https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:17:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913320 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:37:32 +0000 karenbme 2913320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JCCovi: Vermont. If it works it will be great. We already have state funding for universal pre-k so the providers are used to getting payments from the state and the state is used to making them, so fingers crossed. The daycare shortage here is pretty dire (one recent study said there was only one spot for every 3 kids) so the government is really worried about maintaining capacity. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913309 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 16:44:11 +0000 JCCovi 2913309@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: What state are you in? This sounds awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913305 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:48:25 +0000 foodiebee 2913305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our school just furloughed all the teachers and is not charging us, but we've signed on to voluntarily pay anyway, along with most of the parents (at least who I know). We're closed until 6/4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913287 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 09:40:17 +0000 karenbme 2913287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We’re still paying during the closure, but our state set up a stabilization fund that will, theoretically, cover 50% of tuition. Our center is sending their first invoice to the state today, so we’ll see how it works, but I’m really happy that my state at least is doing something to help daycares and families. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913281 Fri, 03 Apr 2020 07:27:54 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2913281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare closed following the school system which was supposed to be March 13-April 6. Then the school extended to May 4 but maybe longer and daycare followed that. We had already paid for March but will be credited for the 2 weeks ish that we didn’t get to send them, and will not be paying until we go back. Ours is a centre daycare where I know many home Daycare’s are able to be open and are still charging whether you send or not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913275 Thu, 02 Apr 2020 21:14:00 +0000 graceandjoy 2913275@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had to pay all of March (I forget when we stopped going, probably 2 weeks we weren't there). Email went out last week that we don't have to pay so far for April. If we had to pay I'd have to withdraw for now as I'm most likely being furloughed and daycare is the biggest expense we have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913191 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 15:22:38 +0000 codeitall 2913191@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare is still open, we are in a stay home stay safe state but because I'm pregnant and my toddler had cold symptoms, we've have the kids home for 2 weeks already. I went ahead and mailed in April tuition in full even though we won't be sending them in April it looks like.</p> <p>We love our daycare and they just expanded this year from being in-home to a little center so I know they need the support. Plus they're making an exception to give my kindergartner after-school care when he starts this fall so I really want them to stay open! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913190 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:52:39 +0000 superkate 2913190@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So our daycare is technically still open it's limited to children of essential workers. </p> <p>For everyone else, we were given three options: </p> <p>1. Pay 50% and keep your spot<br /> 2. Pay 100% for two weeks then don't pay at all (basically giving two weeks notice). Spots will not be held in this case.<br /> 3. Pay full tuition. They didn't list this as an option but mentioned a few families offered to pay full tuition. </p> <p>We decided to keep paying full. It's in our budget to do it at the moment and we want to make sure all the teachers will still get paid. Obviously if our situation changes we can go down to 50%, but we wanted to do full for now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913187 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 14:25:33 +0000 AngelicOne 2913187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son's preschool opened back up on Monday with lots of precautions in place, but I don't feel comfortable sending him yet. We just paid for April's tuition today, so guess it'll go to helping the teachers at least. (It's a small preschool with less than 50 kids and like 5 teachers). </p> <p>Regular schools are done for the school year here, but his is a year round school, so hopefully he can go back for a few months before he starts Kinder in August. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913180 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 12:07:36 +0000 bhbee 2913180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our preschool (associated with a church, max 5 hours per day and most kids don’t go every day) just asked for people to pay half or more if they are able, but made it optional. Specifically allocated to pay the teachers. I think it was a pretty good approach, for sure some people will pay it all. We agreed to pay half since dh took a pay cut but we’ll be ok as long as he doesn’t get laid off. </p> <p>There’s basically no chance we’ll go back at all, the state has closed schools until May 4 and maybe later and preschool ends 5/15. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913179 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 11:56:50 +0000 MrsSCB 2913179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're still paying full tuition to both of our daycares -- small in-home for my daughter, non-chain preschool for my son. My husband and I are still making our normal salaries, so I'm fine with it. I want the teachers to still get paid, as I know they make so little to begin with. It's more complicated for those who are making less than usual or laid off/furloughed, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition/page/2#post-2913168 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:38:20 +0000 Miss Ariel 2913168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare hasn’t yet billed for April and is still deciding what they’ll do considering it doesn’t look like they’ll be able to open this month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2913167 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:35:50 +0000 crazydoglady 2913167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As for us, it looks pretty clear that our LO won't be going back to daycare until August since I am a teacher and don't need childcare over the summer. Daycare is considered an essential service, but she is choosing to stay closed as long as the school district is (I don't blame her!) I called her yesterday and she doesn't have an official stance or request on payment, so we decided to pay half our tuition to keep her "spot" although the provider said that all spots are secured. Such weird times. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2913166 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:26:47 +0000 crazydoglady 2913166@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: It's nice when they make the decision for you. I am a teacher, too, so I totally get it. Are you on differential pay? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2913163 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 10:07:31 +0000 Chuckles 2913163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry to hear from everyone who is expected to pay full tuition. I get it, from a provider perspective, but it still stinks. Update from us: Our daycare provider is not accepting payments right now. We asked if we could pay some of the tuition, but she sent a mass email to all parents saying that they felt it wasn't fair to have some parents pay and others not. They are encouraging their staff to file for unemployment. It seems silly to me to not accept payments from parents who are able to continue paying, but I appreciate the thought behind it. Based on how I get paid as a teacher, my paychecks are significantly smaller now through the summer because of my maternity leave, so I am thankful that we won't be blowing through savings as fast as we would have with daycare payments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2913157 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:42:28 +0000 foodiebee 2913157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Orange Lily: My DH feels exactly the same. There is no good solution. Of course we want the teachers to be paid. Of course we want our school to remain open. But we are basically donating $1k at this point. Our school hasn't discounted the rate for April even though we aren't going back this month, and I wish they would have. Something about that idea just helps it feel like we're all trying to work together toward common ground rather than being like "nope! Full rate no matter what!" I don't know. I feel like a jerk for thinking this. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2913156 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:24:56 +0000 wrkbrk 2913156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: 100% full tuition. I mean I get it but ... it sucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2913155 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:01:53 +0000 Alba4 2913155@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our 3.5 year old attends a private preschool 3 days a week. They have asked that we pay 35% of our tuition until they reopen. </p> <p>Since I am a teacher and have income coming in, I can handle it. I love his preschool and don’t want them to close because of financial issues. So I will pay the 35%.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912701 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 14:15:16 +0000 Orange Lily 2912701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Arg, so glad to find this thread and vent a little! We go to a small in-home place with one teacher and about ten families (many part-time). We got a "reminder" from our provider that payment for April was due in full as usual because the contract states there are no changes in the event of "unforeseen" closures. I kind of get it, many of the expenses like rent stay the same and the provider wants to continue making her salary of course. I want to support her but my income is now cut in half because of not being able to work while I have no childcare. I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but it seems like the provider now gets a full six-week-long paid vacation while I'm trying to scramble to work and parent and pay her. When I requested whether she could adjust the rates slightly, she simply replied that all of her expenses would remain the same so she wouldn't reduce rates. I mean, it might not be much, but she doesn't have to buy food or supplies for a full month.<br /> It just feels like we are playing a big game of musical chairs where everybody wants their usual payments even without providing services (and I get that they cannot provide them due to social distancing), but somebody is going to be left without a chair. And it feels like that person is me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912649 Mon, 23 Mar 2020 06:46:33 +0000 hilary 2912649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am struggling with this issue. My twins are in preschool 5 mornings a week. We've been using this private preschool for years and have been told that we don't have to pay while closed but it would help them continue to pay teachers. I want to help but have a hard time paying for services I'm not receiving. My income is still coming in, but we also have rentals. I'm nervous that our renters won't pay or bail on leases early and leave us in a bind. It's only 2 more months so we will probably pay. This is our last year with the preschool and they have truly loved our kids well. Not everyone can afford to do this so I'm hoping that as communities we can pitch in and support each other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912437 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 21:59:20 +0000 Chuckles 2912437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@gotkimchi: @PinkElephant: @lindseykaye: @karenbme: Yes, I wish we could easily keep paying, but it would be such a help if we don't have to for a month or so. We are continuing to pay our dog walker and cleaning person (at least for now) because they aren't super huge expenses and I know it will make such a difference to them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912418 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:32:49 +0000 crazydoglady 2912418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@karenbme: Exactly! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912417 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 17:50:54 +0000 karenbme 2912417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: I know others have said this as well, but definitely don’t feel bad. We’re all in this together. Everyone is doing what they can right now, and for us that means paying daycare tuition. I’m sure there are people who go to our center who have been/are at risk of being laid off, and I hope my tuition makes it so that once everyone is working again all of our spots and the teachers our kids love are still there. 💚 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912409 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:22:20 +0000 lindseykaye 2912409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PinkElephant: Definitely don’t feel bad about this!! In my situation, because we use a small home care, I feel like I am directly paying her income. It’s different if you’re paying a company for a service and THEY are responsible for paying the income of their employees. It feels like a big difference there. I would be making the same decisions as all of you in the same situations.<br /> So yes, I’m glad people chimed in from that side. ❤️ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912408 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:14:02 +0000 periwinklebee 2912408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare requires one year contracts, that start in September, and are not letting anyone out of them as of now. I wouldn't be surprised if they don't reopen until then or later. They say they must continue to pay their teachers while closed as it is wrong to leave them without income, which I understand, but at the same time for many families tuition is a huge share of their income. We live in a high COL area with the most expensive daycares in the country. I know some families who have to take out loans to afford daycare, and so I feel for families as well. Right now we still have our jobs and can afford it, and we have loved the daycare, so I'm okay with it. But I'm relieved that our younger child hadn't gotten a slot yet, so at least we are only out one tuition. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912406 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:58:13 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2912406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare closed on Tuesday and they let us know that they will not be withdrawing tuition payments while they are closed and will revisit it once they reopen. Teachers are being paid 100% in the meantime.</p> <p>They did send an email today with a survey to see how many people would send their kids if they reopen one of their locations next week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912399 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:35:00 +0000 hellobeeboston 2912399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our private preschool is reimbursing us (for those that paid in advance) or holding on accepting payment until they re-open. I definitely appreciate it, wasn't sure if they would do that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912397 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:17:49 +0000 gotkimchi 2912397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Update: as I suspected we just got an email that April tuition for pre-K will not be withdrawn since they can’t offer the services as intended. Still haven’t heard about k tuition but do expect to pay that </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912389 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 13:02:50 +0000 Tionn3 2912389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is a really sore subject for me. Our preschool closed starting March 16th. We are still paying tuition for April, May and June, we're on a FACTS tuition payment plan. It's over $1,000 a month. We have asked very nicely to stop paying in an email, and we have heard nothing from them. We're entering a hard ship and we just can't pay it. I love the teachers but...we just can't pay for care we're not receiving. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycarepreschool-closed-still-pay-tuition#post-2912388 Thu, 19 Mar 2020 12:55:49 +0000 PinkElephant 2912388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: @gotkimchi: I appreciate you saying this, because everywhere I look people are saying to keep paying for services you aren’t receiving...and while I respect that, get it, and would love to do it, many of these things were budget stressors to begin with, and even with steady employment, the huge hit our retirement, kids college funds, etc. are taking may mean that we also need to rethink our spending habits. So I’m really not sure... </p>