When Your Child Comes Home Messy
Quality Childcare is Priceless
HOME AWAY FROM HOME Family Child Care
Quality Child Care is Not Expensive, It’s Priceless
Where do your child care fees go?
In
our child care, you pay per “position”, which means that
the position
is held just for your child and is not based on
attendance.
What does this include?
*Unconditional
love & nurturing of your child-priceless.
*Dependability,
always available when you arrive.
*Family
environment, small ratio, family atmosphere, pets etc.
*Craft
supplies: crayons, tape, scissors, glue, paint, markers,
paper,
pipe cleaners, etc.
*Daily
reports on how your child is doing, what they ate, things
learned
etc.
*Nutritious
meals & snacks according to the Child Care Food
Program
*Treats:
pizza, candy, and other things not included on a normal
basis.
*Toys, games, puzzles,
books, chalkboards, movies,
outdoor play equipment, cribs, and bedding.
*Training
for provider & assistants, CPR, nutrition classes, safety
classes,
safety abuse training, etc.
*Birthday
& Christmas party supplies & gifts, as well as parties
for other
holidays.
*Sanitation
of toys, extra dishes,
etc.
*An extra load in the
washer/dryer for blankets, clothing, towels.
*Utilities: electricity,
gas, water, oil, cable, phone, garbage etc.
*Furniture
wear & tear, cleaning, replacing, repairing rips & tears
etc.
*Cleaning
supplies for floors, dishes, laundry, toys, furniture,
vacuum
bags etc.
*And the
list goes on........
*Do you
pay for a whole month of cable-even if you only watch it
24 days
a month?
*Do you
pay full price for your VCR if you only use it twice a
week?
*Do you
pay full price for your meal even if you don’t finish it?
*Do you
pay the same rent/mortgage even when you are at work
5 days
a week?
You are guaranteed a spot for your child with your paid
fees. If it is not
paid, we will fill it with someone else.
We do not
have a problem getting clients who are willing to pay
as they
need our services. We are paid for 52 weeks per year.
We want
to be child care providers and in order to continue
doing this,
all clients must pay the fees. Many
parents assume teachers & child care providers are
well paid
since child care seems so expensive. However, the
reality
is that salaries are terribly inadequate for most child care
providers.
Licensed child care homes reported earnings (before
costs)
of approximately $15,000.00 or less per year. Such
salaries
are extremely low even compared to those of other
female
dominated occupations. Good, dependable child care is
not cheap.
The number of children per adult must be limited,
because
young children need close adult attention in order to
thrive.
It sounds like child care is a lot of work & it would be easier to just get a job on the outside. Yes, some days we all wonder ourselves. Usually we need a vacation & it is sometimes taken without pay, but we are all humans, so please respect us for recognizing the need for a break & taking it. Just like any other job, it has its ups & downs. The only thing we ask of parents is to respect our policies as a commitment & not just a set of rules that they must comply with. And by committing to our policies that we are in turn committing to them also by choosing to stay home so that they can go to work each day. And when payday comes & it is time to pay your provider, take a few minutes to assess in your own mind where each dollar is going, even if it includes the days your child was absent. Remember if it weren’t for your child care, many parents would not be receiving their paycheck. And in closing, please remember this
Please be
considerate
please
be kind
please
remember to pay us on time
this is
a real job
we have
bills that are due
when we
get paid late
our bills
are late too
to defray
the charges
that we
may accrue
a $5.00/day
late charge
will be
passed on to you
when it
comes to your children
we are
caring, thoughtful, helpful & true
we just
ask for the same respect
and consideration
from you.