Questions For In-Home Providers

[amethyst]

1) What hours are you open?

2) Are you at full capacity?

3) How much do you charge?

4) Do you teach preschool?

5) Do you provide food?

6) Do you have an assistant?

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work?

[judytrickett]

1) What hours are you open? 7:30am - 4:30pm

2) Are you at full capacity? Yes

3) How much do you charge? $38 a day (more than the average here)

4) Do you teach preschool? No! I am NOT a teacher and refuse to be

5) Do you provide food? Yes

6) Do you have an assistant? No

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work? I close

[melskids]

1) What hours are you open? 7-5:30, but parents are to use contracted hours only

2) Are you at full capacity? yes

3) How much do you charge? $125 / week

4) Do you teach preschool? yes, sort of. i use a curriculum, but if plans change , so be it. sometimes its too nice outside to be inside cramming ABC's down a 2 year old's throat...

5) Do you provide food? yes, i'm on the food program

6) Do you have an assistant? not yet, but looking for afternoon help come fall

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work? i close

[mismatchedsocks]

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1) What hours are you open?

6am-5pm ( but I stay open a little later for a few families so usually 515)

2) Are you at full capacity?
Now I am basically yes. Just one opening Monday and Thursday.

3) How much do you charge?
$150-$130 full time rate.

4) Do you teach preschool?
Not a set preschool curriculum no.

5) Do you provide food?
Yes provide food, on food program.

6) Do you have an assistant?
Yes.

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work?
Just my assistant.

[tymaboy]

1) What hours are you open? Contracted hours - no set open to close hours

2) Are you at full capacity? No- Do not want to be

3) How much do you charge? Parents have their choice - $2.50 an hour or $23.50 a day (up to 10 hours)

4) Do you teach preschool? No

5) Do you provide food? Yes

6) Do you have an assistant? No

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work? No

[Greenshadow]

1) What hours are you open? 6:30am-6:30pm

2) Are you at full capacity? No, but I choose not to be. I get calls all the time.

3) How much do you charge? $110/wk for full time (over 20 hrs/wk) and $85/wk for part time (under 20 hrs/wk).

4) Do you teach preschool? No but I just ordered the Funshine curriculum.

5) Do you provide food? Yes.

6) Do you have an assistant? Not at the moment, but Im interviewing.

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work? No. I let the parents know that they need to have a backup person in the event that I have to take time off (which rarely happens).

[Psycho Nana]

Hours open : 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Full capacity: Yes

Rates charged: $ 26 per day

Preschool teaching? No

Do you provide food? Yes

Do you have an assistant? No

Do you have a sub? No..I close.

[Childminder]

1) What hours are you open? 6a-11:30p

2) Are you at full capacity? days, yes afternoon shift, no

3) How much do you charge? $160

4) Do you teach preschool? No

5) Do you provide food? Yes

6) Do you have an assistant? My husband is certified to be

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work? sub

[MarinaVanessa]

1) What hours are you open? 6am - 6pm.but offer weekend & evening care on occasion if I'm available.

2) Are you at full capacity? Yes, 3 infants, a 2yo, 5yo & 9yo

3) How much do you charge? By the week depending on age & how many hours.

4) Do you teach preschool? No, not by pre-school standards but I make my own curriculum that works with the basics of what a child their age should know.

5) Do you provide food? Yes, at not extra charge.

6) Do you have an assistant? Yes, part time twice a week.

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work? My assistant covers for me when she can and when she can't I close.

[Unregistered]

1) What hours are you open? 7:30am to 5:30pm

2) Are you at full capacity? Yes

3) How much do you charge? 140 a week infants, and 120 a week toddlers

4) Do you teach preschool? No

5) Do you provide food? Yes

6) Do you have an assistant? No

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work? Yes and if she cant sub I have to close

[beachlovinmomma]

1) What hours are you open? 7am-5pm

2) Are you at full capacity? No

3) How much do you charge? 100 week, 80/week for a friend

4) Do you teach preschool?No

5) Do you provide food? yes but not to the 80/week DCK

6) Do you have an assistant? No

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work?

I have a sub

[beachlovinmomma]

[QUOTE=Childminder;31817]3) How much do you charge? $160

Where are you from??

[MN Mom]

1) What hours are you open? 6am-5pm

2) Are you at full capacity? Yes (can only have 3 besides my own)

3) How much do you charge? Well...this is going to upset some providers here, and they are going to think I'm getting royally screwed..but It's averaging out to be 56/week per child. I have 7mo, 5yo, 8yo(who does Boys and Girls Club 2 of the 4 days in my care) currently from 6am-5pm 4 days a week. I did this on a whim for a couple who are employed by my father in law. They are Farm Laborers, so don't have a lot of cash to work with. I get paid 140/week with 2 FT and 1 PT.

4) Do you teach preschool? No.

5) Do you provide food? Yes. Breakfast, Snack, Lunch, Snack

6) Do you have an assistant? No.

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work? I close.

[fctjc1979]

1) What hours are you open?24/7

2) Are you at full capacity?no

3) How much do you charge?$4.00 hourly, $30.00 daily (+$4.00 per hour over 9 hours), or $135.00 weekly (+4.00 per hour over 45 hours)

4) Do you teach preschool?there is no set curriculum here but we learn as we go

5) Do you provide food?yes

6) Do you have an assistant?not unless you count my 11 year old that keeps an eye on things so I can go to the bathroom

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work?hasn't happened yet but would have to close

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[originalkat]

1) What hours are you open? 7:00 AM- 5:30 PM

2) Are you at full capacity?Yes

3) How much do you charge?$125 per week

4) Do you teach preschool?Yes

5) Do you provide food?Yes, Breakfast, Lunch, snack

6) Do you have an assistant?No

7) Do you have a sub or close if you can't work? I usually close, but have my husband sub for appointments etc...