I love my job.....today.

[daycaremum]

Okay, so I'm waiting to hear from Cocoon to tell us what she charges for 2 kids that she can support two adults on that income alone. Come on Cocoon, now that you said it, we all want to know
As for pay being a perk, nope. I get that it was a tongue in cheek comment, I really do. But it does perpetuate the myth that as women we should love being home looking after children simply because we are women. The comment, although not intended to, does undermine our careers. Also, for those of you saying you make great money doing this job, that also sends the wrong message. I hope you don't tell non-daycare providers such things. I don't personally know anybody that makes a great living providing daycare. A decent living maybe if full all the time. I realize that different markets will support different fees. But if you do make a killing, don't advertise that fact because it is not the standard. I wouldn't want people to think I'm making gobs of money because I'm not. I live in a small community and it would be harder to find clients if people thought I could be charging less since I make so much money.