I love my job.....today.

[Cocoon]

It is nice to be in control isn't it?

Momof4, sorry to hear that you are not making enough to survive but to tell you the truth the money I'm making with 2 kids(right now I have only 2 kids in my care) I think I'm earning enough to support 2 adults family. If I take care of 5 kids I think I would consider myself well off I don't know but I think there is good in fact very good money in this business. Especially, if you have child/ren and you don't want to work outside home.

[Mamma_Mia]

It is nice to be in control isn't it?

Momof4, sorry to hear that you are not making enough to survive but to tell you the truth the money I'm making with 2 kids(right now I have only 2 kids in my care) I think I'm earning enough to support 2 adults family. If I take care of 5 kids I think I would consider myself well off I don't know but I think there is good in fact very good money in this business. Especially, if you have child/ren and you don't want to work outside home.

ok I HAVE to ask...how much are you bringing in off these TWO children that you can cover 2 adults? My mortgage alone is more than 2 Full-Time kids never mind adding in bills, food, insurance, craft & activities etc......

[Daisy Duke]

I am in my 4th year doing this business and I can tell you that I am doing a lot better than I would be if I was working away from the home full time.
I am not a newbie that is for sure.

[fruitloop]

I also wanted to add that I think it's great that after 4 years you love your job still Daisy Duke.

[Bugaboo]

I think its awesome that you love your job and you are having a positive day! Those days are awesome! I do agree with the others though. Getting paid is NOT and never EVER will be a perk. I love this job. But it is a JOB. I am a worker not a volunteer. I provide a service to working families and I provide a safe and nurturing environment for their children to flourish in-- I expect and demand to be compensated fairly for this.
There are several perks to this job: I love that I don't have to commute in horrible weather. I love that I can tuck my sons in for their naps and kiss them when they wake. I love that I can get dinner prepared during nap time, I love that I can start a load of wash in the morning and fold it during nap time so that I don't have to do it in the evening, there are so many other awesome perks to this job I could go on forever.

And side note... I am in the same boat as Fruitloop- I run a full day home and I have to budget to make my personal financial commitments and yet still buy craft materials and wholesome nutritious food for my day home children. If Cocoon is able to do this with a small number of children good for you, but I'm not buying it either.

[fruitloop]

Ya, I agree with Momof4 and alittleluie. I, for the most part, love this job and the perks that come with it but being paid is not 1 of the perks. I'm running a business and offering a service to families. I work long hard hours and provide very good quality care/foods to my clients...I deserve to get paid...not a "perk" of the job. Commuting to my coffee pot or not having to drive to work in the crappy weather is a perk.

It is nice to be in control isn't it?

Momof4, sorry to hear that you are not making enough to survive but to tell you the truth the money I'm making with 2 kids(right now I have only 2 kids in my care) I think I'm earning enough to support 2 adults family. If I take care of 5 kids I think I would consider myself well off I don't know but I think there is good in fact very good money in this business. Especially, if you have child/ren and you don't want to work outside home.

I'm sorry Cocoon but your statement is ridiculous. You can not honestly tell me that from taking in 2 kids you earn enough to support 2 adult families. I call BS! Unless you are charging each family over $1000/month (or more actually after you subtract all your overhead), that is impossible. I have 6 families in care right now and I am far from well off. I'm not hurting for money but I wouldn't say well off. Once you subtract your groceries, your extra heat/gas/etc/ that you use and all the supplies you buy for daycare use, your income is dwindled down to 1/4 - 1/2 of what your families actually give you. Unless you are feeding your kids crap food and not doing anything at all with them, your statement is false, sorry.