This is what my area is coming to...

[AfterSchoolMom]

Found on Craigslist today.

I am offering childcare at my house Mondays-Fridays anytime you would need someone to watch your child. I am also available for babysitting if you are looking for a date night on the weekends or during the week in the evenings. If you currently have a childcare provider now I will offer $25 less than what you are paying with them.

[jen]

Originally Posted by AfterSchoolMom

Found on Craigslist today.

HOLY CRAP! That really sucks.

[AnneCordelia]

Wow, that's brutal. I never understand why other providers need to cut each other up in their ads.

[MG&Lsmom]

Wow! That's awful.

[Crazy8]

that really sucks!!!! I would hope parents aren't just out to save $25 and would consider what type of person does that but I know, I hope for too much.

[AfterSchoolMom]

The sad thing is, rates around here have lowered so much this year that parents are already only paying $75-90 per week. I saw a couple of ads today for people doing it for $65 weekly. She's going to charge $25 less than those folks?

[2ndFamilyDC]

Originally Posted by LittleDiamonds

that really sucks!!!! I would hope parents aren't just out to save $25 and would consider what type of person does that but I know, I hope for too much.

Some parents would consider that, but sadly some others wouldn't.

[Cat Herder]

You get what you pay for.

$85.00 - $125.00wk is the range around here for full-time.

With $25wk for SA's.

[cheerfuldom]

The norm here is $125 to $150 for full time care. I have seen as low as $90 recently.

[broncomom1973]

Originally Posted by AfterSchoolMom

The sad thing is, rates around here have lowered so much this year that parents are already only paying $75-90 per week. I saw a couple of ads today for people doing it for $65 weekly. She's going to charge $25 less than those folks?

Well, once she starts making $40/week for doing a not so easy job, she may be quickly changing her rates, lol.

Honestly, I'm never threatened by other providers. Its a free economy, and if people want to do it at night.ect..more power to them. If a parent wants to leave and go to another provider who is lower....then those parents are usually ones I don't want!!

This lady is probably doing a lot of providers a favor in my book.

[TBird]

Good Lord!!!

[littlemissmuffet]

The kind of parent who will leave a high quality, well established daycare just to save $25 isn't the kind of parent I want.

[Cat Herder]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This lady is probably doing a lot of providers a favor in my book.

A PITA filter...

[youretooloud]

Wow... I wonder if someone could convince her that they were paying $20 a week... in that case, she'd owe the parent $5.

I agree... she's the PITA filter.

[AfterSchoolMom]

I didn't think of it that way!

[youretooloud]

Can you imagine if an extreme couponer gets a hold of her ad? That'd be so much fun to observe.

[nannyde]

Originally Posted by AfterSchoolMom

Found on Craigslist today.

If you currently have a childcare provider now I will offer $25 less than what you are paying with them.

She'll be getting calls telling her the parents actually pay 25 a week so will that be free then?

I really don't have a problem with people doing day care for super cheap. I think it's necessary in this economy to have a large portion of the kids going to child care being cared for by people who are not being properly compensated for the level of work. It's necessary to have a large number of kids going to inexperienced providers and short term providers.

It's the same in the food system. It's the dollar menu mentality. There's a huge market for super cheap unhealthy food that comes to the system from workers who are not being well compensated for their work. There's a bigger market for cheap and unhealthy then there is healthy and fair priced food.

There's a huge market for cheap. HUGE The people who want to offer that will be met with a ton of customers. I don't begrudge that avenue for providers. It's the obvious direction to go when you need to make money. There's so many people doing care who CAN'T make more money in the work force. The cheap day care IS the best they can do financially for themselves.

[Kaddidle Care]

Refer all of your RAGE Babies to her! hehe! (and your worst DC Parents as well!)

This COULD work to your benefit.