Child's Play Day Nursery

How Tuition Fees Are Calculated
What is Included in Child Care Fees?

Below  I decided to jot down all that is included in what you pay for child care, in hopes of helping prospective parents realize
the costs involved with operating and maintaining a quality childcare home.   I hope you find this helpful.

What you pay to childcare will guarantee highest quality childcare, nutritious meals & snacks, and a safe, nurturing
environment for your child. Your childcare fees provide my income including the taxes and the social security, which I pay into.

Unfortunately, I must use my salary to keep the business going.  Nothing lasts forever, crayons, paste, tissues, paint, paper all
must be replaced on a regular basis.  The state does not provide supplies of any type.  All the items your child plays with daily
come from my budget.  

Your fees also pay for special childcare insurance, my training so that I am better able to care for  your child,  food, paper
products, soap, cleaning supplies, first aid training, cribs, blankets, art & craft supplies.  Running the business all day also
means that I use an excessive amount of  water, oil, and electric daily.  Other costs included the purchase of nap cots, toddler
and preschool furniture, strollers, not t mention the amount of repairs and
wear n’tear.  Paperwork,  special events, and all of the other activities that play a part in your child’s day.
For children age 2 and over, it also pays for our preschool curriculum program.

Like other self-employed workers, family childcare providers do not receive the benefits many employees take for granted.
These include health/dental insurance, life insurance, retirement/pension, workers comp,  and unemployment insurance.
These benefits often amount to as much as 35% of a person’s wages.

Family child care has it's positive points, one being that your child will have much more individual attention and opportunities
for learning, and much less illness than in a childcare center.
Unlike other forms of self-employment, family childcare is very restrictive in that there is no room for growth. The state dictates
the size of my business. To protect my rights and income, you will find that a guaranteed wage is part of my contract. A wage
that will occasionally have to be raised to cover the costs of running the business and to ensure that I make a suitable living.  
To protect precious time with my family you will find late fees in my contract.  Most people have a 40-hour work week.  I put in
55 hours per week, often 65 hours  and that does not include my training, bookkeeping, paperwork, shopping or cleaning time. I
really do not  want the extra late fees, but it is imperative that you understand my responsibilities to my family/children as well.  
Besides being a business owner and your child's caregiver I am a wife and mother.
I expect and want the daycare to close on time.
Having the extra (late fee) money is not my preference.  


I hope this gives you a better understanding about all the ways in which your tuition fees are calculated and applied.

  Thank you