Okay. And? Struggling to see the issue. I'm sure they're qualified to work for the state if they can't compete. They make it sound like this is a problem.

Capitalist crying crocodile tears because they can't make money off of children anymore.

Why is AP trying to spin this negatively?

Good. Fuck em. I was able to have my daughter do TK for free and it was phenomenal. Private preschool costs more than rent. Maybe they should try reducing their prices.

public school is free

free at point of use. tax (rightfully) pays for it.

private daycare is a racket

kids under two

downsize and focus on that underserved area? thats what the fReE mArKeT wants

Good. I am so tired of people taking advantage of the critical needs of humanity and getting upset when we take the profits away from them.

Do preschools exist to care for children, or make money? You have to pick one or the other.

Oh good, they can sell their businesses to the government at a loss and those can be folded into the public system. Some services are too critical to be privatized, and it's about fucking time people remembered this. Not everything can be managed on a profit margin.

I cal bullshit.

Preschools and daycares always have a waiting list. Especially because "she provides a full day of preschool, compared with transitional kindergarten that lasts only about 3.5 hours" Call them and ask for a place for your 3 year old. I bet theres a waitlist. This is BS capitalist propaganda

This is definitely something that should be socialized.

Oh is your business model garbage? Sucks for you

In my country kindergartens from 3 yo and up is free, and in some cities even daycares from 1 yo are heavily subsidized, yet private ones are still full and you need to book with year in advance paying non refundable deposits. Maybe she's overcharging?

Sounds like a good opportunity to move from daycare to being a preschool teacher. They already have the experience.

Boo fucking hoo.

I understand that it sucks to have your business ripped out from under you, in a way, by a public option, but people struggle to afford child care. This is necessary and good for average Americans.

Putting overpriced private daycares out of business is the entire point of providing free pre-school, no?

Like, "oh no, we can't rip people off anymore"

That's a load of bullshit.

They can't maintain their egregious profit margins.

Why are they only 3.5 hours?

They're fishing for more state subsidy money.

BS story, but there are indeed issues. I've got a 2 and 3 year old myself, and speaking from experience, it's a mess that'll put me in the red until my 3yo is 5, eating into my savings.

As mentioned, private is still the primary option for kids under 4 but we even have a lovely local program that can start at 3 if you're poor enough (and in CA, that's around 100k/yr lol). The problem is the time. They're like 3 hour programs, some full time that's still only 6 hour. With two working parents with minimal family support, that's still a non starter if they can't stay past 3pm.

At least my private daycare is cheap-ish at the cost of religious brainwashing, and that hasn't seemed to matter for a kid like mine. Standards still keep them from, y'know, beating kids and whatnot.

California didn't have already state funded public pre-k?

Well, womp womp I guess.

But also, am I the only one surprised, that Gavin Newsom of all people did this? The guy that had Steve Bannon on his podcast just to congratulate him on his strategy? The guy that he would definetly veto the idea of his own party to introduce a minor wealth tax?

Perhaps this is an incincere attempt at coasting of Mamdanis polulartiy? In any case, I will continue to despise the guy, because I refuse to believe that this decision was based on any real beliefs on his part.