After being open for five years, an announcement was made that the daycare center where my wife works will close its doors for good. These are the thoughts and experiences she has shared with me form the day she found out the center will close to the last day of work.
When everyone heard the news they were shocked and angry. No one could believe that this could happen to them…that they will be unemployed within six months. The parents of the children that these teachers were taking care of were angry beyond belief, saying that this company is taking good care and opportunity away from their children. They organized parent groups, came up with cost saving techniques and passed petitions around hoping that the company will change its mind and keep the daycare open. Even with all the effort that the parents put forth, they did not succeed. Within the months that followed, all the parents started to look for new daycares where they could take their children to. They asked their child’s’ teachers where they’re going hoping they will be able to enroll their child there. After visiting a few centers, everyone said that there was no place like the one they are at right now and that it will be really hard to settle for one. Never the less some parents settled for certain daycares even though they didn’t like them as much. Some did it for convenience and some did it because they had no choice.
