Little Paris Daycare

~Where Your Money Goes~
"What you pay will buy quality child care, nutritious meals, and a nurturing environment for your child. Your fees must provide my income including taxes and social security. Beyond that, your fees pay for liability child care insurance, training, food, toys, equipment, supplies. Like other self-employed workers, Family Child Care providers do not receive the benefits many employees take for granted. These include health and dental insurance, life insurance, retirement and pension, workers comp, regular paid vacations, flexible time off and unemployment insurance. These benefits often amount to as much as 35% of an employee's wages.

Unlike other forms of self-employment Family Child Care is very restrictive. There is no room for growth. The state dictates the size of my business and the ages of children that I can care for. I cannot take time off for appointments or obligations without careful planning and covering of my responsibilities. To protect my rights and income, you will find that a guaranteed wage is part of my contract. To protect precious time with my family you will find late fees in my contract. Most people have a 40 hour work week. Mine is 53 hours and up and that does not include my training, bookkeeping, paperwork, etc. I hope this gives you a better picture of the true cost of child care..."