Parents in Montgomery County are hoping to get some help and answers after the day care that they send their children to announced it is abruptly shutting down.
The Schoolhouse of Flourtown in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, is part of a larger human services campus and all of the resources are expected to close in August after being open for 40 years.
The company behind the day care and school said all of their operations are losing money and they have no choice but to close.
"We have only been here for a year but it was because we had finally found a place that welcomed us," parent Aimee Flynn said.
Parents and teachers said that a lot of tears have been shed since they learned that the school and daycare is closing on August 21.
"We are hoping to make some noise over this. We are hoping for a miracle," parent Angela Bound said.
Parents are not just struggling to find child care but answers as they said they pay tuition so the school is self sufficient.
"I'm a single parent. I've adopted three children. I work full time. You know, care is essential to our family and it's not a matter of walking down the street and finding the next, closest center and calling them. There's waitlists everywhere," one parents said.
Public Health Management Cooperation took over operations of Carson Valley Children's Aid two years and then said that operating on the 75 acre site is a financial burden so that is why it's forced to shutter all programs.
Impacted programs include:
"You guys are literally throwing babies away with the bath water. Literally babies that need care," parent Jessica Patkus said.
PHMC said in a written statement that it worked to exhaust all possibilities to stay open and was unable to provide more notice to families.
Springfield Township officials said that while PMHC ran the programs, the large chunk of land is owned by a bank and private trust. Officials told NBC10 that so far there is no word on what will happen to the land.
Parents said few questions have been answered yet.
The focus for many parents is finding a way to keep the school open and staffers employed.
PHMC had planned to host a Q&A session for families Friday night, but families told NBC10 that meeting has been canceled.
In a Thursday update, trustees for the Schoolhouse said that if someone wants to lease or buy the building, the group will entertain offers.