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I had a call for 2 boys 2 and 3 yrs old. Need to be watched from 2-230 til 530 5 days a week. I am new at this and have 1 baby right now and get 95 for him for 17 hrs a week one half day and two full. I have my rates set at 25 for less then 4 hrs and 35 for over if I went by my scale it would be like 250.00 for the week for the 2 kids.(15-18 hours each) OUCH tell me what some of you think . would 200 still be to steep ? I know the person also. nice guy. whats your thoughts on this anyone??
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I am in midwest michigan rates are all over map here. I have a friend who charges 50 a day and gets it. crazy and another who gets 25 and told me to go higher than her becuz she dont dare to raise rates. for full time
But ok. I was thinking 150 to 175 a week. being that with the two of them its like a full time spot. my part time rate is 25 a day what is your full time rate?Comment
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25 for full day, part days are either 10 or 15 depending on age. (4+ is $10 for under 4 hours, anyone younger than 4 is 15 for under 4 hours)Comment
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$27 per kid per half day. No sib discount.
$270 per week.
Is that 2:00 drop off going to come right in the middle of afternoon nap for your other dck? Ugh! I wouldn't have that
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Baby gets here at 2 and goes down about 230 ish right now so it should be fine i would think what r u part time rates as this is 2 boys 4 hr or less 5 daysComment
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or you could say 70 for a part time week, times two= 140.Comment
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$27 per kid per day. No sib discount.
$220 per week. should of read 270 a week not 220
seems alot to me. she may decide to not go back to work then. I told him my rate was 250 for week part time for two kids but said i would look further into it becuz I just lost my mom 11 days ago and I am buried in estate papers right now and I cant think straight. She is waiting for call from place she wants to work at. so I know Ill go less then the 250 a week. I just need to figure it out.Comment
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You are right about the $270 not $220! I think I am coming down with something. I have had a foggy brain and headache for two days now. I am also not used to breaking my rate down by the week as I get paid by the month. I will refrain from math for the remainder of the day!:
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As to it being too high....you asked what we all would charge and if we thought $200 would be too steep. I absolutely do not think that $200 is too steep. Go with that amount.
I have been doing this now for many years and used to sell myself short and charge just a little more for a full day than I do for a half day now. For me I would rather watch fewer children at a higher rate than watch lots and lots of kids for a lower rate to make the same amount of money. Know what I mean?
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Cvankampen:
I am so sorry to hear about your momma's passing.Comment
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That's tough. I usually charge a flat rate per day of $36/day for full time (I want to raise my prices but I feel bad and not sure how), but I've never really been hit with a part-timer for less than 4 hours. To be nice, and maybe cut the fee in half and a few buck and make it a flat $25/ day for 4 hours or less.
My neighbor does dc as well and she has a dcg that is 5. She comes M-F only about 1.5 hours a day before school and she charges them $125/week ($25/day).Comment
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Thanks for all your input on all of this. I do charge 25 a day for half a day. I guess where Im feeling bad is it is 2 kids not one so that make 50 dollars a day and would be 250 a week. and how in the word can u afford 250 a week when u have been a fulltime house wife and now are getting a job. I would rather not lose them and so I wanted peoples ideas on what would be too high or too low. I think that I may tell them 150-175 a week. It would be like a full time childs pay for 15 hrs a week (X2 kids). a bonus in my eyes that I wouldnt have them all day long My baby comes at 2 and they would be about 230 so I have the whole morning to myself and to get my daughter ready for school.And run errands. I just dont wanna sell myself short,
thank you to those who commented about my moms passing It means alot!Comment
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