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MDO and/or Home Daycare

SoonToBeMrs.GafkeSoonToBeMrs.Gafke
in Houston Babies

Okay, I need some advice from those of you who use one of the two.  I am wanting to open up either of the two from my home, I can't make up my mind to which one.  If I go with the MDO set up it would be M-W-F, 9-3.  $20 a child, $25 w/ lunch, and $15 per addtional child, $20 w/ lunch.  There would be no contract, basically as needed. I would set a schedule per month  at a time just to make sure I didn't need additional days off that month.  

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Open the daycare from home, which I have all the paper work to become certified if I wanted, although most who I have talked to would rather pay less per week and not claim the child care, than pay more per week and claim it at the end of the year.  I would charge $150/week and $120 per addtional child, however I would only do 3-4 depending on ages.  

 

As a mom, what is more appealing?  What are the pros and cons?

 

Sorry It So Long!  And We Find out what we are having on 3/13!!!!!!!

TIA!

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Re: MDO and/or Home Daycare

  • opalloveropallover

    when we went to visit schools/day cares we asked a lot of questions.  the one that won out was a school that had a whole curriculum for infants - that was one thing that was super important.

    wait - you are pregant now and you are opening up a day care from your home?  I'm confused... or are you looking for one?

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  • SoonToBeMrs.GafkeSoonToBeMrs.Gafke
    I am pregnant and I plan to open a day care, most likely after the baby is here (a few months later).  I was wondering about the pros and cons of each idea....I like to have everything organized well in advance.!  Thanks for your reply, its definitely something I have thought about, just not really looked into a whole lot!
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  • tiffanyraultiffanyraul
    yes something very structured and curriculum oriented was our main goals as welll
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  • rayskit10rayskit10 member

    we were the opposite. infants don't really need a cirriculum and learn by doing and playing and exploring. even at 2, we chose the school we have our son in b/c it has a cirrculum but it's very loose and they spend the majority of their time interacting and playing.

    for your situation, i will say i would  not enroll my child in a home based day care that was not certified in some way. i could easily get someone to come to my own house for only slightly more. i think if you really want to do it, you should go the home daycare route and you can offer full or p/t spaces for the kids.

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  • Karey08Karey08
    imagerayskit10:

    we were the opposite. infants don't really need a cirriculum and learn by doing and playing and exploring. even at 2, we chose the school we have our son in b/c it has a cirrculum but it's very loose and they spend the majority of their time interacting and playing.

    for your situation, i will say i would  not enroll my child in a home based day care that was not certified in some way. i could easily get someone to come to my own house for only slightly more. i think if you really want to do it, you should go the home daycare route and you can offer full or p/t spaces for the kids.

    I agree.

    The only way my child would be in a non-certified day care was it he was with a family member and extremely close friend and I knew all of the other children very well.

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  • houstonkdwhoustonkdw

    Both of my children go to an in-home.  She is licensed/certified by the state and follows the guidelines as written.  She also reports her taxes.  By you not doing so, I would think that would be illegal on your part.  Bad idea.

    I pay $135 a week per child.  I do not get a sibling discount nor do I expect one in an in-home situation.  As a business, I would not offer a sibling discount if I were you.  You lose money that way.  Just don't take siblings and you would have more income.

    The MDO route doesn't sound like it would financially benefit you.  How many kids in MDO would you take a day at $20-$25 dollars (and only $15 for a sibling).  You are ripping yourself off there.  Or are you wanting to take more than 5 kids which I think is past state guidelines (counting your own child as the 6th) and just plain crazy.  I would never let someone watch my child and 5+ others. 

    I think the in-home is the best route but I suggest you do it "right".

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