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Our school does not do any fundraisers. But they are privately owned and not tied to any public program, so tuition covers all expenses.

So it's a public school not a daycare/private preschool? If you're already paying tuition I don't know why they would do a fundraiser. Our center doesn't do fundraisers.

Our school has a fundraising fee of $160 for the year. So you can donate that amount or sell crap through their fundraisers to make it up. And you can volunteer in the class room for money towards it too.

I'd feel weird just asking people for money!

This sounds excessive. I'd seek out information on how frequent this happens. I will be in a similar situation when DD transitions to city pre-school. If it is once a year to establish a fund or something that might be ok...but I would not expect it to be frequent.

With such low tuition I would probably be fine with donating. But I would ask for more clarification about how the funds are used and see if you can direct it towards the pre school program specifically. I remember your post about the fence and that's a bad situation, maybe you can ask about the parents at your school being allowed to specifically donate towards having that issue resolved.

@Bao: That's strange in my opinion that it's being directed to a specific (different) school. UNLESS, all of the kids at your center will go to that elementary in the future.

@Bao: well that kinda makes sense. I give to the local high school eventhough my son won't go there. They are building new elementary, middle and high school which is what my kids will attend.

They go to a private daycare that we pay for and they have a yearly fundraiser to raise funds usually for playground equipment. You sell chocolate typically. I never buy anything and it doesn't bother me since I pay for daycare!

When they're in public school I'll feel differently.

We're not dealing with this yet personally. But two late elementary school boys came the other day doing a raffle fundraiser for some after school program. They were raffling off an AR-15 gun. I couldn't believe it.

Needless to say we did not donate.

@coopsmama: really? That would not fly here.. To close to the president of the U.S.

My DD goes to public school and it started this week and ends next week. She is selling food items and sports tumblers. There is a lot of pressure to sell because the kids win prizes according how many items they sell. So far she has earned a minion necklace and if she sells 175 items she wins an iPad. Yeah right! We are doing our best to support because the funding goes to the classroom. Anyone want to buy a sports tumbler??

LO2's daycare is affiliated with the university. They have a casino fundraiser and require 7 volunteer hours from the parents- you can opt out by writing a $500 cheque. But it's one or the other.

@lawbee11: Hahha I was thinking the same

We have lots of fundraisers as our LO attends a preschool attached to a church, which subsequently qualifies as a charity based organisation. We don't pay tuition as all kids in England are entitled to 15 hrs/week of preschool education funded by the government, but the amount the government pays isn't great so to top up the stuff they're able to do/provide to the kids, there are fundraisers all year round.

I don't know exactly what kind of fundraisers we do yet as we've only been there for two weeks, but as I have now been asked to be the chairperson for the preschool committee (head of the PTA equivalent), I suppose I will become well acquainted with the fundraising aspect and be expected to run/organise a lot of them. Sigh....

We go to a church based preschool. I paid $20 to join the PTA. Does that count as fundraising?

The money goes towards events the PTA puts on throughout the year for the teachers, like teacher breakfasts and treats for them. Which is more than great.

The only other thing is that each class has to donate to a "class basket" to put up for auction at their spring carnival. The proceeds of the carnival goes towards the local children's hospital and a children's charity camp. Last year they raised $62,000!

I feel like it depends on what the money is going towards raising. We have a spring fling at our daycare to raise money for technology and books for their small school library. I feel that is worth it even though we pay tuition already.

@misolee: I like the class basket idea. @Pancakes: Thanks!