On the morning of January 14
Qingdao Liaoyuan Road Froe bell kindergarten gathered in front of many parents
They're not here to send children
but... to understand the situation
Two recent events in quick succession
Catch everyone off guard
01
Upstairs renovation
The children downstairs went to class as usual
The first thing parents reflect
Start with your child's allergic cough
Mid-December 2021
The kindergarten began to renovate the classrooms on the third floor
But the children in the small class and the middle class still insisted on going to school after enduring the decoration pollution
Because the renovation expansion classroom is not enough
Just merge two or three classes of children into one class
The children of the second grade went home and told their parents about it
Parents learned that the kindergarten was actually being renovated
"Upstairs decoration, children go to school downstairs, teachers have to use loudspeakers to shout in class."
"The child does not stop during the lunch break, such a small child, who has been in that environment for so many days, and now he has a cough and allergy, and he has been treated back and forth for several days."
Screenshot from Weibo netizens
02
What's harder to accept is
The kindergarten suddenly said it would be closed
The matter of non-stop class decoration has not yet been digested
January 13 at 6 a.m
The parents received another unexpected message
The head of the kindergarten, Wang Yuan, suddenly announced in the parent group
Froebel Kindergarten has been decided to close
One parent said helplessly—
"When we first went to kindergarten, we didn't shake into the public, just in time for the first batch of private kindergartens in the Qingdao Education Bureau to be rectified into inclusive kindergartens, and we arrived at Froebel."
"We have been in contact with the park, they do not give specific explanations, now more than 200 children, where will they go to school in the future?"
The reporter learned
Froebel Kindergarten was scheduled to hold a parent-teacher conference on January 13 to discuss the refund of children's transfer fees
Meetings can be held for less than half an hour
Wang Yuanchang was picked up by 120 on the grounds of a sudden heart attack
The phone has been turned off ever since
One parent said
Tuition fees are refundable
But what to do with the money to report the special class
"At the beginning, the kindergarten said that it would cooperate with beyond education to teach children to learn some hosting, dancing and the like.
We thought that it would be convenient for children to learn here, so we signed up. As a result, seven or eight thousand yuan of training fees were paid, and the kindergarten did not give a receipt. And whether you can go up or not, anyway, a week is calculated according to one class, and now this money does not know how to get it. ”
03
"You guys go out and we're not going to be interviewed now"
On January 14, the reporter went to interview
A person in charge of Froebel Kindergarten surnamed Sun was tough
Declined to comment
The reporter's attempt to go to the third floor to explore the decoration site was also rejected
The park also used the excuse of calling the police
Kick the interviewers out of the door
According to parents
The renovation staff on the third floor have been evacuated in advance
Parents ask if it is decorated in the kindergarten
The renovation staff denied it
From the notice of the closure of the kindergarten issued by Wang Yuanchang, the reporter learned that Froe bell kindergarten is a private kindergarten and has become an inclusive kindergarten since June 2020. The cost of large, middle and small classes has been reduced to 880 yuan per month, and the kindergarten faces high rent, wages, premiums, etc., with an average monthly loss of more than 30,000 yuan.
There are many classrooms on the 3rd floor, so in order to maintain the kindergarten normally, the kindergarten decided to rent out the 3rd floor to alleviate the pressure.
Wang Yuanchang believes that the training of special children (autistic children) of the tenant also belongs to the category of education, and as long as everyone attends classes on different floors and does not contact each other, there should be no problem. However, after consulting with the relevant authorities, the two types of education cannot be carried out together. After communicating with the Municipal North Education and Sports Bureau, Wang Yuan finally decided to stop running the kindergarten, and the Education and Sports Bureau coordinated with the directors of the four public parks with tight degrees and high school running levels, so that each kindergarten director strived to take out more degrees to place the children in the kindergarten.
04
Municipal North Education and Sports Bureau: We will definitely place the children
subsequently
The reporter contacted a staff member of the Shibei District Education and Sports Bureau
Introduction Froebel is a private kindergarten
The organizer terminated the operation of the park without warning due to personal reasons
On the morning of January 13, the kindergarten notified the parents of the students to hold a parent-teacher meeting in batches
Some parents are more emotional
Afraid that their children will not be able to learn
After the Municipal North Education and Sports Bureau learned about the situation
The first time to arrange 3 staff to the scene
At the same time, contact the surrounding kindergartens
Learn about the availability of degrees in each park
"We have registered and sorted out the information of the children in the kindergarten, and the follow-up work such as diversion and resettlement and admission to the kindergarten is being promoted in an orderly manner." We will focus on the surrounding high-quality parks and public parks, respect the choice of parents, and ensure that every child has a kindergarten to go to. We are confident that we will place these children well. ”
Peninsula all-media reporter Jiang Kai intern Ren Riyue
Source: Peninsula Metropolis