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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I teach at a part time preschool. 75% of the staff have school aged children, so we would have to get a ton of subs.[/quote]

Not the OP, but. . .what do you think the rest of us do when we have to go back to work, and school is still out?  We cobble things together; make it work; etc.  For example, right now I have the school-aged one with me, reading in an empty office next to mine, and my daycare-aged child is at daycare, which finally opened back yesterday, because they follow Federal Govt. policy, thank goodness!  She is too young to behave well at an office so that would not be a possibility AT. ALL!!!  [/quote]

part time preschool teachers make about $12-$15 per hour and most are extremely well-educated. One of the ways preschools get such great people sat such low wages is flexibility. None (not one) of the staff at my kids preschool needs the job. They do it out of a love of children. The price for sending your kid to high quality part time preschool is not being open when school systems are closed so those teachers can be home with their own kids.

Plus about 8 other reasons.

Daycare? I agree with the poster who said to pick a daycare based on snow day policy. [/quote]

We're talking about all-day programs, so either daycares, or a preschool with aftercare -- so it is designed to cater to working parents.

Sorry, but I am not buying that because someone works for a lower wage, they are exempt from figuring out what they need to do to get to work. And I say that as someone who has BTDT. [/quote]

Are you OP?  If you wanted to limit the program to certain subsets of daycares and preschools, then you should have mentioned it.   A number of people have responded about part day preschool.

As for your second line, it appears that you think you should be exempt from figuring out what to do, you want your daycare staff to problem solve so you don't have to.  Is that correct?  Even though you signed your child up for daycare knowing their snow day policy?  Why do you think that you should be exempt from something that other people aren't exempt from.  Especially when the biggest employers in our region, including the feds, have exempted their staff from figuring it out all week through liberal leave policies.  [/quote]

Actually, I am the OP and I do not have any children in daycare. I have a nanny who we adore, and who has been at work since Tuesday. This was her own doing, despite that our agreement states she gets paid days off when OPM is closed. She has children at home, too, but has back-up care arranged. We appreciate it greatly as we have had to work all week.

I just feel bad for many of my friends who have been without child care all week. This includes some feds, who, despite the OPM closure, had to continue working from home.

Small daycares closing for over a week, when it has not snowed in about that long, has crossed into the realm of ridiculousness. [/quote]

So, like OPM, you gave your nanny the opportunity to take liberal leave, and she was able to figure out childcare.  That's great.  Why does that make you assume that every other childcare provider is in the same situation?  If back up care was so easy to find this thread wouldn't exist.

I am not sure why you feel bad for your friends, and not for daycare workers in the same situation.  [/quote]

My nanny could have taken off two of the days (and did take off one). I DO sympathize with daycare workers. Like I said, this situation sucks for everyone. My point is that for a business to simply close down for OVER A WEEK is ridiculous. They centers that have yet to open need to figure out a solution going forward. Perhaps they can learn from the many centers that have actually opened at some point this week.[/quote]

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