u/abra-cadabra-84

I have a nagging thought about the in-home center my 12mo attends undercharging by easily $300/month. The rate was set before us, not like I haggled it down or something. I haven’t seen any red flags for why she may be charging below market (she is licensed, has a safe and developmentally appropriate setup, prepares 2 meals and 2 snacks daily, way under ratio). She does zero marketing, I just happened to walk by one day and notice it. It would be weird to say something right? I should mind my own business but be generous (cash) with gifts?

Anyone regret advancing to 1st after being on the fence about retention? In March, my kindergartener’s teacher recommended retention, due mostly to lack of progress in phonics/reading. His behavior and social/emotional skills are good. Math is on track. Now in the last month, he’s made a leap with reading and can read the BOB-style books with occasional help/guidance. He’s also quicker with homework lately and made a comment a few weeks ago, “hey… I didn’t know homework got easier…”. It seems silly to repeat K after this leap. He can do addition and subtraction into the teens, read cvc words, count forward from a random number, count to 100 by 1s, 5s, 10s. No concerns about behavior, teachers often comment on how sweet he is.

ETA: June birthday with September cutoff (younger end of the group), California.