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I have a before/after 3 days a week for DCB-7 and sibling DCG-5 comes 1/2 day 3 days a week. These are my neighbors and we've had an ups and downs relationship (complain the most and want the pay the least). My son is the same age as the DCG and they're besties...so I watch the little girl for $35/day and that includes breakfast, lunch, snack, bus drop-off and bus pick-up and 6 hrs. of care, and I charge DCB $80/MONTH for before and after school care. Breakfast, bus drop off, bus pick-up and after school snack and 2-1/5 hours of care.
After food and taxes I make approximately $1.30/hour for the before and after school. It's a lot of work to make breakfast, feed, and they disrupt my own kids schedules for getting ready for school... I'm over it. I did it this year to keep the little girl since I've had her since infancy and she's my son's bestie.
DCM is a teacher and they have never paid for summer or anything to hold a spot. They complain now with prices at my rock bottom. I've decided to not offer care next year. She took a full-time teaching position and will probably need someone 5 days a week (they just assume I'm willing and able to pick up the extra 2 days)
If I tell them next month they'll have a little over 2 months to find alternative care. That's enough time, right?
Spitefully, the alternate solution for before and after school is the park district program. And they have to drive to the school, not across the cul-de-sac and pick-up. And pay an additional $1.60 per day per child for breakfast.
So... $449/month without breakfast for the $200 they'd have to pay me WITH breakfast. Maybe then they'll appreciate how good they had it with me???
Park District Pricing
Morning:
5 Days • $120 first child; $110 additional child
Afternoon:
5 Days • $114 first child; $105 additional child
After food and taxes I make approximately $1.30/hour for the before and after school. It's a lot of work to make breakfast, feed, and they disrupt my own kids schedules for getting ready for school... I'm over it. I did it this year to keep the little girl since I've had her since infancy and she's my son's bestie.
DCM is a teacher and they have never paid for summer or anything to hold a spot. They complain now with prices at my rock bottom. I've decided to not offer care next year. She took a full-time teaching position and will probably need someone 5 days a week (they just assume I'm willing and able to pick up the extra 2 days)
If I tell them next month they'll have a little over 2 months to find alternative care. That's enough time, right?
Spitefully, the alternate solution for before and after school is the park district program. And they have to drive to the school, not across the cul-de-sac and pick-up. And pay an additional $1.60 per day per child for breakfast.
So... $449/month without breakfast for the $200 they'd have to pay me WITH breakfast. Maybe then they'll appreciate how good they had it with me???
Park District Pricing
Morning:
5 Days • $120 first child; $110 additional child
Afternoon:
5 Days • $114 first child; $105 additional child
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