somedudevt t1_jcm0ksx wrote on March 17, 2023 at 8:19 PM

Reply to comment by Thick_Piece in Vt. Community Confronts Little Sprouts CEO David Post Over 30% Tuition Hike at 3/15 and 3/16 Virtual Meetings by ChildCearPlz

What the fuck does the per child cost have to do with the price of tea in China? A CCP can have like 8 kids per adult + 4 school age when on breaks that’s 60k-100k a year gross. It’s not great but for a home provider who can then write off their mortgage, furniture, car, etc as a business expense it’s not small either. If we reduce regulations so that average people could do that without needing special licensing there would be more capacity.

Thick_Piece t1_jcs5gkp wrote on March 19, 2023 at 3:26 AM

I am not 100% following your thought process.

I do agree that childcare in Vermont is over regulated. In my opinion it is the primary factor.

The laws put forth by our politicians closed many options AND took classrooms away from elementary schools which in turn is forcing many towns to put forth bonds in order to build more classrooms. In essence, childcare went up in pricing, taxes in the form of a bond for expansion went up, and taxes for the yearly budget went up.