Funny CL Postings

[AfterSchoolMom]

File this one under "ridiculous". How is this person making any money at all?!

Infant (6wks-12mon) rate is $110wk includes diapers, wipes, formula, and food. Toddlers 13-24 months(unpotty trained) rate is $100wk includes all meals and training pants. Preschoolers 2-5 yrs $80 per week includes meals and preschool curriculum. Your child receives all of the benefits of a structured setting at a price that is easy on your pockets! Plenty of references and YES I provide you with a statement for tax reporting. Meals meet USDA food program guidelines. I love children and enjoy watching them grow in a fun environment. A family day home where children love to come and hate to leave! Email or call Mrs. Ross at 804-304-3425 today! Enroll by January 25th and get $30 off first week FT only. Hours 630am-630pm Monday-Friday. Overnight 8pm-8am Sunday-Thursday call me Im flexible with hours.

She's providing diapers, wipes, baby formula, baby food, training pants, a preschool curriculum, meals, snacks, a 30 dollar discount for the first week, 12 hour days, and overnights, AND she claims this income on her taxes - all for $1.33-$1.83 per hour. I just don't get it. :confused:

[momofboys]

File this one under "ridiculous". How is this person making any money at all?!



She's providing diapers, wipes, baby formula, baby food, training pants, a preschool curriculum, meals, snacks, a 30 dollar discount for the first week, 12 hour days, and overnights, AND she claims this income on her taxes - all for $1.33-$1.83 per hour. I just don't get it. :confused:

My rates are about $100-110/child for FT per week but then I don't include diapers/wipes, or a discount, etc. That is crazy to include that!

[Abigail]

I finally found a GOOD ONE! ha ha

Besides MANY MANY spelling errors, this person wants to teach your baby to read just like she did her own daughter! Maybe her baby should have proof-read her posting for her! LOL

"I am thinking about opening a daycare in ------------. I am wondering if there would be any interest for it in -------------. I am pretty sure that there is no daycare/childcare services available in that area. It would be licensed. We would have many activities including arts and crafts, different pre preschool learning activites. I also have Your Baby Can Read program, which has been very successful for my daughter. I am a stay at home mom with a resurces in the Early Childhod Education area. In the summer time there would be outside play. I am a firm believer in teaching children at a young age. There would be lots of play and learning time. The only tv time would be the Your Baby can Read program.

I am not sure on the rates right now. Like I said I wanted to see if there would be any interest in it at all. I would be more than willing to take children of any ages, from newborns to school age children. Meal time would consist of home cooked, nutrish foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, or baby food, all would be included in the rates. Diapers and forumla would not be provided by me.

If anyone would be interested, please let me know. I am moving to ---------- the middle of Jan. I am looking to start my services around April or May. I want to be licensed and have everything ready and safe before I start taking children."

[QualiTcare]

I don't have any CL postings to post for you, but I have a HUGE pet peeve that someone posted earlier. "AS A MOTHER, I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS...." that is my biggest pet peeve and just gets me angry! I'm not a mother, so I'm not included in anything about how hard it is to find good childcare. UGH, stop saying how hard it is and just do it. LOL. Every other one of our CL postings has something along the lines of "I know how difficult it can be to trust someone..." etc. and I just have to close my page. It also drives me nuts how people say they have a degree or will teach and can't spell either. I try my best to spell correctly and always double check when posting an ad for the business.

i know what you mean. you have to remember, a lot of times when someone says they have an "early childhood" degree - it means they have a CDA. there's a big difference between a bachelor's degree and a six week course certificate, but some people don't know better to ask. that's why people who have degrees usually say BS or AS or PhD because they know it DOES make a difference. i'm always skeptical when i see, "i have an early childhood degree." i've seen people with CDAs toss it around too much.

it also happens with nurses all the time. CNAs will say the are nurses, and LPN's will say they are "registered nurses" - which they are a type of nurse, and they are registered - but they are not a RN! it takes more education to be a RN, but some people wouldn't know and it gets manipulated. it just irritates me.

[SilverSabre25]

i know what you mean. you have to remember, a lot of times when someone says they have an "early childhood" degree - it means they have a CDA. there's a big difference between a bachelor's degree and a six week course certificate, but some people don't know better to ask. that's why people who have degrees usually say BS or AS or PhD because they know it DOES make a difference. i'm always skeptical when i see, "i have an early childhood degree." i've seen people with CDAs toss it around too much.

That's why I always make sure to specify that I have my Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Development and Education from OSU--that whole entire sentence, every time. I'm proud of my degree, darn it! I would specify whether it's a BA or a BS, but I honestly can't remember...

[Cat Herder]

My rates are about $100-110/child for FT per week but then I don't include diapers/wipes, or a discount, etc. That is crazy to include that!

Mine too, that is the upper going rate here and I do include wipes/creams/powders. Everything but formula and diapers with 10 hour days. (I do not depend on the parents for necessary supplies or I would be out of luck ALOT of the time).

I bet this provider is on the WIC program. I know the parents I have had that are on WIC bring me cases of unopened formula, juice, rice, peanut butter, beans, cheese, cereals and diapers every year.... I love it, but it is a bit bittersweet since I know it is my tax dollars.

They have to use all their "checks" each month to continue getting them, even if they cannot possibly use all the supplies. Works like the DOT

[SilverSabre25]

Mine too, that is the upper going rate here and I do include wipes/creams/powders. Everything but formula and diapers with 10 hour days. (I do not depend on the parents for necessary supplies or I would be out of luck ALOT of the time).

Yeah, $100 is average-to-high around here. I charge $120 normally (for all ages) and that is on the high end. I started off charging $140 and had a VERY hard time getting clients. Same with providing things--everything but diapers and formula because I a) want it to be easy on my parents and b) don't trust them very much...love most of them, but they're as busy and scattered as I am! Easier to have it all here and not have to worry about it. I do make a lot, though, even with buying food and stuff--and I don't buy the crap food either. We eat whole foods, fresh/frozen veggies, organic milk, etc.

[Little People]

I have enjoyed reading all these crazy posts!! I found another one;

stay at home mom you pick your price (alb)

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Date: 2011-01-01, 12:04PM MST
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hi there to all you parents out there looking for that daycare that is right for you in all the right ways! well i have been a stay at home mom for 4years now and have brought in many kids to watch in the last for years. i am looking to watch a few kids each day. i have two play areas where i live. lots of room for kids to run and play and get the freash hair they need. books and toys to help them learn and grow! space for nap time and so much more. i will work with you on what you can pay me. its a name your price daycare where you tell me how many days u need a week from what time to what time and we work out what you can pay me! kids will get breakfast if they are here that early. lunch and even dinner if needed. snacks as well. i know CPR. please feel free to email me if you would like to know more set up a time to meet me and my kids. see where i live and talk about how i can help you with your child care needs. i am located of jefferson and montgomery at the Sandpiper apt. hope to hear from you soon and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!



WOW, you can name your price on this one!! And look she says "get the freash hair they need" :::: I really wonder if people make interviews with these ladies??

[gbcc]

Here is one that just popped up on my craigslist! ::

i will provide daycare for you in trade of a car i am in need of a new car mine has been giving me nothing but problems as long as its in decent shape and runs good , if your looking for daycare and you have a car you are trying to sell and interested in trading my daycare services for your car then reply to this post ,i am nys licensed daycare provider many references available

[kidkair]

Here's a crazy one:

New provider what the heck (This county)

I am a relatively new provider and although I have been the ideal provider the licenser that I have, have been less than truthful and made things up about me.
I am ready to throw in the towel.
Are there any other providers who have been treated differently than others?
Please email me as I am at my witts end and want to do something about this.

[Little People]

Here is one that just popped up on my craigslist! ::

i will provide daycare for you in trade of a car i am in need of a new car mine has been giving me nothing but problems as long as its in decent shape and runs good , if your looking for daycare and you have a car you are trying to sell and interested in trading my daycare services for your car then reply to this post ,i am nys licensed daycare provider many references available

Wonder what else she would trade These people are crazy. Who would leave their children with someone who is looking to trade?? Well she may find someone ::

[Little People]

Here's a crazy one:

New provider what the heck (This county)

I am a relatively new provider and although I have been the ideal provider the licenser that I have, have been less than truthful and made things up about me.
I am ready to throw in the towel.
Are there any other providers who have been treated differently than others?
Please email me as I am at my witts end and want to do something about this.

WOW, wonder what she said in her first interview? Or did someone call on her even before she opened

[Abigail]

i know what you mean. you have to remember, a lot of times when someone says they have an "early childhood" degree - it means they have a CDA. there's a big difference between a bachelor's degree and a six week course certificate, but some people don't know better to ask. that's why people who have degrees usually say BS or AS or PhD because they know it DOES make a difference. i'm always skeptical when i see, "i have an early childhood degree." i've seen people with CDAs toss it around too much.
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You can get a CDA in six weeks?! I think it takes a year here because of how far apart meetings can be and you need to be observes over so-many months.

[gbcc]

OMG. LMBO!! Get a load of this one!! ::::::

I require someone to take care of some recurring life tasks that I can not get into my schedule routinely. Items like: grocery shopping, shopping generally, laundry, cleaning up house/hanging up cloths, organizing things around house, tracking down interesting places to visit, watering plants, buying plants, returning things I have borrowed, perhaps helping move things around the house or look for cool gifts for friends and family. That type of stuff. Maybe 10 or 15 hours a week of for sure work, maybe more if it goes that way.

[Daycare_Mama]

OMG. LMBO!! Get a load of this one!! ::::::

I require someone to take care of some recurring life tasks that I can not get into my schedule routinely. Items like: grocery shopping, shopping generally, laundry, cleaning up house/hanging up cloths, organizing things around house, tracking down interesting places to visit, watering plants, buying plants, returning things I have borrowed, perhaps helping move things around the house or look for cool gifts for friends and family. That type of stuff. Maybe 10 or 15 hours a week of for sure work, maybe more if it goes that way.

LOL, so in other words someone to live their life for them. What the hell is this person doing all day??? ::

I especially love the "to take care of some recurring life tasks" Wow.