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Rainy daze strain5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() But the preschool’s history goes back even farther, according to an email shared with Gig Harbor Now by a Rainy Dayz parent, dated March 7, 2022, and signed “Judy Rutzen Pagni, Board President & Founder.” A ‘leap of faith’ Rainy Dayz Preschool was established as a nonprofit in 2014, according to the Secretary of State filing. The curriculum is a perfect blend of challenge, interest and creativity. Several are similar in tone to this: “Rainy Dayz has been an amazing preschool for our little one! The staff is so loving, the families are down to earth and genuine. Parents unhappy about the refund situation had nothing but good things to say about the programing and the staff.Ī search for online reviews turns up no negatives. Rainy Dayz Preschool appears to have a solid reputation in the community. Pagni’s personal attorney made a similar statement, saying he does not represent Rainy Dayz. “Consequently, I am unable to respond to your inquiries.” “I am not authorized to speak on behalf of the organization,” she said. ![]() Pagni said she was unable to answer questions about the preschool’s closure. My name should have been removed by the former board president at that time and it was not done.” “I resigned from the board in November 2018. “I am no longer a member of the board of directors or have any official capacity other than was a volunteer for Rainy Dayz,” Pagni said Sunday in an emailed response to Gig Harbor Now. Pagni is named as an officer and contact person for the school on the Washington Secretary of State’s website, which lists Rainy Dayz as “involuntarily closed.” Her name also appears as the primary contact on tax filings, the last of which was submitted in 2018, according to the website Guidestar, which tracks information on nonprofits. She identifies herself in court documents related to the eviction as “volunteer board president of Rainy Dayz Preschool.” Most former officers and school directors either could not be reached or declined to respond. Gig Harbor Now reached out to individuals listed on documents as representatives of the preschool with questions on the closure. Another couple, Nick and Megan Schoenfelder, with three small children, say they’re out more than $13,000. Novotney and his wife are owed $6,854, he said. ![]() Novotney and other parents say they’re still trying to get tuition refunds - both for months last year when the school didn’t operate and for 2022-23 tuition they paid in advance. Yet it ceased operations as of the 2022-23 school year.Ĭourt documents indicate the reason for the abrupt closure on Jahn Avenue was an eviction. Rainy Dayz was a well-established Gig Harbor preschool that through the years served hundreds of children, including a neuro-diverse population of students with special needs. The school planned to move to a new permanent location on Soundview Avenue in February, following winter break. It planned to move to a Soundview Avenue address in February 2022, but it never opened there. Rainy Dayz Preschool occupied this building at on 56th Street in late 2021 and early 2022. ![]()
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