I had a call for 2 boys 2 and 3 yrs old. Need to be watched from 2-230 til 530 5 days a week. I am new at this and have 1 baby right now and get 95 for him for 17 hrs a week one half day and two full. I have my rates set at 25 for less then 4 hrs and 35 for over if I went by my scale it would be like 250.00 for the week for the 2 kids.(15-18 hours each) OUCH tell me what some of you think . would 200 still be to steep ? I know the person also. nice guy. whats your thoughts on this anyone??

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I'd charge $30/total day for the both of them but only b/c that is later than I normally care to work so $150/week. It really all depends on where you live, I am in the midwest. My PT rate (less that 4 hrs a day) is $15/day so that is how I came up with $30/day.

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I am in midwest michigan rates are all over map here. I have a friend who charges 50 a day and gets it. crazy and another who gets 25 and told me to go higher than her becuz she dont dare to raise rates. for full time

But ok. I was thinking 150 to 175 a week. being that with the two of them its like a full time spot. my part time rate is 25 a day what is your full time rate?

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I charge $22 a day for FT. $15/day for PT (actual PT hours, less than 4 hrs). If it is over 4 hrs & is only PT I would charge $24/day

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25 for full day, part days are either 10 or 15 depending on age. (4+ is $10 for under 4 hours, anyone younger than 4 is 15 for under 4 hours)

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$27 per kid per half day. No sib discount.
$270 per week.
Is that 2:00 drop off going to come right in the middle of afternoon nap for your other dck? Ugh! I wouldn't have that!

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Baby gets here at 2 and goes down about 230 ish right now so it should be fine i would think what r u part time rates as this is 2 boys 4 hr or less 5 days

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or you could say 70 for a part time week, times two= 140.

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I edited my previous post it wasn't very clear...building a duplo tower!!
$27 half day, full time. Under 4 hours.
$43 full day, full time. 8-4:00.

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$27 per kid per day. No sib discount.
$220 per week. should of read 270 a week not 220
seems alot to me. she may decide to not go back to work then. I told him my rate was 250 for week part time for two kids but said i would look further into it becuz I just lost my mom 11 days ago and I am buried in estate papers right now and I cant think straight. She is waiting for call from place she wants to work at. so I know Ill go less then the 250 a week. I just need to figure it out.

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You are right about the $270 not $220! I think I am coming down with something. I have had a foggy brain and headache for two days now. I am also not used to breaking my rate down by the week as I get paid by the month. I will refrain from math for the remainder of the day!
As to it being too high....you asked what we all would charge and if we thought $200 would be too steep. I absolutely do not think that $200 is too steep. Go with that amount. I have been doing this now for many years and used to sell myself short and charge just a little more for a full day than I do for a half day now. For me I would rather watch fewer children at a higher rate than watch lots and lots of kids for a lower rate to make the same amount of money. Know what I mean?

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Cvankampen:
I am so sorry to hear about your momma's passing.

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That's tough. I usually charge a flat rate per day of $36/day for full time (I want to raise my prices but I feel bad and not sure how), but I've never really been hit with a part-timer for less than 4 hours. To be nice, and maybe cut the fee in half and a few buck and make it a flat $25/ day for 4 hours or less.

My neighbor does dc as well and she has a dcg that is 5. She comes M-F only about 1.5 hours a day before school and she charges them $125/week ($25/day).

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I'm sorry about your mom! Hugs!

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Thanks for all your input on all of this. I do charge 25 a day for half a day. I guess where Im feeling bad is it is 2 kids not one so that make 50 dollars a day and would be 250 a week. and how in the word can u afford 250 a week when u have been a fulltime house wife and now are getting a job. I would rather not lose them and so I wanted peoples ideas on what would be too high or too low. I think that I may tell them 150-175 a week. It would be like a full time childs pay for 15 hrs a week (X2 kids). a bonus in my eyes that I wouldnt have them all day long My baby comes at 2 and they would be about 230 so I have the whole morning to myself and to get my daughter ready for school.And run errands. I just dont wanna sell myself short,

thank you to those who commented about my moms passing It means alot!

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If you are wanting the money, not wanting to lose them, but don't want to feel like you are charging too much. What about $5/hr for both kids for the hours they are there.

5x15hr=75 x 2kids= $150/week.

That sounds pretty decent. It's sort of like 1 full time spot with a 25/week bonus, that's 100/mth extra. I know having 2 kids is a little tough, but if it's right at nap time, maybe you won't have to chase them around everywhere.
My suggestion is to tell parent that they have to drop off by 2pm though, because of baby's nap time.

Sorry to hear about your mom! Best wishes

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