Monday, 8:47 p.m. A mom on her couch messages three centers about a toddler opening. The chain replies in 30 seconds. Your center sees it Tuesday between covering a classroom and the lunch count — and replies Friday. By then she has toured somewhere else and paid a deposit.
One lost seat is about $1,200 a month — $14,400 a year — gone, not because no one wanted it, but because no one could reply while caring for children.
