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 Not Mommy ASK for what you're worth!!! 08-29-2013, 10:55 AM
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ASK for what you're worth!!!
Am currently advertising to fill one space and I am SOOOO frustrated with the number of home daycares in the area seeking to undercut each other by offering ridiculously cheap prices and degrading options to parents.
Home daycares operating in this day in age (regardless of where you are located and I am only referring to full-time, year-round care) should be asking for a MINIMUM of the following:
-atleast $40/day (most areas should be $42-$45), including one lunch and 2 snacks... more food is more money, more than 9-10 hours/day is MORE MONEY... you see where I'm going with this...
-stat holidays PAID!
-some personal days off paid (most should have a week atleast if not more per year)
-some vacation time (you NEED time off, whether you choose to take this paid or unpaid.... you MUST take time off!)
-overtime... if parents are dropping off earlier or picking up later with or without warning... CHARGE THEM!
-additional hours... if clients ask you to open earlier or later for their child, CHARGE THEM EXTRA!
This is my first post on this forum and I have read MANY posts as to how devalued people feel doing this... hold your heads high ladies... THIS IS A TOUGH JOB. The only way we will gain more respect is to DEMAND it. For those of us going above and beyond for our job we should be acknowledged for it. When asked what I do I will proudly state "I have a home daycare!". This is not something to be ashamed of as if we are some kind of failure at "real life" or as if we couldn't get a "real job".
And to the daycare providers in my area letting parents get away with paying $30/day AND not taking any kind of vacay pay AND letting parents get away with non-payment or not paying for days their child should have attended... shame on you! Yup, I said it... you're bringing us all down (and likely you'll be closed in 3 months anyway when you realize how tough this job is). I realize this is a competitive market but by undervaluing yourselves you are undervaluing ALLL of us.
Ladies (and gentleman if you are out there!) ASK FOR WHAT YOU ARE WORTH!!
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