and are combing the holidays with an additional week of closure. I send two kids to this daycare so this means nearly $3K for me so its really quite painful to rationalize as I will need to hire additional help for one of these weeks. We've sent one of our kids to this daycare for almost 2 years so we are comfortable with our current arrangement but I am really starting to get frayed with them. This decision to close for three weeks was not made based on any discussion with parents. Plus we paid for them even when they were closed in the summer time. They decided to open when the government let them accept essential workers' kids (my husband is essential) but they operated half day so as to not have to accept "real" first responders' kids. We desperately needed care so we kept up with this. Then, later this year, our daycare asked for separate cleaning supplies - disinfecting wipes, hand washes, paper towels, hand towel PER KID. Keep in mind, one of my kids is not even 1. I asked them why I had to send separate hand washes for a 10 month old and got some ridiculous response around "safety". This is an in-home daycare  with less than 10 kids, 3 of which are infants and one is the daycare owner's kid...not a center with multiple kids in each class.

Are a lot of people dealing with similar daycare issues? When does this become an even-playing field? I am really feeling like I need to manage my own expectations even when I am paying premium pricing for care. [/quote]

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