As many of us know, the teacher-to-student ratio here at Lightbridge has been creeping up in the past months not only for the older children, but extending to the toddler and infant classrooms as well. While we are understanding of the financial pressures required to run a daycare center, this places greater pressure on our teachers to manage the assortment of tasks they complete daily – feedings, diapers, group activities, individual play – and of course, the inevitable tantrums and fights.

This is beginning to take a toll on the staff, whom we see leaving Lightbridge on an increasing basis. We appreciate the good work of the teachers caring for our sons and don’t want to lose the caregivers we’ve grown to trust and rely on. And of course, with fewer teachers, there is less time to focus on each individual child’s growth and development.

While a larger staff could trickle down into a price increase for each of us, we would collectively diffuse the costs and even work with the owners as they navigate this transition. As the patrons of a still-young business, they need our help to spread the word for LightBridge to continue to gain traction in the community, so hopefully no family will be drastically impacted.