Daycare ? ( XP Working Moms )

lachulavista · October 2011

For those of you that have lo's in daycare do you pay a set rate for the week regardless if lo is there or not? Dh pays $176.00 for four days for our ds. Ds didn't attend daycare on Monday due to Columbus Day and I have a day off during the week and I was off on Weds. So ds really only went the min which was three days but dh was charged the 176.00. Should I say something? They knew I was going to have a day off during the week and I was just told that he would just have a three day min,which I said was fine but should I have to pay when ds is not there. TIA

Carolinagirl9696 · October 2011

My daughter was on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and I still had to pay the full rate. It's a rip off but I guess they have to pay people even if your child doesn't come.

kewltif · October 2011

Most day cares still charge if your child is not there because they still have to save the spot and it's not like they could fill it with someone else for a random day here or there.

Nechie122 · October 2011

We went on vacation for a week and paid the full amount; we also paid the full amount when DD was home sick. We pay monthly and I wouldn't expect anything otherwise.

Hope2Have · October 2011

$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

ASmallWonder · October 2011

That's totally normal. The provider is still showing up to care for your child, you know? If you went in to work and your boss happened to not give you any to do but you were still there, you'd still expect/need to be paid, right?

CarlaAndJames · October 2011

Just agreeing with what everyone else said. We pay the full amount whether she is there or not.

txaggie2002 · October 2011

Yup...it sucks. My daughter has only been going on Mondays and Wednesdays and usually just for a few hours and we still pay $140 for the week. Sucks, but I get it from their business side of things in that we're using a spot. Oh well.

lachulavista · October 2011

elmoali:
That's totally normal. The provider is still showing up to care for your child, you know? If you went in to work and your boss happened to not give you any to do but you were still there, you'd still expect/need to be paid, right?

No doubt! They better pay me LoL

IrishEyes0530 · October 2011

Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

$176 is cheap! I worked at a Primrose prior to having DS and the infant room was $241 a week. Parents were reqired to pay regardless of whether their child was there or not. As PP said, it holds the spot and employees still have to be paid.

lachulavista · October 2011

Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

I also pay $64.80 for my 5 year old to go there after school. 2:30-5:45. So total for the week is 240.80.

kewltif · October 2011

lachulavista:

Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

I also pay $64.80 for my 5 year old to go there after school. 2:30-5:45. So total for the week is 240.80.

Daycare prices are completely regional. I have heard of some places by me being $400 per week for an infant.

lachulavista · October 2011

kewltif:
lachulavista:

Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

I also pay $64.80 for my 5 year old to go there after school. 2:30-5:45. So total for the week is 240.80.

Daycare prices are completely regional. I have heard of some places by me being $400 per week for an infant.

Dh and I have no issue really paying it. I mean the money is there to do so. I just wanted to know basically if it was a standard practice. I am actually glad that its only that and not more than 300.00 per week.

Mrs.Saxy · October 2011

we're charged a full week whether they attend or not, holidays or not.

It sucks because MLK, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas weeks suck. My daycare is closed xmas eve, xmas, tgiving and black friday so when those fall on week days we pay full rate for 3 days of care.

they do give us 2 holiday weeks a year where we don't have to pay if we don't send them.

rainstar752 · October 2011

Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

Haha- we pay ~$410 per week, and we pay whether she goes or not (they have waitlist about 45 kids long, so if we don't want to pay full-time, someone else will). This is for the Baltimore area and is a typical amount for daycares in the city.

Mrs.Saxy · October 2011

Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

in my old city I paid $100 a week. We moved an hour away and we pay $145 a week for one child and $250 a week for 2 kids. That's on the low end of the spectrum for where I'm at now. Bigger cities charge even more.

TessieF · October 2011

We pay $400/week regardless of whether she misses a day or not (and our center has a 9 month waitlist). It's typical of all daycares in the city I live in.

katie4253 · October 2011

I can pretty much guarantee you all the papers you signed have your answer.

Most daycares are closed on certain days. Your paperwork will say that. You must still pay for it. If your LO is sick or your family goes on vacation, you pay for that too.

It wouldn't be fair otherwise. It isn't like they can take a baby in off the street for a day.

I am surprised you were surprised by this...

lachulavista · October 2011

katie4253:

I can pretty much guarantee you all the papers you signed have your answer.

Most daycares are closed on certain days. Your paperwork will say that. You must still pay for it. If your LO is sick or your family goes on vacation, you pay for that too.

It wouldn't be fair otherwise. It isn't like they can take a baby in off the street for a day.

I am surprised you were surprised by this...

It doesn't state in the paperwork that we would be charged for closed days. It does say a three day min tho. Thats about it. I have no issue paying for the holidays that he is not there.

MissManda · October 2011

Some daycares in our area give vacation days, but our's doesn't. We pay $173/week regardless. We had one week where DH was sick for 3 days so we had to pay the full rate for 2 days!

The only perk I have is I'm a teacher and won't have to pay for summer. I do have to pay Christmas and Spring Break though, but I'll probably send him during some of those days, just for routine/consistency purposes since we have to pay anyways.

M&M227 · October 2011

We have to pay monthly. We have to pay for the entire month even if they are off or she doesn't go. DH is starting a new job and has been off all week and we still sent her (for a shorter day) everyday because we are paying for it anyway.

maddie789 · October 2011

This is very standard. Our center will prorate once they get into their toddler years, but most center infant rooms are their big money makers.

And I agree with PP also that $176/week is cheap. We pay much more than that...

laurakaz13 · October 2011

Most daycares charge a set rate and it doesn't matter if your child misses a day here or there.

Structenggal · October 2011

Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

Like some others that have posted here, I pay $400 per week for EACH kid. Whether they are there or not. The only "break" we get is that if we are out for the full week (with prior notice), our rate is 50%. We get 2 of these weeks each year for vacation/etc. Though it's not like I can afford to go on vacation with these daycare prices!

mattsgirl515 · October 2011

I pretty much agree with what everyone else said. We pay a set amount every week weather or not DS is there. The week of Christmas is free tuition if your child does not attend, so I made sure to take that as one of my vacation weeks.

BillysGrl27 · October 2011

rainstar752:
Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!
Haha- we pay ~$410 per week, and we pay whether she goes or not (they have waitlist about 45 kids long, so if we don't want to pay full-time, someone else will). This is for the Baltimore area and is a typical amount for daycares in the city.

I am just outside Baltimore too. DS attends 3x per week for $180 but full time would be $300. That is for licensed in-home care, not a center. We found that to be on the low to middle end of things!

Lisa Frank · October 2011

At most places, you pay no matter if you show up or not. For example, if your LO is sick, you would still pay.

kewltif · October 2011

Structenggal:

Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

Like some others that have posted here, I pay $400 per week for EACH kid. Whether they are there or not. The only "break" we get is that if we are out for the full week (with prior notice), our rate is 50%. We get 2 of these weeks each year for vacation/etc. Though it's not like I can afford to go on vacation with these daycare prices!

Wow, at $3200 a month you might as well hire a nanny and atleast have the convenience of not having to pack up the kids.

Lisa Frank · October 2011

kewltif:
Structenggal:

Hope2Have:
$176 a week? wow.. that's a lot! We're in a small town and I don't know anyone who pays more than $100 for a full week... most less than that!

Like some others that have posted here, I pay $400 per week for EACH kid. Whether they are there or not. The only "break" we get is that if we are out for the full week (with prior notice), our rate is 50%. We get 2 of these weeks each year for vacation/etc. Though it's not like I can afford to go on vacation with these daycare prices!

Wow, at $3200 a month you might as well hire a nanny and atleast have the convenience of not having to pack up the kids.

Ask her where she lives.

Cost-of-living is different all over the country, people.

kewltif · October 2011

I actually live in NJ in Avery high cost of living area and worked as a nanny during grad school and made like $500-$600 a week, so I do know what I'm talking about a little bit.

Lisa Frank · October 2011

kewltif:
I actually live in NJ in Avery high cost of living area and worked as a nanny during grad school and made like $500-$600 a week, so I do know what I'm talking about a little bit.

Again, ask her where she lives.

East coast v. West coast. Different ball game completely.

jerol · October 2011

Yes- I pay the same amount every week regardless of how many days they are there.

marybeth1699 · October 2011

Ugh, it is about $400 per week here! INSANE!

april1bride · October 2011

We pay for a full week even if there is a holiday &/or I know they'll be absent for a day or two. Our daycare give 2 holiday weeks per year (@ $40/week instead of full price) and it would give a 'sick child' discount if the doctor says 'no daycare for 5+ days'.

O2BaMom · October 2011

As I understand it normal daycares charge a standard fee no matter the # of days because its holding a spot for your child. All the daycares here make you sign something acknowledging that. If you didn't sign anything it might be worth asking about.

Structenggal · October 2011

Lisa Frank:
kewltif:
Structenggal:

Like some others that have posted here, I pay $400 per week for EACH kid. Whether they are there or not. The only "break" we get is that if we are out for the full week (with prior notice), our rate is 50%. We get 2 of these weeks each year for vacation/etc. Though it's not like I can afford to go on vacation with these daycare prices!

Wow, at $3200 a month you might as well hire a nanny and atleast have the convenience of not having to pack up the kids.
Ask her where she lives.
Cost-of-living is different all over the country, people.

We are in the San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley, though neither DH nor I are in tech jobs. I think we'd just about break even between daycare and a nanny at this point, but with a nanny it would just be the two boys. Since both DH and I work full time, we can't take them to many mommy's group type activities since those are mostly during the workday, so I like the socialization aspect of daycare.

Lisa Frank · October 2011

Structenggal:
Lisa Frank:
kewltif:
Structenggal:

Like some others that have posted here, I pay $400 per week for EACH kid. Whether they are there or not. The only "break" we get is that if we are out for the full week (with prior notice), our rate is 50%. We get 2 of these weeks each year for vacation/etc. Though it's not like I can afford to go on vacation with these daycare prices!

Wow, at $3200 a month you might as well hire a nanny and atleast have the convenience of not having to pack up the kids.
Ask her where she lives.
Cost-of-living is different all over the country, people.
We are in the San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley, though neither DH nor I are in tech jobs. I think we'd just about break even between daycare and a nanny at this point, but with a nanny it would just be the two boys. Since both DH and I work full time, we can't take them to many mommy's group type activities since those are mostly during the workday, so I like the socialization aspect of daycare.

From what it sounds like, you are doing exactly what works for your family. Kudos.

I just don't care for the "OMG! Those daycare costs!" when they don't take in the economics of it all.

amywoods824 · October 2011

From my research, I think that's pretty normal. LO's daycare allows for 2 weeks (10 days) of "vacation credits" each year so I can get refunded for days she's out due to sickness or actual vacation, but I don't think this is the norm in daycare. Sorry

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