I'm On The Other Side Of Money Issue This Time..

[EntropyControlSpecialist]

I picked her up. Told them she would be out on Wed. for DR appt.
They said preschool is over this week. See you Friday for the family picnic. and I was given a bill for the entire month, it's even labeled 6/01-6/30.

No other discussions of any kind ever took place. I have left a message with the billing department. I doubt they will do anything for me. I figure it's worth asking.
I really did not know and unless they sent home a notice that I missed, there is no way I would have known.

Holy cow!

[bunnyslippers]

A lot of preschools work this way. They charge a flat fee for 10 months, and most of them consider the first week in June to be the end of the school year. It is pretty stinky to pay for a whole month that you aren't getting, but around here, that is pretty standard.

[DaisyMamma]

A lot of preschools work this way. They charge a flat fee for 10 months, and most of them consider the first week in June to be the end of the school year. It is pretty stinky to pay for a whole month that you aren't getting, but around here, that is pretty standard.

Ok. I didn't know. Its my first experience paying for preschool. Personally I would've rather paid a larger sum for 9 months. It makes you feel jipped. Oh well.

[Unregistered]

It's Scout-for some reason my logins are not staying?? Here we only pay a flat fee for 9 mos. My son's last day was two weeks ago so we pay sept-may and they go until the last day week of May. I think that stinks that you had to pay that and not use the whole month!

[Lucy]

I still do not understand why they ended two weeks earlier then the school district.

I think that's typical of preschools. A little gal I watch finished preschool last Wednesday (May 29th), and school here goes until June 18th. I have had kids go to preschool over the years, and they do always get out 2-3 weeks before the big kids' school.

[momofboys]

I think that's typical of preschools. A little gal I watch finished preschool last Wednesday (May 29th), and school here goes until June 18th. I have had kids go to preschool over the years, and they do always get out 2-3 weeks before the big kids' school.

When my older boys attended a private PK they always were finished @ May 10th or sooner and the local schools were not done until the last week of May or first part of June. We still had to pay for the whole month even though we may have only went 4-5x

[SilverSabre25]

Actually that's a really good point too. I boy I watch finished preschool two weeks ago and that district goes until next week, I think. And they follow the SD calendar.

[Play Care]

I think that's typical of preschools. A little gal I watch finished preschool last Wednesday (May 29th), and school here goes until June 18th. I have had kids go to preschool over the years, and they do always get out 2-3 weeks before the big kids' school.

This. At the local preschool they follow our school calendar but usually have a longer Christmas break and are done a couple of weeks before school. But we are aware of this because they send home a monthly newsletter in addition to any signs. We never paid monthly (we got a discount for paying one payment so DH was all about that:: ) so I have no idea if we paid for the full month of June.

[daycarediva]

Ok. I didn't know. Its my first experience paying for preschool. Personally I would've rather paid a larger sum for 9 months. It makes you feel jipped. Oh well.

This happened to me last year/ds's first year of prek, too. Except he atleast got 2 weeks out of it (they closed mid-June). This year I knew about it going in, but they are closing early (Tuesday 6/12). I do feel jipped, as he only will attend 7/8 HALF days and it's costing me $600. (or about $85 a day!)

[Cradle2crayons]

This happened to me last year/ds's first year of prek, too. Except he atleast got 2 weeks out of it (they closed mid-June). This year I knew about it going in, but they are closing early (Tuesday 6/12). I do feel jipped, as he only will attend 7/8 HALF days and it's costing me $600. (or about $85 a day!)

I find that simply amazing.

Although I do a hands on non official curriculum with my daycare kids, because there are no preschools in the area, in the past I've offered ONE official preschool spot per school year. For next year I have enrolled that child already.

They come either for a morning session or afternoon session of four hours.

They get an official curriculum and more one on one cucciculum for preschool. I charge $100 a week for half days. I can't imagine $150 a week for half day preschool.

[DaisyMamma]

This happened to me last year/ds's first year of prek, too. Except he atleast got 2 weeks out of it (they closed mid-June). This year I knew about it going in, but they are closing early (Tuesday 6/12). I do feel jipped, as he only will attend 7/8 HALF days and it's costing me $600. (or about $85 a day!)

That's a lot!

[momofboys]

Wow $85 for 1/2 day!. My youngest son was in PK this year through our local school system and tuition was $87.50/month for 4 half days a week.