So, You Want Cheap Childcare??? Get to Steppin'!!!

[Thriftylady]

I understand that you have to charge what you charge for daycare but you do not understand that parents have to live to. I can not go broke and not pay my bills so that I can pay for daycare. We just want a good daycare for an affordable price. I think it is ridiculous that you talk about parents that way because you do not know their financial situation and what might have cause. They have to work to make sure that they put food on the table and they have to find daycare to provide the necessary things that their child might need during the day. Consider the parents and what they have to sacrifice to afford your prices instead of talking about parents. Next time be more considerate and understand the parents financial obligations. What you want me to do pay you or feed my child when they are not in your care and take care of my child.

We have the same bills that parents do and make less money in most cases. I know I make FAR less than my families do. My bills are actually higher because of the kids. I have higher gas and electric bills, higher water bills, higher grocery bills, the list goes on. On top of all that, there is no reason that a childcare provider should have to live in poverty. Childcare providers are not charities.

[Controlled Chaos]

I understand that you have to charge what you charge for daycare but you do not understand that parents have to live to. I can not go broke and not pay my bills so that I can pay for daycare. We just want a good daycare for an affordable price. I think it is ridiculous that you talk about parents that way because you do not know their financial situation and what might have cause. They have to work to make sure that they put food on the table and they have to find daycare to provide the necessary things that their child might need during the day. Consider the parents and what they have to sacrifice to afford your prices instead of talking about parents. Next time be more considerate and understand the parents financial obligations. What you want me to do pay you or feed my child when they are not in your care and take care of my child.

This thread is 3 years old

And as I have to feed MY family - I want you to pay me or find another provider

[Thriftylady]

This thread is 3 years old

And as I have to feed MY family - I want you to pay me or find another provider

Dang it they got me again!

[Blackcat31]

And as I have to feed MY family - I want you to pay me or find another provider

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[auntymimi]

:hug:

I see threads about daycare prices all the time, and my mouth always drops. I work in a center, in the 4 year old class and 85% of our kids are on daycare subsidy.

We are paid $125 a week for infants, $98 for toddlers, $93 for preschool and $60 for B & A. We are required to provide food, do a curriculum, etc...

Is anyone else in Virginia? Is that the going rate or are we being robbed??

I'm in West Virginia and that is the going rate here, actually maybe a little less? We are also required to provide meals and snacks, preschool, ect. Most of my clients are also on subsidy. If it weren't for my husbands income I would never be able to afford to be a provider in my area.

[NillaWafers]

This thread is 3 years old

And as I have to feed MY family - I want you to pay me or find another provider

Shouldn't these old threads be getting locked or archived or something? I know on other forums I've been to threads this old never pop up because you cannot post in them anymore!

[auntymimi]

Dang it they got me again!

Oh gosh, me too! I also see that my weekly rate would have been competitive in 2012, !

[Josiegirl]

Shouldn't these old threads be getting locked or archived or something? I know on other forums I've been to threads this old never pop up because you cannot post in them anymore!

Maybe so but then some of them would never get reread. I never dig up old threads to read them but it's always fun to read them when they do pop up. Milk 1.69 gallon? Wow!

[Blackcat31]

Maybe so but then some of them would never get reread. I never dig up old threads to read them but it's always fun to read them when they do pop up. Milk 1.69 gallon? Wow!

Exactly! Old threads are old to us but the information within is often times still relevant and/or helpful for the new reader.

[LysesKids]

I have a friend in VA and she charge $125.00 per week.

Heck, I was getting 130 in Martinsburg, WV & in AR; I can't raise my rates because I charge more than what subsidy would pay me pay here in TN and there are a lot of people charging less... of course I am infants under 24 months also

[Thriftylady]

Exactly! Old threads are old to us but the information within is often times still relevant and/or helpful for the new reader.

That is true, but I always feel a little dumb when I jump in and respond without realizing they are old!

[Hunni Bee]

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I'm in West Virginia and that is the going rate here, actually maybe a little less? We are also required to provide meals and snacks, preschool, ect. Most of my clients are also on subsidy. If it weren't for my husbands income I would never be able to afford to be a provider in my area.

Well...that was 3 years ago at my old job. My new center charges...get this...$340 for infants, $285 - $320 for toddlers depending on their age, $270 for preschool and $250 for Pre-K...and $138 for before and after, more for full-day school age. If I didn't get a discount my child would never see the inside of that place.

It's the same state...just 20 minutes away on the rich side of town. I've learned its all relative.

[MyAngels]

That is true, but I always feel a little dumb when I jump in and respond without realizing they are old!

I always glance at the view count, if it's high it normally means it's an old thread

[Pepperth]

I like when the old threads come up sometimes. I've only been on here for a year, so its new to me. I do go back and read a lot of the old threads anyway because they are very valuable to me as a new daycare provider.

[daycarediva]

I understand that you have to charge what you charge for daycare but you do not understand that parents have to live to. I can not go broke and not pay my bills so that I can pay for daycare. We just want a good daycare for an affordable price. I think it is ridiculous that you talk about parents that way because you do not know their financial situation and what might have cause. They have to work to make sure that they put food on the table and they have to find daycare to provide the necessary things that their child might need during the day. Consider the parents and what they have to sacrifice to afford your prices instead of talking about parents. Next time be more considerate and understand the parents financial obligations. What you want me to do pay you or feed my child when they are not in your care and take care of my child.

We have the same bills that parents do and make less money in most cases. I know I make FAR less than my families do. My bills are actually higher because of the kids. I have higher gas and electric bills, higher water bills, higher grocery bills, the list goes on. On top of all that, there is no reason that a childcare provider should have to live in poverty. Childcare providers are not charities.

If you are so destitute that you truly cannot afford quality childcare AND food, there are programs to help assist parents pay for childcare (or food, or both).

As a provider with a high quality program with a waiting list, I get sick of parents with expensive cars, nice clothing, hair and nails done telling me that they can't afford my rates. The truth is, they CAN afford it but they chose to spend their money on other things. Their choice, but it shouldn't lessen my income (or my program, which is what would happen if I reduced rates).