How much is weekly childcare? Can I afford to live on money from home daycare watching 3 or 4 children?

Question

I thinking about opening a home child care center for up to 6 children. I love children and would like to focus on about 3 or 4 to offer more personal care. Can anyone tell me the doing weekly rate where you live? I would love to hear from other providers. While I would love to do childcare I'm not sure I will be enough income to live on.

I live in California (San Francisco - Bay Area) the cost of living here is among the highest in the country (if not the highest). I'm starting the process this week to become licensed

Answer 1

I pay 85$/week for my 2 (almost 3) yr old
up to 10 hrs per day
meals included

Answer 2

Hello,
What state do you live in? Where I live childcare providers can be paid directly by the state through a sponsored program - for licensed daycares they pay around $25 per day and for unlicensed around $10 per day - with the cost of childcare being so high you could charge upwards of $200/week for infants to 3 yrs old and actually get customers.
Are you licensed? Do you have a client base?

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Answer 3

You might also want to check requirements for opening such a business in your city. Many cities have requirements as wellas licensing procedures.

Answer 4

IF YOUR LICENSED AND HAVE PROGRAMS LIKE CRYSTAL STAIRS AND GAIN AND OTHER COUNTY PROGRAMS TO HELP PAY YOU. MY NEIGHBOR IN LOS ANGELES HAS ALL THESE PROGRAMS PARTICIPATES AT HER DAY CARE AND SHE IS RAKING IN THE MONEY. SHE HAS 10 TO 15 KIDS A DAY AT HER DAY CARE, FROM NEWBORNS TO MIDDLE SCHOOL AGED.