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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ours is open for kids of essential workers, but most of us are home for at least a month. Our director has emailed us as a group and asked us if we can keep paying so that she doesn't need to layoff the teacher, but families are allowed to "opt in" to a level they feel comfortable with -- 100%, 75% , 50% or nothing. We have a very mixed income daycare, and some parents have lost their jobs. I would pay MORE than 100% if we could keep our community the same (families, teachers, everyone) after this crisis has died down. Our state IS giving aid to daycare providers, so it's possible that we will get refunds later (although I kind of doubt it) but in the meanwhile, she needs to make cashflow. I have not had any income consequences as a result of this and will absolutely support our daycare and their staff as long as we can do so. [/quote]

I’m confused. Don’t essential care workers need to pay tuition at providers who are remaining open for them? I don’t think they just get free daycare. If they’re paying tuition at your center, why is the director asking original families to pay as well? That sounds like double dipping to me. [/quote]

They do get free childcare, at least in MD. It's paid for by the government straight to the provider. [/quote]

Thanks for clarifying. But that still means the provider would be getting paid twice, once by the government, and once by the original families who had to leave to make room for the kids of essential care workers. That’s shady. PP needs to call them out on this. Now. [/quote]

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