Originally Posted by Hunni Bee:
I see threads about daycare prices all the time, and my mouth always drops. I work in a center, in the 4 year old class and 85% of our kids are on daycare subsidy.
We are paid $125 a week for infants, $98 for toddlers, $93 for preschool and $60 for B & A. We are required to provide food, do a curriculum, etc...
Is anyone else in Virginia? Is that the going rate or are we being robbed??
I'm in NJ, but I don't know anyone who charges more than 100 per kid including meals. Here, you can only legally watch five children (not including your own). The PRIVATE centers charge like 150. Once they're about three, there's head start and other free options. 500 dollars per week is below the cost of living in NJ. If I was single/my husband didn't work, I wouldn't do this or work in center. I actually have a license to teach in public schools. Getting in the public schools in NJ is like getting into the Mafia. I'm pretty sure you have to kill someone and take a blood oath. JK Not really...