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raeanna74 · 03-08-2006, 07:24 AM

I run a home child care. My cost is about median for our area. One child, full time, for one month, costs about $500. I don't charge for food but I require diapers and babyfood/formula to be provided by the parents.

Some daycare's charge a flat fee for a range of hours such as 35-40 hrs/week cost $100/week. If you go over that number of hours then you pay extra. I prefer to charge by the hour since if the parents call in sick they're not paying for a day of childcare when the kid is not here. BUT that means that if they call in sick I don't get paid for that day. It just doesn't seem fair to me to charge them though. But then when they parents have to stay late I make more. It balances out either way really.

03-08-2006, 07:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	I run a home child care. My cost is about median for our area. One child, full time, for one month, costs about $500. I don't charge for food but I require diapers and babyfood/formula to be provided by the parents. Some daycare's charge a flat fee for a range of hours such as 35-40 hrs/week cost $100/week. If you go over that number of hours then you pay extra. I prefer to charge by the hour since if the parents call in sick they're not paying for a day of childcare when the kid is not here. BUT that means that if they call in sick I don't get paid for that day. It just doesn't seem fair to me to charge them though. But then when they parents have to stay late I make more. It balances out either way really. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.