Originally Posted by Unregistered:
I don't understand why a parent has to pay over the entire summer, if they are both teachers. I understand to save a spot, but if that isn't the problem. I am confused. If you work at a outdoor water park, you wouldn't get paid when it got cold, no one shows up and business slowed. If you worked at a ski resort and it didn't snow, you wouldn't keep paying your employees, that is just the nature of the business. I would assume that they might be laid off ?? If the employer chose to pay them then great, but why would you charge me to ski, if there is no snow or when I don't need to. I am paying week to week. Paying for the entire summer for a spot should be criminal from what I can tell. I pay for the employees salary and the food that my kid would get even though they are not there? Why couldn't I just pay a small re-registration fee or a vacation fee to save my spot. I can see 50% or something, but not much more. I don't make that much money. It almost forces you to send your kids to school more often, instead of spending time with them. I don't understand? I realize that this is the wrong forum to mention this, but I am confused? I am not paying for entire year or semester, it is week to week. I understand if I decide to keep them home one day, I will pay for that, but the entire summer vacation? If I lose my spot, then I lose my spot. I can't afford an extra $2400?
My answer is that you, as a teacher, get to choose to be paid the same amount for a year...but spread over 9 months or spread over 12. All most of us ask is the same thing...to be paid the same yearly amount. I for one am willing to take that yearly amount and divide it by 9 instead of 12 and save the extra for the summer but it's never come up.
Also, I'm friends with a lot of teachers (being 90% of the way to a teaching license will do that to ya), and they have their kids in regular center care and they have the same thing....pay at least SOMEthing and you have the right to bring your kid AND your spot will be there next year.
And pay us for your winter and spring break too, please.