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On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:25=E2=80=AFPM Mehwaish Raja wrote: > Hi, > > Sounds good. > > Monday, May 6 at 4 pm. > > Please confirm who will be attending. > > Thank you, > > Mehwaish Raja > Director > Garderie Kiddy Kat > 514-685-7053 > > > On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 10:43=E2=80=AFAM Amelie Martins > wrote: > >> Hi Mehwaish, >> >> Monday at 4pm is perfect. >> >> Thank you very much, >> >> On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 10:36=E2=80=AFAM Mehwaish Raja >> wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I can be available Monday afternoon 4:30 being the max as the center >>> closes at 6 as I=E2=80=99d have to take my own kids under my care. >>> >>> Let me know if Monday between 4:00 and 5 works? >>> >>> I teach in the afternoon Tuesday through Thursday. >>> >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Mehwaish Raja >>> Director >>> Garderie Kiddy Kat >>> 514-685-7053 >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 10:16=E2=80=AFAM Mehwaish Raja >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Parents Committee Members, >>>> >>>> I acknowledge your email and all the concerns mentioned. I would like >>>> to meet at the daycare to address the concerns brought up. >>>> >>>> I am available on Monday (9 am to 4 pm), Wednesday (9 am to 11), or >>>> Thursday (9 am to 11). >>>> >>>> Please kindly let me know which day time works best for you and who >>>> will attend the meeting. Also one PC member can take initiative be pre= sent >>>> at the meeting and the rest will be informed via email. >>>> >>>> Warm regards, >>>> >>>> Miss Mehwaish >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 9:55=E2=80=AFPM Amelie Martins >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Mehwaish, >>>>> >>>>> The Parent=E2=80=99s Committee had a discussion today, and we have s= ome >>>>> things that we=E2=80=99d like to share. >>>>> >>>>> For the Mother=E2=80=99s Day brunch, we do not feel comfortable aski= ng the >>>>> daycare moms to purchase tickets for an event that is supposed to sho= w 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 th= e 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 s= pots >>>>> in subsidized daycares is near impossible. On top of the tuition, Kid= dy Kat >>>>> families already pay extra monthly fees for mandatory classes that us= ed to >>>>> be included in the base price (like karate and dance). This is in add= ition >>>>> to the substantial per-day price increase we=E2=80=99ve seen in the l= ast two 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 hol= ding them as >>>>> an opportunity to bring additional funds to the daycare under the gui= se 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 a= s >>>>> 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 b= ring >>>>> 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 f= eel like our >>>>> time and efforts are not seen nor appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> While discussing the catering option for the brunch, Miss Marnie sai= d >>>>> 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 insulti= ng. >>>>> >>>>> 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. B= etween >>>>> the Assistant Director=E2=80=99s comments and the suggestions and int= entions >>>>> displayed at the meeting, it was hard not to feel insulted or exploit= ed, >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> FOUNDER & DIRECTOR >>>> GARDERIE KIDDY KAT INC. >>>> 7 RUE DU CENTRE COMMERCIAL >>>> >>>> ROXBORO H8Y-2N9 >>>> >>>> www.garderiekiddykat.com >>>> 514-685-7053 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --000000000000ac1ced0617680587 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi,

The whole committee should be= able to make it.=C2=A0

Thank you and see you then!

On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 12:25=E2=80=AFPM Mehwaish Raja <garderiekidykat@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,=

Sounds good.=C2=A0

Monday, May 6 at 4 pm.=C2=A0=

Please confirm who will= be attending.=C2=A0

Tha= nk you,=C2=A0

Mehwaish Raja
Director
Garderie Ki= ddy Kat
514-685-7053


On Wed, May 1, 2= 024 at 10:43=E2=80=AFAM Amelie Martins <eamartins@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Mehwaish,
Monday at 4pm is perfect.

Thank = you very much,

On Wed, May 1, 2024 at 10:36=E2=80=AFAM Mehwaish Raja &= lt;garderiek= idykat@gmail.com> wrote:
Hello,=C2=A0

<= /div>
I can be available Monday afternoon 4:30 being the m= ax as the center closes at 6 as I=E2=80=99d have to take my own kids under = my care.

Let me know if = Monday between 4:00 and 5 works?=C2=A0

I teach in the afternoon Tuesday through Thursday.


Best,= =C2=A0

Mehwaish Raja
Director
Garderie Kiddy Kat=
514-685-7053


On Wed, May 1, 2024 at = 10:16=E2=80=AFAM Mehwaish Raja <garderiekidykat@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Paren= ts Committee Members,=C2=A0

I acknowledge your email and= all the concerns mentioned.=C2=A0 I would like to meet at the daycare to a= ddress the concerns=C2=A0brought=C2=A0up.=C2=A0

I = am available on Monday (9 am to 4 pm), Wednesday=C2=A0(9 am to 11), or Thur= sday (9 am to 11).=C2=A0

Please kindly let me know= which=C2=A0day time works best for you and who will attend the meeting. Al= so one PC member can take initiative=C2=A0be present at the meeting and the= rest will be informed via email.=C2=A0

Warm regar= ds,

Miss Mehwaish=C2=A0


On= Tue, Apr 30, 2024 at 9:55=E2=80=AFPM Amelie Martins <eamartins@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Mehwaish,=C2=A0

=C2= =A0The Parent=E2=80=99s Committee had a discussion today, and we have 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


--
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
GARDERIE KIDDY KAT INC.
7 RUE DU CEN= TRE COMMERCIAL
514= -685-7053



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