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06.23.08, 12:02 PM General Topics
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FT WOHM with kids in K and older, what is your child care arrangement? How much do you pay? Does the childcare person do cleaning as well? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.23.08, 12:02 PM Flag

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15 hours per week, from 3pm until 6pm (pickup either at school or at the bus stop, depending on the day). no cleaning at all. we pay a flat rate of $250/week, 52 weeks per year. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 12:19 PM Flag

How did you find them? College student, what? What about school holidays, sick days, vacations? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 12:20 PM Flag

this is our long-time sitter -- we have had a relationship with our sitter's family since dc was born, so it's not the usual setup. she gets vacation time whenever we take vacation, which is a lot, as well as when she wants to (though she rarely takes off when we don't). we don't do sick days per se -- as i said, we have a long-time relationship with our sitter and her family, so there's a lot of trust there. she will typically work the whole day when there is a school holiday (she is an assistant teacher, so her schedule matches our dc's) -- we pay her extra those weeks she works much longer hours (at an hourly rate of $15 over and above her normal pay). this is not the typical scenario by any means. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 12:24 PM Flag

Are your kids in camp all summer? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 12:27 PM Flag

yes (one kid). last summer, our sitter got paid for full-time hours, even though dc was in camp (because drop off was after dh and i went to work, and pick up was before we got home). this summer, however, our sitter is taking july and august off, and dc is in camp that drops off early and picks up later, so it works out great. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 12:33 PM Flag

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General Topics 06.23.08, 12:44 PM Flag

not this summer, per agreement. past summers, yes. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.23.08, 12:53 PM Flag