To: Beverly Basham, Executive Director, Samantha Touhill, Director, and Jay McMurren, Regional Manager
No Tuition Hike
As parents of children enrolled in Bright Horizons at New York Presbyterian, we oppose any tuition increase for the 2013-2014 school year.
Why is this important?
For substantial periods of the past year our children have been unable to use the center’s outdoor playgrounds, and it appears one of those playgrounds has been permanently lost to us. Despite our protests and insistence that Bright Horizons remedy the situation, we have learned our children will continue to be denied access to both outdoor playgrounds for the foreseeable future.
This is unacceptable. One of the main features the center touts is the daily, unencumbered access to outdoor playgrounds, which is integral to the development of our children. Indeed, many of us selected this center precisely because of its outdoor playgrounds. To date, we have not been compensated in any way for this loss, and now you’re proposing to increase tuition for our children based on “enhancements” to the center, despite the loss of this key facility.
Given the above, a tuition increase is inappropriate at this time. We trust Bright Horizons will recognize the importance of keeping the tuition at its current level so that we can continue to remain involved in and promote the Bright Horizons community.
This is unacceptable. One of the main features the center touts is the daily, unencumbered access to outdoor playgrounds, which is integral to the development of our children. Indeed, many of us selected this center precisely because of its outdoor playgrounds. To date, we have not been compensated in any way for this loss, and now you’re proposing to increase tuition for our children based on “enhancements” to the center, despite the loss of this key facility.
Given the above, a tuition increase is inappropriate at this time. We trust Bright Horizons will recognize the importance of keeping the tuition at its current level so that we can continue to remain involved in and promote the Bright Horizons community.