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Content preview: Mehwaish Raja Director Garderie Kiddy Kat 514-685-7053 Forwarded message --------- From: Amelie Martins Date: Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 9:55 PM Subject: Parent’s Committee To: Mehwaish Raja CC: , , < Content analysis details: (-0.2 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description ---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider [garderiekidykat[at]gmail.com] 0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message -0.1 DKIM_VALID Message has at least one valid DKIM or DK signature 0.1 DKIM_SIGNED Message has a DKIM or DK signature, not necessarily valid -0.1 DKIM_VALID_EF Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from envelope-from domain -0.1 DKIM_VALID_AU Message has a valid DKIM or DK signature from author's domain X-Spam-Flag: NO --0000000000008cabe90617639e88 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Mehwaish Raja Director Garderie Kiddy Kat 514-685-7053 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Amelie Martins Date: Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 9:55=E2=80=AFPM Subject: Parent=E2=80=99s Committee To: Mehwaish Raja CC: , , < natasha.kukkar@gmail.com> Hi Mehwaish, The Parent=E2=80=99s Committee had a discussion today, and we have some th= ings that we=E2=80=99d like to share. For the Mother=E2=80=99s Day brunch, we do not feel comfortable asking the= daycare moms to purchase tickets for an event that is supposed to show them how much they are appreciated, while at the same time asking them to take time off work. We would rather just not put on this event at all. As for the End of Year Party, having it as a potluck AND a ticketed event, doesn=E2=80=99t sit well with us. We are essentially asking the parents to = bring food and pay to eat it. Each family already pays a lot to send their child(ren) to private daycare, and in a lot of cases, this is not by choice since finding spots in subsidized daycares is near impossible. On top of the tuition, Kiddy Kat families already pay extra monthly fees for mandatory classes that used to be included in the base price (like karate and dance). This is in addition to the substantial per-day price increase we=E2=80=99ve seen in the last tw= o years. During our meeting last night, every event was turned into a way of asking existing Kiddy Kat families for more money. It seems as though the daycare doesn=E2=80=99t have the funds for events, but insists on holding them as a= n opportunity to bring additional funds to the daycare under the guise of celebration. It was also brought to our attention that parents would be asked to reach deeper into their pockets for additional donations to buy new toys for the daycare. We believe that Kiddy Kat should show more loyalty to its families and parents and find better ways to raise funds for the daycare if it is struggling. These suggestions and methods create a lot of animosity as families begin to feel nickel and dimed. As previously mentioned, the cost is already quite high. Perhaps efforts could be made toward community involvement, fundraising from the community, or a marketing plan to bring Kiddy Kat to capacity. I would also like to add that a passing remark by Miss Marnie said during last evening=E2=80=99s meeting was quite hurtful. It made us feel like our = time and efforts are not seen nor appreciated. While discussing the catering option for the brunch, Miss Marnie said that the sandwiches that we had ordered through the daycare catering company for Teacher=E2=80=99s Appreciation Week were not good enough. These sandwiches were the best option with the limited budget available, and it was even supplemented personally by some committee members so that our educators could feel appreciated. Perhaps Marnie misspoke, or we misunderstood, but regardless, her words were insulting. We are on this committee as volunteers. We all have very busy lives and careers, but also want to help the daycare as much as possible. Between the Assistant Director=E2=80=99s comments and the suggestions and intentions di= splayed at the meeting, it was hard not to feel insulted or exploited, and has us all rethinking everything we=E2=80=99ve been doing. Let me know if you would like to discuss any of this further. --0000000000008cabe90617639e88 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


Mehwaish Raja
Director<= br>Garderie Kiddy Kat
514-685-7053

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--= -------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Amelie Martins <eamartins@gmail.com>
Date:= Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 9:55=E2=80=AFPM
Subject: Parent=E2=80=99s Committe= e
To: Mehwaish Raja <gar= deriekidykat@gmail.com>
CC: <dinatotos@gmail.com>, <mirasmohsen94@gmail.com>, <natasha.kukkar@gmail.com>


Hi Mehwaish,=C2=A0

=C2=A0The Parent=E2=80=99s Committee had a discussion today, and we ha= ve some things that we=E2=80=99d like to share. =C2=A0

=C2=A0For the Mot= her=E2=80=99s Day brunch, we do not feel comfortable asking the daycare mom= s to purchase tickets for an event that is supposed to show them how much t= hey are appreciated, while at the same time asking them to take time off wo= rk. We would rather just not put on this event at all.=C2=A0

=C2=A0As for the End of Year Party, h= aving it as a potluck AND a ticketed event, doesn=E2=80=99t sit well with u= s. We are essentially asking the parents to bring food and pay to eat it.= =C2=A0

=C2=A0Each family= already pays a lot to send their child(ren) to private daycare, and in a l= ot of cases, this is not by choice since finding spots in subsidized daycar= es is near impossible. On top of the tuition, Kiddy Kat families already pa= y extra monthly fees for mandatory classes that used to be included in the = base price (like karate and dance). This is in addition to the substantial = per-day price increase we=E2=80=99ve seen in the last two years.=C2=A0

=C2=A0During our meeting las= t night, every event was turned into a way of asking existing Kiddy Kat fam= ilies for more money. It seems as though the daycare doesn=E2=80=99t have t= he funds for events, but insists on holding them as an opportunity to bring= additional funds to the daycare under the guise of celebration. It was als= o brought to our attention that parents would be asked to reach deeper into= their pockets for additional donations to buy new toys for the daycare.=C2= =A0

=C2=A0We believe tha= t Kiddy Kat should show more loyalty to its families and parents and find b= etter ways to raise funds for the daycare if it is struggling. These sugges= tions and methods create a lot of animosity as families begin to feel nicke= l and dimed. As previously mentioned, the cost is already quite high. Perha= ps efforts could be made toward community involvement, fundraising from the= community, or a marketing plan to bring Kiddy Kat to capacity.=C2=A0
=

=C2=A0I would also like to ad= d that a passing remark by Miss Marnie said during last evening=E2=80=99s m= eeting was quite hurtful. It made us feel like our time and efforts are not= seen nor appreciated.=C2=A0

=C2=A0While discussing the catering option for the brunch, Miss Marnie= said that the sandwiches that we had ordered through the daycare catering = company for Teacher=E2=80=99s Appreciation Week were not good enough.=C2=A0=

=C2=A0These sandwiches = were the best option with the limited budget available, and it was even sup= plemented personally by some committee members so that our educators could = feel appreciated. Perhaps Marnie misspoke, or we misunderstood, but regardl= ess, her words were insulting.=C2=A0

=C2=A0We are on this committee as volunteers. We all have very= busy lives and careers, but also want to help the daycare as much as possi= ble. Between the Assistant Director=E2=80=99s comments and the suggestions = and intentions displayed at the meeting, it was hard not to feel insulted o= r exploited, and has us all rethinking everything we=E2=80=99ve been doing.=

=C2=A0Let me know if yo= u would like to discuss any of this further.=C2=A0
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