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Anonymous wrote:I think the private schools are getting a raw deal on this. Here is another perspective. Our children have always attended private. The extended day or aftercare has always been an additional fee, and it always has been dependent on space. I don't know if they have any requirements to meet. I can see how/why a school may not be able to accommodate all students since the staffing of extended day obviously is not done with teachers, except those who take it on as a second job. The school has to hire people to staff the program. And it makes sense that there is an additional fee because not everyone uses it so those who don't shouldn't have to subsidize it.

I don't know what to say about being declined because you work at home. Do you have any other options like a nanny share or an au pair share?

Um, we paid the aftercare fee, which we're now having to eat. Tuition insurance doesn't cover it when we pull the trigger to pull DC out.

Wait...I thought you said they denied you care??? If you registered, paid the fee and now pulled the child for some reason of your own then of course you shouldn't get your money back after you've already used part of the service. Or why would you pay the fee before being accepted? OP, you've got to be making this up for the thrill of the drama. I think your school is trying to send you a message if that's the case.

We registered, paid online, then got an email saying we weren't eligible. They're keeping the $250 application fee. Sorry, I wasn't clear on that. And yes, if we pull DC from school completely, we have to pay whatever the insurance requires.

This is BULLSHIT. You need to complain to the Director ASAP, and then you need to find the owners and complain to them. This is discrimination. Honestly you should take them to small claims court to get the $250 back because if they didn't state it up front, then they are stealing from you. COMPLAIN OP, it sounds like you are not going above the after care people's heads, you need to go to the top. GROW A SPINE.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the private schools are getting a raw deal on this. Here is another perspective. Our children have always attended private. The extended day or aftercare has always been an additional fee, and it always has been dependent on space. I don't know if they have any requirements to meet. I can see how/why a school may not be able to accommodate all students since the staffing of extended day obviously is not done with teachers, except those who take it on as a second job. The school has to hire people to staff the program. And it makes sense that there is an additional fee because not everyone uses it so those who don't shouldn't have to subsidize it.

I don't know what to say about being declined because you work at home. Do you have any other options like a nanny share or an au pair share?

Um, we paid the aftercare fee, which we're now having to eat. Tuition insurance doesn't cover it when we pull the trigger to pull DC out.

Wait...I thought you said they denied you care??? If you registered, paid the fee and now pulled the child for some reason of your own then of course you shouldn't get your money back after you've already used part of the service. Or why would you pay the fee before being accepted? OP, you've got to be making this up for the thrill of the drama. I think your school is trying to send you a message if that's the case.

We registered, paid online, then got an email saying we weren't eligible. They're keeping the $250 application fee. Sorry, I wasn't clear on that. And yes, if we pull DC from school completely, we have to pay whatever the insurance requires.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you show them the company policy that requires you to have child care in order to telecommute and that you'll be fired if you don't have it? Most companies put that in writing somewhere.

I've shown them that plus everything else I can think of. We're likely pulling him out and going public over it (can't find a center with transportation and aftercare locally). It sucks, but it is what it is. I was mostly just curious if this is common.

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Just out of principle, I would show them a letter written by your employer on company letterhead stating that you are working for them and need childcare when teleworking.
What a bunch of morons they are.

Anonymous wrote:What the hell school is this????? Amazingly biased. I'd be running that up the flagpole at the school administration.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t mean leaving anonymous reviews on Yelp. I meant speaking to the Admission Director about how to pull your son and explaining that you are so sad to leave such a great school over a bureaucratic snafu but you are getting nowhere and upset to be treated like this.

Basically, complain like a rich white person!

+1000! I would run away and not think twice. This is insanity and a good reason not to enroll your kid.

And speculation, but I don't think they'd treat a dad with an in-home business the same way.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the private schools are getting a raw deal on this. Here is another perspective. Our children have always attended private. The extended day or aftercare has always been an additional fee, and it always has been dependent on space. I don't know if they have any requirements to meet. I can see how/why a school may not be able to accommodate all students since the staffing of extended day obviously is not done with teachers, except those who take it on as a second job. The school has to hire people to staff the program. And it makes sense that there is an additional fee because not everyone uses it so those who don't shouldn't have to subsidize it.

I don't know what to say about being declined because you work at home. Do you have any other options like a nanny share or an au pair share?

My children have also always attended private. And aftercare is provided to anyone who signs up for it. To guarantee a spot you register when contracts are due, and they arrange for staffing. They certainly don't decide if we really "need" it. Frankly it is none of their business.

I don't understand why you think the school having to hire staff is a reason to let them off the hook? If the administration of my school found it that difficult to hire staff, I would seriously question the quality of the program, and/or their competence.

And, yes, of course there is an additional fee. No one is saying that there shouldn't be.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the private schools are getting a raw deal on this. Here is another perspective. Our children have always attended private. The extended day or aftercare has always been an additional fee, and it always has been dependent on space. I don't know if they have any requirements to meet. I can see how/why a school may not be able to accommodate all students since the staffing of extended day obviously is not done with teachers, except those who take it on as a second job. The school has to hire people to staff the program. And it makes sense that there is an additional fee because not everyone uses it so those who don't shouldn't have to subsidize it.

I don't know what to say about being declined because you work at home. Do you have any other options like a nanny share or an au pair share?

Um, we paid the aftercare fee, which we're now having to eat. Tuition insurance doesn't cover it when we pull the trigger to pull DC out.

Wait...I thought you said they denied you care??? If you registered, paid the fee and now pulled the child for some reason of your own then of course you shouldn't get your money back after you've already used part of the service. Or why would you pay the fee before being accepted? OP, you've got to be making this up for the thrill of the drama. I think your school is trying to send you a message if that's the case.

Anonymous wrote:I think the private schools are getting a raw deal on this. Here is another perspective. Our children have always attended private. The extended day or aftercare has always been an additional fee, and it always has been dependent on space. I don't know if they have any requirements to meet. I can see how/why a school may not be able to accommodate all students since the staffing of extended day obviously is not done with teachers, except those who take it on as a second job. The school has to hire people to staff the program. And it makes sense that there is an additional fee because not everyone uses it so those who don't shouldn't have to subsidize it.

I don't know what to say about being declined because you work at home. Do you have any other options like a nanny share or an au pair share?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the private schools are getting a raw deal on this. Here is another perspective. Our children have always attended private. The extended day or aftercare has always been an additional fee, and it always has been dependent on space. I don't know if they have any requirements to meet. I can see how/why a school may not be able to accommodate all students since the staffing of extended day obviously is not done with teachers, except those who take it on as a second job. The school has to hire people to staff the program. And it makes sense that there is an additional fee because not everyone uses it so those who don't shouldn't have to subsidize it.

I don't know what to say about being declined because you work at home. Do you have any other options like a nanny share or an au pair share?

Um, we paid the aftercare fee, which we're now having to eat. Tuition insurance doesn't cover it when we pull the trigger to pull DC out.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn’t mean leaving anonymous reviews on Yelp. I meant speaking to the Admission Director about how to pull your son and explaining that you are so sad to leave such a great school over a bureaucratic snafu but you are getting nowhere and upset to be treated like this.

Basically, complain like a rich white person!

+1000! I would run away and not think twice. This is insanity and a good reason not to enroll your kid.

And speculation, but I don't think they'd treat a dad with an in-home business the same way.

Anonymous wrote:I think the private schools are getting a raw deal on this. Here is another perspective. Our children have always attended private. The extended day or aftercare has always been an additional fee, and it always has been dependent on space. I don't know if they have any requirements to meet. I can see how/why a school may not be able to accommodate all students since the staffing of extended day obviously is not done with teachers, except those who take it on as a second job. The school has to hire people to staff the program. And it makes sense that there is an additional fee because not everyone uses it so those who don't shouldn't have to subsidize it.

I don't know what to say about being declined because you work at home. Do you have any other options like a nanny share or an au pair share?