Would you consider this?

[Inspired by Reggio]

I'm not really sure what I would charge her. I just figured it would be about $325-350/month. My late fee is $10/half hour so I figure if I charge her $15/day and then $40 for the pd day, that would be fair...wouldn't it? Is $15/day for after school care to much?

Sounds fair to me and if you have the space are going to be at the school anyway and the kids is a 'good fit' why not?

[fruitloop]

Sounds fair to me and if you have the space are going to be at the school anyway and the kids is a 'good fit' why not?

Not going to be at the school. He will walk to my house from the bus stop that is at the end of my street. I don't do any kind of school run unless it is to pick up my own kid...which never happens anyway

[fruitloop]

I would NOT, I like you was approached by a local mom, that her girl same age as mine went to the same school etc.. I too thought hey why not, she seems fine. Mom was willing to pay decent $. Defently needed the extra $. However I like you, was not and did not want to do before or afterschool care. I prefer the younger toddler age, they are all on the same routine.

I soon regreted fully taking this dcg on even though it was only an hour and a half everyday. She was not the best child after she got comfortable with her souroundings, and she defently did not know how to behave around the babies and toddlers in my care, despight her mothers statement that she was. To the point of grabbing toys out of the little ones hands so she could play with it. I eventually made her and my daughter play in my daughters room to avoid the younger children. Pro-d-days were horrible, and holidays. It was way more work trying to keep the older ones in check with behaviour and noise. She had become a bad influence on my daughter's as well. And just recently she gave me 2 weeks notice to pull her daughter out for the entire month of August with not paying, and expects me to care for her again in September,lets just say she will be getting a surprise when I give her 2 weeks notice that I wont continue care this September.

Of course this was my experience with doing something simular to you, however you may have better luck. In the end for me, I never made any extra $ with all the extras food and crafts and activities that I had, and it was more stress than it was worth.

Ya, but see...if I found that after a month or 2 it wasn't working for me, I'd get rid of them. I have no issues with that and I wouldn't continue doing it if I was unhappy with the situation. I don't put up with unruly children or inconsiderate parents. The mother is fully aware that there will be no one here his age to play with and I don't expect my kids to play with daycare kids and keep them entertained...that's not their job. I don't need this kid at all so it's not a loss to me if it doesn't work out.

[momof4inpink]

Ya, but see...if I found that after a month or 2 it wasn't working for me, I'd get rid of them. I have no issues with that and I wouldn't continue doing it if I was unhappy with the situation. I don't put up with unruly children or inconsiderate parents. The mother is fully aware that there will be no one here his age to play with and I don't expect my kids to play with daycare kids and keep them entertained...that's not their job. I don't need this kid at all so it's not a loss to me if it doesn't work out.

Oh hey forsure, it of course it totally up to you, and yes you could terminate if it doesnt work out. I was under the impression from your first post that you dont typically prefer taking school aged children as you said you dont tolerate them for long periods. Please dont misunderstand my saying that my girls played with this dcg in in thier rooms as a form of "child labour" and yes I agree with you that it isn't thier "job" to entertain the daycare kids. My girls, going to the same school, same bus, and literally the same ages, playing with thier monster dolls together certainly doesn't qualify them being my employees. It was merely how things fell into routine, that they naturally played together. I was only giving you the insight as to what my experience was like. You may have a great turn out with this dcb. I however will never take school aged children again. All the best

[fruitloop]

Oh hey forsure, it of course it totally up to you, and yes you could terminate if it doesnt work out. I was under the impression from your first post that you dont typically prefer taking school aged children as you said you dont tolerate them for long periods. Please dont misunderstand my saying that my girls played with this dcg in in thier rooms as a form of "child labour" and yes I agree with you that it isn't thier "job" to entertain the daycare kids. My girls, going to the same school, same bus, and literally the same ages, playing with thier monster dolls together certainly doesn't qualify them being my employees. It was merely how things fell into routine, that they naturally played together. I was only giving you the insight as to what my experience was like. You may have a great turn out with this dcb. I however will never take school aged children again. All the best

I wasn't meaning or implying that you "make" your kids play with the dckids. I was just meaning that mine didn't have to play with him if they didn't want to...not saying you "make" your kids play with your dckids and wasn't implying that you did. Please don't take it out of context. You are right, I did say I don't do school age kids and I don't tolerate them for long periods of time and I do prefer the under 4 or 5 group. We'll see how it all plays out. It won't be until closer to the end of Sept. anyway. Thanks for sharing your experience!