How Many Kids Do You Watch?

[cherryhill]

I watch 5 including my own daughter, which is challenging some days. I think in the past I have read someone watched 16 kids!!! if you watch more than 5 do you have a helper?

I had only intended to watch four including my own, but one of the moms was pregnant so I took her infant.

just curious what everyone's comfort level is.

[Autismworld]

I have 8 daykids.... 6 months to 5 years.... not counting my own two who have aged out.

[kathiemarie]

I have 6 dck and 1 sa.

[Preschool/daycare teacher]

That may have been a post from me that you saw about 16 children. We are a class 2 home daycare, meaning we can have up to 16 children. We don't have that many now, but last year we did on the busiest day of the week (but that was with the two of us, and we had a helper on the busiest days for a few hours).

[blueclouds29]

i only have 4 including my daughter who is almost 2 years old. I watch a 6 month old, 9 month old and 14 month old.

[littlemonkeys]

I also only have 4 including my 18.5 month old son. I have a 20 month old FT, 9 month old PT (he's a preemie that looks 4 months), and a 3 month old drop in. I'm currently trying to fill my part time and drop in space with a 2 full timers.

[lil angels]

I have 10 enrolled including my own I am legal to have 12. I do have 2 SA so they are for 2 hrs in the afternoon and one is my own. They range from 7 months to 7 yrs. I am alone and have gotten pretty used to it. Some mornings I only have 5 About half my kids are part time.

[JenNJ]

I have 5 plus my 2 kids. Not always the same 5 kids though, a few are part time. I have 3 full timers.

[Blackcat31]

I have 10 under Kindergarten age.

Three are under 2 (but close to it) and the other 8 are age 3-5.

All but one has been here since birth and all are 4 and 5 full days a week.

Average of 8 hours.
Shortest is 6 hours per day and longest is 10 hours per day.



I do have a helper for 2-3 hours per day.

[SilverSabre25]

one kid of my own, 3-4 others each day. I can have up to 6 total; one of my spaces is currently held for my own kiddo being born at the end of May.

[Cat Herder]

I have 6 DCK'S; Ages 4 months to 2 years.

I am registered with my State and am allowed 6 kids for pay, with only four under 12 months.

I am also allowed two additional SA for up to 2 hrs each, per day.

I currently have one under 12 months, three 1yr. olds, and two 2yr olds.

I am allowed up to twelve kids under 13yrs onsite at any given time if the rest are "not-for-pay", or related to me AND "not-for-pay".

My three teens do not count into my ratios....and that means they can have friends over after-school (3 max) and are not punished by my job.

My daycare is not in my family area. The two are seperate.

[nannyde]

we have a max of eight
two adults
birth to five
no more than three under 18 months

[juliebug]

i limit my self to 3 plus my two SA so 5 during the summer

right now thow i have 2 fultime and 4 part time alternating days

[TSDaycare]

I have 7 including my child, there are only 6 here at any one time though, 3 of them are 18-22 months-the other 4 are in school. I think it just becomes natural once you get into a routine, it doesn't feel like I take care of 6 kids everyday, but most of them are able to help themselves for the most part....I am able to take 8 children-so technically I am not full, but I also don't advertise- I know all of my parents outside of being their daycare provider and it has worked for me

[ammama]

I have 6, including my own 2 (2yrs and 7yrs). Dck's range from 2.5 yrs to 4 yrs old.