DU working parents: how much does daycare cost?

[JVS]

[tigereye]

1. you mean private school?

It was about 5-600 dollars per month about 10 years ago.

[JVS]

5. And how many hours a day was the child kept there?

[tigereye]

6. hmm, about 7-8 or so, something like that...

it was a very small private daycare.

[Midlodemocrat]

2. At the one in my neighborhood, it is $175 per week for a baby

less for older kids.

Why, JVS? Something you would like to share with the class?

[JVS]

3. I was wondering if I could "homeschool" 10 kids as a kind of money making scheme.

Their parents pay me money and I put them to work reading everything on project gutenberg.

[Midlodemocrat]

4. How do you think I got my McMansion?

Parents are stupid. They'll pay any amount of money to get their kids out of the house.


:rofl:

[tigereye]

7. you could teach them all those languages - that would be cool.

[JVS]

8. Yeah, actually I think they'd be getting a fairly good deal from me out of it.

Something along the lines of you pay me $50 a day along with the other 9 parents here, and by the time this kid is ready for grade 9, he or she will be able to tear shit up with a strong foundation in literature, mathematics, and languages.

I make $500 a day, and the 10 students get a damn fine education.

[tigereye]

9. um, have you ever had to watch/teach kids for any period of time....

:rofl: Kids, not grown-ups...

[mnhtnbb]

10. Better check the laws in your state. If you care for more than 4 kids in NC

you must be licensed. My guess is if you try to start a home school for kids other than your own, it will need to meet private school licensing laws in your state.

[Mike 03]

11. Great question. This figures into how much it costs to raise a child nowadays. I'll

be tuned to this thread.

[bicentennial_baby]

12. Boston area: approx. $2000/month

I had to research it for Economics of Social Welfare class.