In the town I work in we have a new pre k for low income families. Once the school opened we dealt with major traffic issues due to nearly every parent driving to the school to pick up their child instead of utilizing the provided buses. The thing that stands out about this issue is that they now line up starting a little after noon. Often both parents are in the car. These are 20 somethings that look like capable workers. They have nice cars and sit in line on their smart phones until they pick the kids up. I understand the need for this facility but it should be for people who struggle to make ends meet. If neither parent works put the money into training the parents to get their own kids of to the right start.

If we want to gripe about cost of daycare, point the blame at our government regulations and insurance cost. 30-40 years ago, anyone could open a daycare.

The daycare we use is insured and has all the permits etc. and it is dirt cheap compared to what most people talk about.

It is not the permitting and insurance jacking up the rates it is a daycare yanking at your heart strings because they know mommies and daddies will pay anything so their baby has something better than the rest.

I'll take the quality of person watching my child at a facility that charges $1,000 per month any day over one that charges $300 per month. Not to mention the quality of meals and snacks they are feeding my child.

It is not the permitting and insurance jacking up the rates it is a daycare yanking at your heart strings because they know mommies and daddies will pay anything for the illusion that their baby has something better than the rest.

My wife and I both teach in the same district, and our kid won't be able to go to the preschool in our district because teacher pay makes us ineligible.

The district I used to work for had a pre-k class for teachers' kids only and would also have a bus that took them and dropped them off to the campus their parent worked at when the day was over.

My grandaughter.4 years old goes to Lewisville-Flower Mound pre pre K.
This is a govt funded thing for low income.
This fall they said my grandaughter cannot attend pre K because my daughter makes too much money.
They told her she could find a private school for 300 a month which my daughter cannot afford.
Good thing she gets to go to Kindergarten when shes 5-6 reguardless of what her mom makes.

The daycare we use is insured and has all the permits etc. and it is dirt cheap compared to what most people talk about.

It is not the permitting and insurance jacking up the rates it is a daycare yanking at your heart strings because they know mommies and daddies will pay anything so their baby has something better than the rest.

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