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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about people like me who have been furloughed and are not making any money? I can’t pay preschool teachers to sit home and not provide care bc I am not making anything myself! Believe it or not, there are white collar workers in the DMV who live paycheck to paycheck and are now without employment or income. [/quote]

This is what is annoying me with all the preaching about our moral obligation to continue paying tuition. I’m pretty sure there are a bunch of daycare directors on here sock puppeting.

Childcare is a huge expense for our family, essentially a second mortgage. It’s a stretch to pay it, but we like our school and calculated that long term it makes sense for two parents to remain in the workforce even if we don’t come out that far “ahead” with me working. But now we’re facing loss of income due to lack of childcare. Our daycare sent out an email saying we have to keep paying full price to keep our spot, which really frustrates me. I’m going to lose income because I cannot work full time, but the school isn’t taking a hit on this at all? There should be some reduction in tuition because they’re no longer paying for food, utilities, materials, etc. I’d be more willing to continue paying a partial fee if I felt like they had tried to negotiate lower rent or the owner was willing to take some profit loss this year. But it seems like the families that attend are expected to foot the entire bill for this pandemic even though we’re going through our own financial loss. It doesn’t feel like a joint effort and like I’m viewed as a bottomless bank account instead of a parent who has been turning over 80% of my income their center for years and is now unable to work because of lack of childcare. [/quote]

Have you tried reaching out to them and explaining the situation and what you are able to pay with your reduced hours to hold your spot? Many centers may be willing to work with parents who have documented job or hours loss. [/quote]

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