How much do you pay a babysitter?

[SavingInLakewood]

That's neat you keep a journal for them. The extra little things like that show a parent that you really care.

[g&g'smomma]

Originally Posted by SavingInLakewood

WOW! $15.00 an hr for child care? That's a wage that a lot of working women make per hr. She must have a high-paying salary to be able to afford to pay $15/hr out of her take-home pay.

Yeah, can you believe that! She says she hates when her husband pays the sitter out because he always rounds up too! lol She's actually a stay at home mom too! Dinner and a movie costs her and extra $50!(if she's lucky)

[momto3kittiess]

Originally Posted by vcphillips

How can you take her food form WIC- that is suppose to be used for that child-- maybe I am reading this wrong!!!!

She would give it to me, you feed the kids with...

[mommaof3]

Originally Posted by momto3kittiess

I was not happy about it. The mother and I had a talk today. She is going to give me the food items she gets from WIC and pay me and extra $40 a week. We will see how it goes...

If they qualify for WIC and are married, their combined income must be below 45000/yr. That's rough with 3 kids and daycare, for our 3 it would be over $80 per day to put them in full time...over $400/wk!!! And this is not a big city rate! She is getting a bargain, I hope she appreciates you. I'm glad you are getting an additional $40 per week...you are still working for peanuts, but I can see it from both sides...$140/week is still a lot of money to dish out, it's hard!!

Hey, teach her how to coupon and maybe you can get another raise???

[thriftyshopper]

I am glad you spoke up for yourself. I had a daycare in my home many years ago. I quickly found that not every parent values their childcare provider as much as they should, and that's a shame. I work in an office now and my kids are grown, but if I had a child in daycare, especially a home daycare, I would treasure that person. As for pay rates, it really seems to be a regional thing. But you should definitely be paid at least the going rate. You may want to see if your community has an association for daycare providers. It would probably be helpful to network with other providers in your area.

[vcphillips]

Originally Posted by momto3kittiess

She would give it to me, you feed the kids with...

Sorry- when I wrote that just wasn't thinking- the Hubby and I had just gotten into it on the phone.

[momto3kittiess]

Originally Posted by mommaof3

If they qualify for WIC and are married, their combined income must be below 45000/yr. That's rough with 3 kids and daycare, for our 3 it would be over $80 per day to put them in full time...over $400/wk!!! And this is not a big city rate! She is getting a bargain, I hope she appreciates you. I'm glad you are getting an additional $40 per week...you are still working for peanuts, but I can see it from both sides...$140/week is still a lot of money to dish out, it's hard!!

Hey, teach her how to coupon and maybe you can get another raise???

She is getting taken off wic this coming month she said...

She makes $350 a week just herself!

[Kissymissy]

Originally Posted by momto3kittiess

She is getting taken off wic this coming month she said...

She makes $350 a week just herself!

Thanks for clarifying, I was thinking the same thing
"they make good money, but she qualifies for WIC" something wasn't adding up.
Good to hear you got a raise