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[quote=Anonymous]I just came across this thread and have a few things to add that everyone engaged in this dialogue should think about.

1) I am a working mother of two children.  When my daughter (now 4) first joined RSCC as a baby, I was a wreck.  I was a control freak (still am) with no experience with daycare and did not know if I was making the right decision for my child.  I had looked a lot of daycare facilities and chose RSCC because of the excellent teachers and staff, impressive preschool curriculum (which other daycare centers did not have), and impeccably maintained facility.  Within less than two days after dropping her off for the first time, I realized that I had made an excellent decision for my daughter and she thrived socially, cognitively, physically and emotionally each and every day that she spent at RSCC.  We ultimately made a heart-wrenching decision to move my daughter to Montessori school last year just because we thought it would be a good fit for her personality, but I cried before, during and after the transition because I hated to remove her from the loving and competent care of the folks at RSCC.  My daughter continues to thrive, in large part due to the foundation that was laid for her at RSCC.

2)  No place is perfect, but overall my experience at RSCC was excellent.  I am a very demanding, say what's on my mind person.  All of the administrators and teachers handled my numerous inquiries, suggestions, worries, criticisms, etc. with fairness and concern.  I never felt they were anything other than open and helpful -- but then again, I never assumed I was entitled to information about the inner workings of the organization and its personnel, so it never occurred to me to ask for or expect that information.  How many businesses do you know that actually "go public" with personal information relating to personnel?  As an attorney, I can tell you that any business that does so is subjecting itself to potential legal liability under employment laws.  In fact, many employers will simply acknowledge that a person is leaving their employ and, if asked for a reference in the future, provide only dates of employment, title and general job functions and nothing more because doing more puts them at risk of disclosing confidential personnel information.  Even if people leave on good terms, it is nobody's business and RSCC is doing the right thing by Betsy, themselves and their staff and families if they are heeding advice to respect the confidentiality of personnel matters.  
 
3)  I too was surprised to learn that Betsy recently left RSCC.  She struck me as a very competent person who cared very much for the children and families at RSCC.  My daughter loved her!  However, I also understand that it is simply a fact of life that people leave their employers from time to time -- sometimes for personal reasons, sometimes for other reasons -- and Betsy's departure should not be the basis for the frenzied fear mongering that I am seeing on this thread.  I mean REALLY?  Her departure does nothing to impact the incredibly well organized and well led programs at RSCC.  To suggest otherwise -- even if you were very close to Betsy -- strikes me as a bit irresponsible and vindictive and not something that Betsy (who always seemed to have the best interests of RSCC at heart) would want.

4)  For those on this thread who may at their core be more concerned about not being "in the loop" on confidential details of Betsy's departure than about the impact, if any, that Betsy's departure might have, I ask: Have any of you personally approached the administration of RSCC to have a conversation about what concerns you?  Are you feeling disenfranchised because your curiosity cannot be satiated by a more-than-appropriate notification about Betsy's departure, or because you actually personally inquired with the administration about how this change might impact your child's care only to be completely blown off and ignored?  Based on my experience at RSCC, I suspect it is not the latter case.

I have many more pressing things to do with my time this evening and I have no personal stake that compels me to defend RSCC, but I felt compelled to respond because I think the treatment of RSCC has been unfair based on what I am reading on this thread.  I know we sometimes tend to thrive on negativity, but instead of trying to publicly vilify RSCC because they cannot say more than they have about any staff member's departure, maybe you could offer support and ask how you might be helpful as they transition.  That, it seems, would be in the best interests of your children.
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