How much would you charge for a whole week 24/7?

[LaLa1923]

Hello,

I have a family that needs to travel to get some business done and they cannot take the baby with them. They asked me if I could care for him for 5 to 7 days. What will you charge for this? The double of a week? How would you go about this one? The company pays for the DC expenses during that week.

I would charge double as a minimum. IDK about licensing there but here if it's a one time think it's allowed

[butterfly]

If you are a licensed family care provider in Connecticut, your rules state:

"A "family day care home" which consists of a private family home caring for not more than six children, including the provider's own children not in school full time, where the children are cared for not less than three or more than twelve hours during a twenty-four-hour period and where care is given on a regularly recurring basis except that care may be provided in excess of twelve hours but not more than seventy-two consecutive hours to accommodate a need for extended care or intermittent short-term overnight care."

I take that to mean you can't care for a child consecutively for as long as this parent has asked IF you are open for others during this time.

I understand her need to ask you but the way I am reading your licensing rules, it wouldn't be allowed.

I think that you could MAYBE find a way around it IF you applied or asked for a variance. That might be your best route.

Is there someone that could pick her up and drive her around for a couple minutes? :: As long as they were picked up and then returned, it wouldn't be continuous/consecutive care.

[Leigh]

When I have kids for overnights, I charge $50 per 12 hour time frame. I would charge $100/day for consecutive days of care.

[EchoMom]

I'm legally unlicensed and there are no licensed home daycares in my area so this is literally just a question to consider and I don't want to get flamed for it.

But couldn't you just NOT MENTION it to licensing? How would they even know? Couldn't you just SAY the kid was picked up and returned if asked?

As far as price, it depends. If you REALLY WANT the money then say something reasonable that you think they would agree to. If you don't really want to do it unless it's really worth your while, ask for a high price and be willing to not get it.

I once watched a DCB on Saturday and they offered themselves to pay double my daily rate AND I could take him wherever I went with me so I wasn't stuck at home. It was a piece of cake and good money.

But for THAT long, whew... Definitely more than double. Doubles not enough for that situation. I'd agree with 2.5 times.

[Unregistered]

Hello,

I have a family that needs to travel to get some business done and they cannot take the baby with them. They asked me if I could care for him for 5 to 7 days. What will you charge for this? The double of a week? How would you go about this one? The company pays for the DC expen
ses during that week.

100 per day, plus they need yo bring groceries

[TwinKristi]

To be honest... why would licensing even need to know that you're doing this? I get that rules are rules but you're not doing this as your business, this is a one-time thing for a family in need. And according to the law you can have her for 72 hours. Maybe do two 72 hours shifts? Are you able to arrange this over the weekend so that your business hours fall within part of it and your "weekend" is different? I have offered Saturdays on occasion for specific people, not everyone. Saturdays aren't on my hours of operation.

[Blackcat31]

I'm legally unlicensed and there are no licensed home daycares in my area so this is literally just a question to consider and I don't want to get flamed for it.

But couldn't you just NOT MENTION it to licensing? How would they even know? Couldn't you just SAY the kid was picked up and returned if asked?

I am NOT flaming you but I don't think recommending that someone go against licensing just because no one knows or because no one would find out about it is the right answer.

I also wouldn't advise anyone to outright lie. Doing so could potentially cause the provider to lose her license and/or be cited for it.

When you agree to be a licensed child care, you agree to follow the rules/laws whether you like them or not.

[Unregistered]

Hello,

I have a family that needs to travel to get some business done and they cannot take the baby with them. They asked me if I could care for him for 5 to 7 days. What will you charge for this? The double of a week? How would you go about this one? The company pays for the DC expenses during that week.

I'm a surrogate, and our agency pays $100/day for moms who have to travel and need overnights + days.

[jokalima]

I am Licensed and it is for exactly that, she is going to be a surrogate mother and that is why she can't take the baby with her.

I will call licensing and see what they say about it, even though it was more about pay I was asking

[Margarete]

Is there someone that could pick her up and drive her around for a couple minutes? :: As long as they were picked up and then returned, it wouldn't be continuous/consecutive care.

Yes, you are licensed, so you need to follow the rules, so do this... find someone that dcm signs off on an acceptable pick up person, and then start a new shift a bit later. Hope everything goes well for the procedure.

[sharlan]

We all know that CA is so full of gray that is open to interpretation, so take this with a grain of salt.

I did this for one family 8 years ago. I called my analyst at that time and was told that as long as it was a one time deal, the child had his own room, I used a baby monitor, and I had notarized statements from both parents allowing me to seek medical intervention if necessary, I could do it.

Now, I'm sure that if I asked a different analyst, I would get a different answer.

I would never suggest to someone in an open forum to violate any licensing regulation.

[sharlan]

To be honest... why would licensing even need to know that you're doing this? I get that rules are rules but you're not doing this as your business, this is a one-time thing for a family in need. And according to the law you can have her for 72 hours. Maybe do two 72 hours shifts? Are you able to arrange this over the weekend so that your business hours fall within part of it and your "weekend" is different? I have offered Saturdays on occasion for specific people, not everyone. Saturdays aren't on my hours of operation.

Because CA fines can be as much as $250 A DAY.

[craftymissbeth]

It's essentially three shifts per day so I would charge my daily rate x's 3. My daily rate is $20 so if it were me I'd be charging $60 per day. And honestly I'd throw in an extra convience fee of maybe $15 per day or so just for the inconvenience of being responsible for someone else's child 24/7 for a week straight.

[jokalima]

Yes, you are licensed, so you need to follow the rules, so do this... find someone that dcm signs off on an acceptable pick up person, and then start a new shift a bit later. Hope everything goes well for the procedure.

I have someone she knows that can do this, thanks!!!!

[daycare]

I have someone she knows that can do this, thanks!!!!

do you have DC liability insurance? Mine States that a child CAN not be in care for more than 12 hours a day.

Please note, this is a rule from my insurance, not state lic.