Originally Posted by Unregistered:
I have been considering leaving my job doing in home daycare for almost a year now. I really love working with children and I have a 2 yr old daughter that I want to be able to be home with as well. So my question to you all who already does daycare out of your home is the payment good enough where you can live comfortably? If any of you don't mind telling about how much do you make a month and how many children do you keep? Thank in advance for any info!
It's dependent on a lot of factors - how many children you choose to watch, how much you charge, the demand for childcare in your area, etc. I live in western central Ohio (about 20 min west of Columbus) & on average providers in my area charge anywhere from $15-30/day. There is no way I could live comfortably on that income unless I was watching 5 kids a day & even then it would only be supplementing my husband's income. When I was doing in-home daycare I only had one or two families at a time so the most I ever made in a week was about $300/week.