SA Rates

[AfterSchoolMom]

How much do you consider "reasonable" to charge for SA care during the school year? I just had someone ask my rates and then tell me that I charged way too much. Yesterday I was having a conversation with a Mom who used to do it, and she said "wow, these days people get way more than I ever charged...I only got $5 per day" and I thought, OMG!


I don't have other littles here, and I really push the fact that my focus is totally on the SA's. I provide snacks and drinks, I make sure they do ALL of their homework, and I take them to and from the bus stop daily. We do arts and crafts every week and I do parties and such for them at holidays.

[momofboys]

In my area $10/day is the normal but I know the center that I sent my kids to preschool at (they also do childcare) charges $15/day. I know many private in-home daycares charge a little less, particularly if they watch an non-SA sibling. I charge $8/day but then the SA I watch is typically only here about 1.5 hrs/day.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I'm just going to come right out and say that I charge $16 daily. The "going rate" in my area varies wildly depending on the number of children in care and from one neighborhood to the next.

My thing is, why should I charge dirt cheap prices for SA's when they're so much work? I don't have to change diapers, but as everyone here is aware, they definitely have their own set of issues. I think my money is hard earned. It always bugs me when someone tries to undervalue the service that I provide.

[missnikki]

My rates (monthly):

After School until 6:00 $190*
After School until 4:30 $100,*until 4:30
Before School Only $100
Before/ After until 6:00 $225/mo*

and $6/hour for anything else. I charge monthly so I always have a 30 day notice of any changes.

Also, not all kids come every day, but they have a spot available to use if they need it.

[kathiemarie]

I charge $125 a week. BUT that covers all holidays, in-service days, 1/2 days etc. I think its easier to charge a flat rate than to have to add here and there on days off.

[lil angels]

I charge $8 a day for my one that I have here he is only here in the afternoon for about 2 hrs and he has a younger sibling here during the day. He is not here before school. when there is no school I charge 30 a day or a weekly rate of 105 for summer or breaks.

[Country Kids]

My rates are: $75 for before or after school care=monthly
$150 for before and after school care=monthly
$2.50 an hour for drop in rates
$2.50 an hour on top of flat rate for days off from school

[AfterSchoolMom]

Is there anyone else like me on the forum who does SA care only? I'd like your opinions on this too.


Kathimarie, I like the idea of charging a flat rate and having it apply to days off from school as well. I'll think about that as an option (though I'll never get $125 a week).

[MN Day Mom]

Currently I charge $75 a week for before and after school. I charge an additional $12 a day for non school days and $7 a day for early release or late starts.

[Cat Herder]

In my area it is free for kids on the free school lunch plan.

For everyone else it is $5 a day.

This is WITH teachers available for tutoring/homework help, a few huge commercial playgrounds and a healthy breakfast/afternoon snack.

It is done in the kids public schools.

I cannot compete with that, so I don't.

[Meyou]

I charge $15 a day. That's from about 3pm until I close at 5:30pm. Inservice days and holidays are the regular daily rate.

[missnikki]

My rates (monthly):

After School until 6:00 $190*
After School until 4:30 $100,*until 4:30
Before School Only $100
Before/ After until 6:00 $225/mo*

and $6/hour for anything else. I charge monthly so I always have a 30 day notice of any changes.

Also, not all kids come every day, but they have a spot available to use if they need it.

I am strictly SA. My rates are flat rate, and the little *'s mean that minimum days are included in the price. Full days with no school, are $36 each.

[Lucy]

Our bus picks up at 8:30 am, and drops off at 3:30 pm. So I figure 1.5 hours in the morning, and 1.5 in the afternoon. I charge more per hour because they are here less hours than the full-timers. I do $4 per hour times 3 hours per day, which is $12 per day, making it $60 per week.

[Live and Learn]

I used to have a Kinder that got dropped off at 8am and I would walk her to school with my own kids at 8:45. I charged $10 per day for this with no after school care.

I would have her also for teacher inservice days and I charged the regular daily rate for those days.

I don't do SA anymore because I didn't enjoy it at all!

[squareone]

$75/wk for before and after which includes delayed starts and early releases. Any other time a SA is in care for more than 4 hours a day, the daily rate of $40 will apply.