Thread: Poor 2 year old dd

Dead issue.

Originally Posted by Lori63

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I work at a preschool (church based) and we offer a few scholarships-you might look into this.

so true on the scholarship thing. Look into it. Also, I'm sure your school won't kick dd out cuz she doesn't have tuition paid for the month. They will make payment arrangements w/you. Talk to them. And let your dd go back to school. Swallow your pride and let them know you are having a hard time this month. JMO, but I would rather let the school know I was having a hard time vs telling dd that she can't go to school and get her upset.

Hope things work out for the best for you.

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We went through something similar when our son was in pre-school, back in 2000. He loved it and we thought we were going to have to take him out. He was going to a church based pre-school and the tuition was $100 a month. This is not really high, but my husband's father passed away in March of that year and he had NO insurance. My MIL could not afford the burial, but made arrangements with the funeral home to pay it off on time. She developed severe depression and an alcohol and drug problem, was suicidal and such and never paid on it. They were going to take her to court over the money when my husband stepped in and guaranteed them that he would pay $400 a month on the bill until it was paid off. Instantly, we were put in financial distress!

I called the school to let them know what was going on and told them that we had no other choice but to cut out ALL un-necessary expenses until the debt was paid, in order to be able to afford it. I was on the phone crying with the headmaster and felt like a fool, but I owed it to them to be honest.

The next day, she called me early that morning and told me that she had spoken with the members of the church board and that they wanted Nash back in the class that day! She said that they had set him up on the scholarship and his fees would be paid for at least the next 18 months and more so if needed. I balled like a baby and could not thank them enough.

If your ex-husband has already sent them a certified letter stating that he will pay so much of the bill each month, then they know that you are giving it to them straight when you tell them the financial problem you are in. I doubt that they will make you take your daughter out once they know for sure what is going on.

Good luck and even though it is tough to swallow your pride and admit to others when you have a financial problem, tell them what is happening. They may be able to help more than you think.

Andrea

I agree. As long as he is to pay it they are not going to make her leave. Also in Pennsylvania, there is an early headstart program, also there are grants that are given to the truely needy that would like to send their child to a private school. Also If you are receiving benefits from the state, which I believe you said you are, they will refer you to programs that help with (or cover completely) the cost of childrens education. Also, If you are truely sincere about wanting a job, the pennsylvania department of welfare allows you to do a job search for 60 days to better your situation, if you choose to further your education (but you may not choose to since you already have a degree) they will help you pay child care, transportation, clothing, fees charged at the school, and other misc things while attending. I know for a fact there are programs out there that pay for everything you could think of, quite a few of fellow students in nursing school received this help.
Also I highly doubt with DD's school being a Christian based center, they would do anything rash, since hubby sent a letter stating he would pay, they must know the situation.

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My dd ended up going to a public school last year because we didn't think we could afford to send her to send her to the church based school that we sent her to for Pre-K. Well come to find out after she started public school they could have let her go there for what we could afford to pay. We just kept her in the public school for kindergarden but this year both her and my son go to that private school and they let us pay weekly or when we can. I had to talk to them about trying to make payments when I was off from work after my son was born in November. They are more than willing to work with you. It only cost us $22 a week for both my kids to go there because we are members of the church. That's much cheaper than daycare.