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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It could easily be 6 months to even a year.  Its not reasonable for a child care center to expect a family to pay when they don't know they have a slot yet and they already have kids there from essential workers.  If they are getting state money they should not be taking money from parents or guarantee a spot.  Its going to be a hot mess for a while.  Even if you pay there is no guarantee you will get a spot.  Same with what they did on the waitlists.  We paid for many waitlists and got one call when our child was 4.  [/quote]

That presupposes state money is anywhere near what they were making before/what they would need to make to stay in business.  My understanding is that the state pays far less per kid and you can have very few kids relative to normal operations.

Our daycare gave us fairly detailed information showing expenses, reserves, etc.  I obviously didn't audit it, but it seemed legit.  They claimed that they needed people to pay about 33% of tuition overall to be able to withstand a shutdown that continued for more than another month or two.  They also said that some people were paying full tuition, others none, and plenty in between.

They have NOT said how they will prioritize if there are limited slots.

It is a hot mess, but I am not sure what can be done about it.  It isn't fair for parents to keep paying, especially when it is uncertain when there will be a spot.  But, if enough parents don't pay, the daycare won't make it and there won't be spots for anyone to return to.

It is a tough situation for all involved -- broad sweeping statements about unfairness and illegality by some on this thread don't take into account the realities of what everyone is facing here.[/quote]

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