Dear Parents,
We are finalizing our operating hours and we need your input. Our closing time is set at 6pm and we will likely not alter that. However, we have mixed reviews on our planned opening time. Child care is no good if it isn't open in time for you to make it to work. So, we are taking a poll to see what your preferences are. Open at 7:00AM or 7:30AM?
Things to consider - The earlier we open, the longer the teachers must be present. Longer hours for teachers means diminished quality of care, no matter how amazing they are. In order to mitigate long hours, we would have to replace those full time workers with part time teachers. That would be two employees working half a day, rather than only one. That's more transitioning for our children and more opportunity for turnover. It also creates less stability and a higher likelihood of a teacher to move onto a full time position somewhere else. We want the highest quality we can find and would prefer to have primarily full time teachers who are with your children all day, you see them at drop off and you can still talk to one of them at pick up. Communication is key!!
So before you decide, please consider whether you really need to be there at 7:00am versus 7:30am. But please know, if the majority of our parents need the 7:00am arrival, we are going to put this spreadsheet to work and figure it out. We will never compromise on care. Thank you so much! Please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/totsn.toyland to vote on our poll.
We are finalizing our operating hours and we need your input. Our closing time is set at 6pm and we will likely not alter that. However, we have mixed reviews on our planned opening time. Child care is no good if it isn't open in time for you to make it to work. So, we are taking a poll to see what your preferences are. Open at 7:00AM or 7:30AM?
Things to consider - The earlier we open, the longer the teachers must be present. Longer hours for teachers means diminished quality of care, no matter how amazing they are. In order to mitigate long hours, we would have to replace those full time workers with part time teachers. That would be two employees working half a day, rather than only one. That's more transitioning for our children and more opportunity for turnover. It also creates less stability and a higher likelihood of a teacher to move onto a full time position somewhere else. We want the highest quality we can find and would prefer to have primarily full time teachers who are with your children all day, you see them at drop off and you can still talk to one of them at pick up. Communication is key!!
So before you decide, please consider whether you really need to be there at 7:00am versus 7:30am. But please know, if the majority of our parents need the 7:00am arrival, we are going to put this spreadsheet to work and figure it out. We will never compromise on care. Thank you so much! Please visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/totsn.toyland to vote on our poll.
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