2007-02-07 16:26:59 · 10 answers · asked by cajunbecca27 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
The younger the more I think, 2 to $3 an hour. Older ones get discount because they get put to work! lol
2007-02-07 16:40:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It totally depends on where you live and how much work you want the person to do. There are huge differences in big cities vs small towns.
I paid a girl to watch my 8 month old once a week for a couple hours. I always had her favorite snacks/drinks so she knew she could eat while she watched my son. I had everything laid out for her to deal with my baby: food, bottles, clothes, diapers, etc.
She never cleaned, never gave my son a bath, never washed dishes, just played with him and kept him busy. I paid her $15 an hour. This was a big city in California and that was pretty average for at home baby sitting. She was CPR certified, had taken a baby sitting course, had been fingerprinted and had a background check with the police department, good references, etc.
Sometimes it's cheaper if you can find a day care that allows for part time hours at first to see if your kids can handle it. Best of luck to you on this, Take care.
2007-02-07 16:39:08 · answer #2 · answered by wwhrd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I run a Family Home Daycare. I charge $18.00 per day/ per child if the child is over 2. When the child is under 2 the rate is $23.00 per day/per child. I am only allowed to have 2 kids under 2 years old, plus they are more work so the cost for them is going to be higher. Anyway your Daycare bill, through me, would run $205.00 per week. I hope this helps.
2007-02-07 16:57:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cost of day care is huge because children under 3 years old are severely damaged by more than 10 hours of separation from mommy a week. There is damage to the intellect, social skills, attachment to mom, physical health, and emotional well-being. The cost is to your children and then to a society that gets more and more kids who are not attached and have learned early on that mommy doesn't care enough to answer their cries. (They can't figure out budgets, you know.)
2007-02-11 02:44:57 · answer #4 · answered by cassandra 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies dramatically from state to state and then varies even more based on whether or not the area is considered "rural" or not. Our state (IL) and many others have a
"Childcare Resource Center" site on the web, where you can obtain a great deal of information; such as, information on current state licensed providers, rates and all of the info is broken down into state/county/city. I would try typing in your state followed by Childcare Resource Center. I hope this helps.
Good luck.
2007-02-07 16:49:24 · answer #5 · answered by born2bmommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in California and my daycare charges $115 per week for full-time, or $30 a day. It's regardless of the age.
2007-02-07 16:43:01 · answer #6 · answered by Melissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my 12 month old daughter goes to a licensed in home day care in kansas city for 4 days a week for 5 hours a day and we pay $60. the rate for full time care is $120. in my area the average is around $225 for full time care. it depends. i contacted my local children's services office and they gave me a list of regisitered and licensed in home providers.
2007-02-07 17:56:36 · answer #7 · answered by cagney 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have two children and I've never paid mre than $100 dollars a week total! Its best to find an in home daycare, not only are they cheaper but I trust them alot more than regular daycares!!
2007-02-07 16:38:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Around here you pay about 13 bucks a day/child. I live in Oklahoma. It really depends on where you live.
2007-02-07 17:02:25 · answer #9 · answered by Karen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, it depends where you live. I am in Connecticut and I pay $5.oo \hr.
2007-02-07 17:54:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋