Do You Care for Infants?

[jenboo]

we must have one adult for every two kids under 2yo.(((

That's crazy! How would anyone make an income on that.

[Cat Herder]

You have babies as little as 3 days old
I would love that as a provider, but would hate that as a mother.

Unless parents plan ahead, save sick days and put money aside this is the outcome when you don't have paid maternity leave. Jobs with benefits are becoming harder to find. Many are going to 38 hours or less to avoid them; to be able to stay competitive with imports. Most healthy women are functional by day 3 postpartum.

I re-opened my daycare 3 days after giving birth (c-sections), too (twice). With $5800 out of pocket (upfront) per birth and $1500 per month bradycardia/apnea monitoring cost, even with insurance, (plus normal monthly bills) it simply made sense. I was as young, strong and healthy as I was ever going to be (24-26).

Many of my clients find themselves in similar situations if they don't have family willing or able to share some costs.

[Unregistered]

That's crazy! How would anyone make an income on that.

I have three adults here. So I can have 6 infants plus 7 toddlers.

[hwichlaz]

I take 0-school aged...
and I'll keep school aged if I raised them.

I prefer to get a newborn that stays with me until they outgrow me around 2nd grade.