1GirlTwinBoys Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I know this could vary depending on region, but I just wanted to get an idea... What would you charge to watch a toddler-5 year old during weekdays? (No diapers) Would you charge by hour? I have no idea how to figure this. I was thinking about trying to watch a child now that mine are in school just to bring in extra money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I'm in the Midwest and I charged a family of 3 kids $25/day for 7:30-5:30 for the summer. No diapers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GirlTwinBoys Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Arctic Mama said: That’s tough. Are you licensed? Or is this just babysitting? Babysitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 I'm not sure what laws are in your state, but here in IN we can have up to 5 non related children in home child care without being licensed. 5 was always plenty for me to handle anyway 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Before moving, I charged $15 an hour for one child. DC area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The average cost of daycare/week for potty trained children in the last two states I have lived in has been $225-250/week (40 hours). That works out to roughly $6.25/hr or $50/day. Additional flex hours (early drop off, late pickup) had additional fees. Meals and snacks were not provided. These were both LCOL areas. Here the going rate seems to be $160-200 a week for home based daycare. You can use care.com to check your local rates. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 At your house or theirs? Full time or part time? I have generally paid nanny / babysitting service roughly $20/hour for 2 kids. However, the daycare option was only $10/hr for 2 kids, so that wasn't necessarily competitive with the market. I paid a little more than market because the nanny was full-time and had an opportunity cost i.e. could not go get another job / insurance (I helped her buy insurance). Also she drove to my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Dd is a college student and charges $20/hour for 2 kids. She works at a university preschool and the families occasionally book her on the side. She has been safety trained and fingerprinted. This is an urban, east coast area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 This depends on so many factors. COL where you live, whether you know the family, how regular the arrangement is... I will say $25 per day seems really low. But if you're in a low COL area and it was going to be a regular arrangement with a trusted family, then it might make sense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The cost for home daycare around here is about $150/wk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 When I do this it’s $30 a day for one child if in diapers- $25 a day for everyone else- or each additional child. We are in a more rural area, and that’s a bit on the high side. I see ads all the time for $20 a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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