What Do You Charge For A 9 Year Old?

[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

a million dollars :: I don't take school age.

*unless they were one of my littles and I know that they will follow my rules and play nicely with the little ones. Every once in a while I get an older sibling that I had as a little one and that is just nice.

I hadn't read the other replies until after I posted!! I guess a lot of us feel the same way about older kids!!!

[LindseyA]

What is this 'I don't take SA.'?? I want some of that!!! I do take school aged currently (older siblings of young fulltimers) but would love to stop! Do families complain that you won't watch the older siblings? Especially during the summer? I feel I would get a lot of backlash!

[Blackcat31]

What is this 'I don't take SA.'?? I want some of that!!! I do take school aged currently (older siblings of young fulltimers) but would love to stop! Do families complain that you won't watch the older siblings? Especially during the summer? I feel I would get a lot of backlash!

I've never had a family complain. There are so many reasons SA kids don't belong in mixed aged group care when the majority of your kids are under school age.

It's both beneficial for you, the others and the SA to not attend an in-home family daycare in my opinion.

They require TOO much supervision, guidance and intervention over e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g

I just tell parents their SA'er had outgrown my program and that they would be happier in a program meant for SA'ers.

They can also be a huge liability as they don't always listen to (or push boundaries) with safety rules more than anything. They play ALOT rougher WITH the little (which a potential risk) and with your toys and equipment (I got tired of them "accidentally" breaking everything) and they eat constantly, hate everything they used to love, play for only minutes at a time without getting "bored" and seem to enjoy instigating conflict with others.

We have LOTS of programs in my area geared for SA kids so I make sure parents know from the beginning that as soon as they enter school or finish Kindy (for my long time families) that I am no longer willing to provide care.

[LindseyA]

Thanks Blackcat31! I am in the country and unfortunately we don't have a lot of programs for SA in our area. So I think I will get some heat for denying the older kids care. But like most of you say on here, "not my problem!"

[MsLisa]

We charge $60/week for just Before or After care. $80/week for both. Add $15 for every full day care (aka no school days). So $95 for a full day.

So much hate for the SA kids! Wow!
I have a room of 18 of them daily...mixed from ages 6 to 11. So send them my way!

[jgcp]

For a 9 year old?

A million dollars a week.

(.....and I would still hate it)

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[MrsSteinel'sHouse]

We charge $60/week for just Before or After care. $80/week for both. Add $15 for every full day care (aka no school days). So $95 for a full day.

So much hate for the SA kids! Wow!
I have a room of 18 of them daily...mixed from ages 6 to 11. So send them my way!

I would do school age if I only did school age. It is the mix between baby and school age/ my limitations of having one room that makes it hard for me to watch school age kids.