Say Something or See How It Plays Out?

[Baby Beluga]

In the end though that still comes out to $330 dollars monthly at $15 dollars a day. Seems pretty high for school age still but sad if parents feel the need to have them gone that long. I do have children in my care though open to close, so I do know it happens.

I thought it was low, but maybe SA is the difference? My last check, preschools in my area charged $35 per day for 8am - 4pm with an additional $10 per day for extended hours which are 7am - 6pm. So, $45 per day. Some of the regular daycare's go as high as $55 per day. But I guess that's were government funding per head comes in for the SA student's during school hours

[amberrose3dg]

Here the income qualified come first but then they offer to anyone....When it first started, I had parents come in crying and blaming it on the opposite spouse.....Now I am like um...no....keep your tears and faults to yourself just give me my two week notice...You are making a choice YOU want to make...it's not that hard! ::

They offer it here to anyone but usually the spaces are full. We only have 54 spaces for the entire town.I feel bad that most parents I speak to only care about education if it is free or cheap to them.I think the ones that care about education go to the private schools that offer school from age 2 on up. It costs about 12,000 a year here.

[Country Kids]

I thought it was low, but maybe SA is the difference? My last check, preschools in my area charged $35 per day for 8am - 4pm with an additional $10 per day for extended hours which are 7am - 6pm. So, $45 per day. Some of the regular daycare's go as high as $55 per day. But I guess that's were government funding per head comes in for the SA student's during school hours

SA aren't in care though all day because of being in school. Wondering what they change for day's off of school? I charge $75 a month for before or after school care and $150 a month for before and after school care. On days off from school it is an additional $25 a day.

[Annalee]

They offer it here to anyone but usually the spaces are full. We only have 54 spaces for the entire town.I feel bad that most parents I speak to only care about education if it is free or cheap to them.I think the ones that care about education go to the private schools that offer school from age 2 on up. It costs about 12,000 a year here.

The schools get federal money here so they want the classroom full; if a child misses too many days they get booted to fill with a full-time slot. And I don't feel it is about education for parents here but about "free"...

[Sunchimes]

We have free Pre-K here for all kids who are 4 before Sept 1. It is through the public school, regular school hours. I believe it is optional, but everyone considers it "starting school" and I haven't heard of anyone declining it. Well, there are a few who send their kids to the one church based school. The Boys & Girls Club provides really cheap after school care in the Pre-K building. The first August after they turn 4, they leave me. To make it harder on daycares, the school district has a subsidized daycare for almost no cost. I never get teachers kids.

[Ariana]

That what confused me though. I am more of a preschool type environment. I advertise myself as an educational in-home daycare and preschool. I have weekly learning themes as well as monthly learning goals. For example, this week our learning theme is Dr Suess and February's learning goals are:

Letters: N and O
Colors: Red and Pink
Shape: Heart
Math Concept: Patterning
Opposite Pair: Clean and Dirty
Positive Social Goal: Caring for Others
Sight Word: in

I have parents who have enrolled their children with me for their last year before starting K so I can assist them in K prep.

So, it has to be something. I am more curious about asking so I can see if it is something I can fix for future clients vs wanting this one to stay. I don't want this one to go, but it's like a break up...once the thought of leaving is there, they are already gone.

Ah ok that makes no sense at all then!!

[Pandaluver21]

I am a preschool program, 100%. Not a daycare, a preschool with 4 different classes depending on age. I have still had people either contact me and ask if I would pick their kid up after preschool, or clients that opted to do a morning preschool program to save them some money. The thing is, she also wanted me to take him and pick him up each day.. and it was only 2 hours...
Most "free" preschools here are for children with special needs, or that are significantly behind academically. She had him tested and then got MAD at me, that he tested too high to get in for free...