Daycare.. Is What Im Paying Low, Avg, or High?

Hi B. I am a stay at home mom living in South Fort Worth by Hulen Mall. I babysitt a couple of kids once a week, and I used to babysitt for 3 kids fulltime, but it got stressful. I see that you only have one child in daycare and I know it is expensive. I have worked in 2 daycares and the prices are horrible. If you are interested in bringing your child to a in home babysitter, I would love to help. I dont know where you live so I might be out of your way, but if you are interested just let me know. I do not charge as much as daycares. Since it would just be your one child, then I would base it on the days and hours that I would have him/her. Hope to hear from you. Thanks

J.

I worked in daycare for 3 years. It sounds like you are paying what we charged (4 years ago). I know it sounds horrible when you realize how much you are paying for the month. Anyway, there is a government program called CCMS (child care managment services) that helps with the cost of daycare. It works on a sliding scale, but I will warn you...when I was working at the daycare making less than $8/hr and my husband made $14/hr we made $1000 too much per month with just my husband's income. I don't know your situation and it is always better to try and know than to sit and wonder. I do know that once you get approved by CCMS, it is almost impossible to loose it. Good luck to you.

From what I figured out you are paying $99.69 a week for your full time child. That is really a good deal. I have a home day care and I charge $135/wk.

As others have said, CCMS is a program to help you out with childcare. Good luck.

I am a teacher at a local daycare, and I was wondering if you have concidered getting CCMS? To be honest it depends on how old your children are to determine if your paying to much. I personally know that the daycare I work for is the cheapest place Ive seen and it has the best quality of care.