Discount or No?

[Blackcat31]

At least you get 8! MI only allows 6. You can get 12 with an assistant, but you're making as much with 8 as I am with 12 and an assistant.

I have 14 when hubby or a helper (age 13+) is here.

I have 12 when I am solo.

The ages of the youngest child dictates the ratios for the number we can have alone, assisted by a helper or assisted by a second adult.

Regardless a provider can never have more than 10 children under age 5. ever. No matter how many adults are present.

So with that said when I have 12 or 14 the extra 2 or 4 are 5 yr olds. NOT necessarily in school yet but my state considers all 5 yr olds "school agers" even if they didn't make the age cut off for public school and even if they haven't physically started school.

This last year I had 2 full time and 3 part time kids that turned 5 days after the age cut off to start school so they instead will start this fall and immediately turn 6 but that situation seems to happen a lot as every year for the past 5 yrs I have had at least 2 kids in that 5 yr old age category thus giving me max. capacity for enrollment.

[midaycare]

I have 14 when hubby or a helper (age 13+) is here.

I have 12 when I am solo.

The ages of the youngest child dictates the ratios for the number we can have alone, assisted by a helper or assisted by a second adult.

Regardless a provider can never have more than 10 children under age 5. ever. No matter how many adults are present.

So with that said when I have 12 or 14 the extra 2 or 4 are 5 yr olds. NOT necessarily in school yet but my state considers all 5 yr olds "school agers" even if they didn't make the age cut off for public school and even if they haven't physically started school.

This last year I had 2 full time and 3 part time kids that turned 5 days after the age cut off to start school so they instead will start this fall and immediately turn 6 but that situation seems to happen a lot as every year for the past 5 yrs I have had at least 2 kids in that 5 yr old age category thus giving me max. capacity for enrollment.

You are awesome. I can do 8, maybe. Then I lose my mind. ::

[Blackcat31]

You are awesome. I can do 8, maybe. Then I lose my mind. ::

I'm pretty sure mine was lost years ago.
Thus why I can do what I do. ::





....and the fact that none of 'this' (daycare in general) happens in my home.
When your home is left sacred...the perspective is so much different.

I deeply admire and respect those of you that do this IN your homes (where you live and sleep ) and have double respect and admiration for those of you crazy, uh......um, I mean brave enough to do this in your home WHILE raising your own.
Two thumbs up!

[midaycare]

I'm pretty sure mine was lost years ago.
Thus why I can do what I do. ::





....and the fact that none of 'this' (daycare in general) happens in my home.
When your home is left sacred...the perspective is so much different.

I deeply admire and respect those of you that do this IN your homes (where you live and sleep ) and have double respect and admiration for those of you crazy, uh......um, I mean brave enough to do this in your home WHILE raising your own.
Two thumbs up!

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