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I agree... we pay a dayhome (a licensed childcare in someone's home) $875/month which includes 9 hours of care per day and 3'ish meals per day. That's like $40
by giarc 7y ago
I agree... we pay a dayhome (a licensed childcare in someone's home) $875/month which includes 9 hours of care per day and 3'ish meals per day. That's like $40/day or like $4/hour. Where else are you going to get that value?!
- JustSomeNobody 7y agoThe median household income in the US is $59K. Paying $875/month isn't easy by any stretch of the imagination. What value.
- giarc 7y ago$875 is in Canadian dollars in a large urban city. I stand by my comment that $4/hour childcare is good value. Please show me somewhere in North America where that is expensive.
- kelnos 7y agoNo one is claiming that paying that is easy for everyone, merely that taking care of someone for 9 hours a day, including meals, for $40/day is actually ridiculously cheap. I can't think of many (any?) services I could pay for that would cost a mere $4/hr for labor+materials.
- JustSomeNobody 7y agoShame the person earning that can’t afford their own childcare.
- giarc 7y agoYou'd actually be surprised that most at home daycare providers choose that profession. Most typically have their own child and decide to also take in a few other children to make extra money. I ran a startup in this field and worked with many dayhome providers. Some do it as their career, some do it for a few years while their children are young and they would like to stay home and be with them.