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JenD1018
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#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
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SIL watching baby PT - payment question
Mr.D's sister will be watching BabyD for three days a week after I go back to work.
I'm trying to decide what would be appropriate to pay her monthly. She would be watching the kid all day (about 7:45am - 5pm). Do you think $600/month is too little? Too much? She offered to watch the kid (she's a SAHM) but obviously she's helping us out by not having to shell out for FT daycare.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
Re: SIL watching baby PT - payment question
We had a close friend/neighbor who was a SAHM watch DD full time for the first couple months that I was back at work. We agreed that $30-35/day was reasonable. We discovered through information we got from the County that most licensed in-home facilities were about $35-40/day so we both agreed that since she wasnt licensed, didnt have sitter backup, etc, it was far to pay her a little less.
Also, unsolicited advice, even though the SAHM and I were close friends we worried that this arrangement would strain our relationship or that simple miscommunications would cause big issues etc, so we actually wrote up a "contract" that listed out all the particulars like what I would provide to her each week, what hours were expected of her, what was our plan for illnesses on either of our parts, if she was allowed to take the baby in the car with her, emergency protocol etc so we were all on the same page from the beginning and I think that helped, just to think about everything up front.
#1 12.11.11
#2 10.23.13 EDD
Damn! My mom is making a killing off of us. We give her $250 a week (for 4 days a week). So that's 1K a month. She drives to our house everyday so I tried to factor in gas for her as well.
The only thing that makes me feel better about this is that #1, it's my mom so I don't mind #2, It's the same price we'd pay for a daycare by us and so I'd rather pay my mom instead of paying strangers at a daycare and #3, she has accounts for the kids set up. Since she's not a good liar, I secretly know that she's been putting some of the $ back into accounts for the kids.