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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is in a center in a federal building. The agency they are housed in was funded for the last shutdown but they told us if the agency’s funding ran out, they’d have to close but we’d have to keep paying to hold our spot. I imagine it will be the same for this. [/quote]

OP here. I think the fact that childcare is in SUCH high demand here works to the provider's benefit in these situations. You obviously don't have to pay for a service you aren't receiving, but in my mind it's a little dirty to hold customers hostage to the fear of losing their quality childcare when your spot is no longer guaranteed. As another poster mentioned, if the daycare is closed for two months, that's two months that they don't have to pay for [b]supplies, food, electricity, cleaning services, etc[/b]. That money is STRAIGHT PROFIT for the center. I've always said that I understand the need for the teachers to continue to receive their paycheck. They are already underpaid and have to eat. But the entire cost of tuition? GTFO.

Daycares have zero problem telling their customers that your tuition won't be reduced if you're on vacation, if your child gets sick and doesn't come in, etc. But to suggest that they return the favor to us when they aren't providing services, they completely balk.[/quote]

I hear you OP that this is a tough situation for parents.  But what you are talking about is a fraction of the daycare's costs, which are mostly personnel.  And also the cost of the facility itself (rent).  I really don't think most daycares are getting a huge windfall because of the pandemic.  That's a little absurd.  They will probably lose money as not everyone will continue to pay.  Unless they stop paying their employees, in which case they should definitely stop charging any tuition.[/quote]

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