A letter asking “non-working parents” to pick up their children from an Australian childcare facility earlier than those employed is dividing the internet, with many unsure if the request is reasonable or discriminatory.
An image of the letter was shared on Facebook by a parent whose child attends the unidentified facility and begins, “If you are a non-working parent you are required to pick your child up from Preschool at 4:00pm. ”
The facility operator went on to state that the disregard of the rule was affecting the workers and was costing huge amounts in overtime being paid.
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Easy solution is to offer reduced fee for 1 hrs per day reduced Childcare. Open to both working and non working parents, restricted to half of the enrolments per day, first in first accepted. Late fees apply to all who don't pick up on time whichever time that is.
But demanding earlier pick up for same fee IS discriminatory. We are all entitled to what we pay for.
Would love to see what would happen if all SAHM took their children out of daycare. Childcare centres might miss those fees and teachers everywhere would be upset that children are starting school without proper school readiness.