Originally Posted by Trummynme:
Honestly, $100 a week is just below average where I live. The only difference is that deductions for sick days wouldn't fly.
That being said, I think it depends on the area. Around here, cl ads say they are willing to pay $75 per week.
Originally Posted by Sunchimes:
Actually, I make under $100 a week for one of my kids. And until I found my backbone last winter (again, thank you!), she deducted for sick days. But, this is a very poor rural area. She couldn't afford to pay me $100 on her barely-above-minimum wage job.
I get the same amount each week now, since she pays for a spot not for use.
For group care in your home, though, right? Not nanny care. Or are nannies making that amount too?