Originally Posted by Rachel:
So you charge teachers more money for less care? Seems unfair. Why would someone take this deal?
Because it can make both the teacher and the provider happy. The teacher doesn't want to pay over the summer, they pay a higher rate during the school year and don't have to pay over the summer but the provider doesn't lose money. The spot for the teacher is saved until Fall so the teacher doesn't have to find a new daycare. Otherwise what ends up happening is the teacher pulls the child out and the provider is out that money for summer or fills the spot with someone else and the teacher loses the spot. It's a fairly common solution that makes both parties happy. The teacher is not paying more than everyone else, it's all the same per year.