Daycare bookfair

[Lilacs4Me]

The reason my kids are in daycare is because I work, I can't volunteer.

I know, right!!!

When my son were little, if I was not at work, he was not at daycare! If I was taking time off for something, the last place I brought him was daycare.

 

[smiths02]

Elementary schools in my area host the Scholastic Book Fair twice a year and the kids love, love, love it. Don't know about daycare, though. The kids might be too young to really enjoy exploring the books and other stuff.



DDs school had a 'Direct Donation' campaign this fall for the first time instead of a traditional fund raiser. This seems to be the trend. Personally, I didn't like it at all. I like that wrapping paper. There's no one in my family who is willing/able to hand over $50 or more for her school but they would often buy a few items to help out.

I loved our direct fund drive. No one in your family has to hand over $50, at least in ours. I think the suggested PER STUDENT was $30...so a family member could do $5 if 6 of them did it. Personally, I much rather send the school $30-the school gets $30 and I get a $30 tax deduction. The school before had a fundraiser and they expected the student to sell at least $75...so I would end up paying $75 for $25 worth of wrapping paper, the school would get the same $30 most likely, an no tax deduction for me.

 

[HM]

A daycare doing fundraising is a new one for me too.

We loved Scholastic Book fairs when our kids schools had them in Elementary and Middle school. We bought a lot of books that way.

 

[whtyger97]

Your math makes sense, and I see how you calculated it as I used to be a preschool teacher/summer camp director, but I can tell you firsthand that there is not one teacher at your school making more than $35,000/year, and I am aiming very high there becuase I don't know where you live and what the COL is like there. BUt I'll guarantee that the owner is making a nice 6-figure income!

When I was a lead teacher for the 3/4 year olds, and running the school-aged day camp in the summers, I was making the grand sum of $9.50/hour. This was between 2002-2007, so I am sure it is slightly higher how, athough knowing what I know, I am pretty sure I would only be making about $10 now.

I agree the daycare teachers aren't likely making that much and should not be buying books and supplies, but if you decrease teacher salary in my math it means the school has even more money to spend on these items.

Our daycare only hires individuals with a college degree, so I'm assuming they do pay a premium for that.

 

[EveDallas]

I agree day care teachers should not pay for supplies, the day care center (owners) should!

For the infant room the school brings in $72,000 per teacher per year, for the toddler room it is $84,000. I have no clue how much the
teachers are paid but let's say they are paid 60% which I'm guessing is high, that means their income is $43,000-$50,000 that would still leave $28,000-$33,000 (per every 4-5 kids) for overhead, supplies and profit.

I'm guess the older classrooms are even more profitable.

This is so far off it's seriously laughable. And yes, we do spend a good portion of our money on our kids - because we love them. But it kills me when parents who make 10x what I do (or more) complain about things that benefit their children.

 

[Lilacs4Me]

I agree the daycare teachers aren't likely making that much and should not be buying books and supplies, but if you decrease teacher salary in my math it means the school has even more money to spend on these items.

Our daycare only hires individuals with a college degree, so I'm assuming they do pay a premium for that.

What do you think I had? A McDonald's gift certificate? I have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Human Resources. I originally wanted to be a teacher when I started college long ago, so I also had taken many, many education classes, too, which is why I was able to get the job.

There rarely is a "premium" paid for a college degree in early childhood education when it comes to daycare centers. If one is lucky enough to get hired in a school district, they make more. Privately owned, or chain for-profit daycares pay their head teachers for the preschool (3 and 4 year olds) usually less than $15/hour, and their infant/toddler room teachers and aides much, much less than that.

There is one person making a ton of money at your child's daycare and it is NOT his teachers!

But in all fairness, supplies and equipment are very expensive. Regular kid toys just do not hold up to 10-20 kids playing all day long, so daycares pretty much have to spend a LOT of money for really quality-built items. These things cost a pretty penny!

 

[msjprincess]

I agree the daycare teachers aren't likely making that much and should not be buying books and supplies, but if you decrease teacher salary in my math it means the school has even more money to spend on these items.

Our daycare only hires individuals with a college degree, so I'm assuming they do pay a premium for that.

That's the norm in most of the daycare centers around here. But they still make crap.

 

[Tiffylv]

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[barkley]

I agree the daycare teachers aren't likely making that much and should not be buying books and supplies, but if you decrease teacher salary in my math it means the school has even more money to spend on these items.

Our daycare only hires individuals with a college degree, so I'm assuming they do pay a premium for that.

are you sure it's a 'degree'? reason I ask is b/c the law for licensed daycare centers in most states require that certain staff members have to have already completed a set number or be pursing ece units but it's rarely the case that all the staff has even an associates degree. reason being-a center can make MUCH more money by just having the bare minimum number of providers/"teachers" they are required to by law and supplement the rest of the staff needed w/'aides' or 'practicum students' who they are either paying absolute minimum wage to (or in the case of the students-getting them for free b/c they have to do so many hours of practicum to get their credits in certain classes/certification).

it's also been my experience with that field/and in private schools that go k-12 that while a center/school purports that all their 'teachers' are degreed it's not nesc. a degree you would associate w/what they were doing (as an example-the afterschool lead at one school didn't qualify to be a 'teacher' in the daycare setting b/c she didn't have the state mandated ece certification or associate's degree in ece but a few years later when the school needed a replacement high school science teacher she was hired b/c she met the school's criteria for possessing a bachelor's.............never mind that it had nothing to do w/teaching, education or science-but the law didn't require it so they could do it).

What do you think I had? A McDonald's gift certificate? I have a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Human Resources. I originally wanted to be a teacher when I started college long ago, so I also had taken many, many education classes, too, which is why I was able to get the job.

There rarely is a "premium" paid for a college degree in early childhood education when it comes to daycare centers. If one is lucky enough to get hired in a school district, they make more. Privately owned, or chain for-profit daycares pay their head teachers for the preschool (3 and 4 year olds) usually less than $15/hour, and their infant/toddler room teachers and aides much, much less than that.

There is one person making a ton of money at your child's daycare and it is NOT his teachers!

But in all fairness, supplies and equipment are very expensive. Regular kid toys just do not hold up to 10-20 kids playing all day long, so daycares pretty much have to spend a LOT of money for really quality-built items. These things cost a pretty penny!

the bulk of the teachers and aides who worked where I worked back in the day or where my kids attended (both associated w/private schools) did so to get the tuition discount. it was never about the wages-sure there were a handful like myself that were working there and barely scraping by but it was rare that anyone didn't consider it supplemental income to that of what a spouse was bringing in-and if their kids opted to leave that school or graduated they were more often than not submitting their resignations.

That's the norm in most of the daycare centers around here. But they still make crap.

around here too-it seems like most of the staff is college kids who can get hours around their classes. they only make minimum wage, and I know more than one parent of little ones who have opted for family home daycares or private providers b/c they just see so much staff turnover (heck once the college students can score a wait position job at a restaurant they make the same minimum wage plus tips so I don't blame them for jumping ship!).

 

[Bluestars]

This wouldn't bother me. I wouldn't volunteer because I work full-time. If I didn't work full-time, I might consider volunteering. I would let my child choose a book or two.