Fewer toys at once may help toddlers to focus better and play more creatively

Re:Fewer toys at once may help toddlers to focus better and ... by sevensor on Monday December 04, 2017 @08:26PM (#15849094)

Say it's $15k per child per year, and we're talking about a preschool. That means state mandated teacher ratios, depending on the state. Let's say it's 1:10, and that's on the low side. Suppose you have two classrooms of 20 children each. That means you take in 300k in tuition and you have to pay four teachers plus at least one administrator. Knock off 100k for rent, overhead, insurance, certifications, capital expenses. That leaves you with 40k for each teacher's total compensation. How far does that go where you live? Realistically, most preschools charge even less and pay their teachers accordingly.

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Re:Fewer toys at once may help toddlers to focus better and ... by NLips on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @10:22AM (#15852225)

$15,000 per child per year * 2 classrooms * 2 children per class room = $600,000 per year, not $300k.

Knocking off 100k for <foo> leaves 500k between the 5 staff, which is 100k each.

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Re:Fewer toys at once may help toddlers to focus better and ... by 0xfeba on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @10:47AM (#15852410)

So, more likely, 40k for the 5 teachers, and the remaining 300k going to manager(s).

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Re:Fewer toys at once may help toddlers to focus better and ... by sevensor on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @12:39PM (#15853576)

Good point -- mental math failure on my part.

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Re:Fewer toys at once may help toddlers to focus better and ... by hazza1 on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @08:31AM (#15851560)

$15k * 40 is 600k which with your math means $100k per teacher

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Re:Fewer toys at once may help toddlers to focus better and ... by sevensor on Tuesday December 05, 2017 @12:47PM (#15853701)

You are correct about the multiplication, I forgot to multiply by two classrooms, but let's keep my other assumptions. Start with $600k. Subtract $100k for insurance, rent, and overhead. (And I think $100k is a low estimate here.) Now you have $500k and 5 employees. That's still $100k in total compensation per employee. It's not dire poverty like my $40k estimate before, but keep in mind that that's still a good deal more than their gross pay, which will come in more like $60-80k once benefits are accounted for. In the kind of area that can support a $15k/student/year Montessori school, that kind of pay is basically decent, but it's not like they're laughing all the way to the bank.

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