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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Anyone know if school closes whether daycares and preschools will follow suit? If so, will you still pay tuition if there is an extended closure? [/b]

I want the teachers at our preschool to continue getting paid. But if there is a long term closure and I’m unable to work, there’s no way we can swing dropping over 3k/month on childcare while not collecting a paycheck myself. I’m worried about the widespread effects of this.[/quote]

no one can answer this at this point.  and the answer may be specific to each daycare.[/quote]

I’m daycare and we are grappling with the same questions you are. If we don’t continue to get paid then we have to lay people off. After all mortgage utilities don’t stop collecting just because we don’t get a paycheck. I would imagine we are a bill for you I would hope that people would continue to pay the day care bill. [/quote]

I’m the PP who posted this question and right now are plan is to continue to pay it so long as we have our paychecks. My hope is we get paid = preschool teachers get paid. But if I have to take unpaid leave because I’ll be home with the kids then there is no way we can swing that. Our oldest is 5 and starting K in the fall so I’ve even though about disenrolling him in the event of prolonged closures and bandaid-ing with camps over the summer if there are any (that way I can pay for camps if things are open, but not be committed to an expensive monthly preschool bill if things are touch and go. I feel bad b/c I know the teachers will also need time off to care for their own kids if schools close so I don’t know how daycares/preschools will keep running even if they want to. Not to mention some of the teachers are older ladies and I worry they’d get sick from the kids. So many unknowns![/quote]

Many daycares WILL close. In fact, some home daycares with older owners may close even before public schools shut down. PRenys who have to stay home with a two year old are more likely to keep the 5 or 6 year old in K home as well.

I teach in a high poverty middle school and more than a couple students are talking about neighbors asking them if they will babysit if schools closes.[/quote]

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