Cost of In-home Child Care

My 2.5 yo son is in "Day Care" part-time, MWF all day. He loves it and so do I. The cost is $34 a day ($170 per week). I am not currently working but he wanted to go so bad and was asking me everyday. Finally, I started looking around. I toured at lease 7 in my area. I picked one that just happened to open in my neighborhood 3 minutes down the road they actually have:
extended Hours 6:30am to 6:30pm
Five Day Curriculum for Pre-School & Pre-K
Part Time Pre-School schedules available
Lower Student Teacher Ratios (I think for his class its 7/1)
Sign Language for Infants and Toddlers
Computers and Spanish for Pre-School & Pre-K
In-door Gymnasium
Parents Night Out Program Twice a Month
Bio-metrics Finger Scan Secure Entry System
http://www.thenorthstaracademy.com/ in Lantana.

I encourage you to take a tour of the day cares in your area and dont settle for anything. If I saw 1 thing wrong or unusual, I did not go for it.

Also, there has been other moms in your area that asked the same question not to long ago. You may want to go back and look at the requests and answers given. I know there were many with great advice and prices.

Don't go to Childrens Lighthouse, they are horrible and could careless about your child and they have a horrible front office. My son went there for one week at the beginning of the year and I took him out as fast as I could. There ratios are 11/1, that is the state max.

go here to see the Texas Dept of Child and Protective Services:
http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/
scroll down and click search texas child care. You will find state info on each registered child care place and what violations they may have.

here is the minimal standerd rules for child care facilities as well:
http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Documents/Child_Care/Child_Ca...

Good luck,
T. Lee

i put my Dd in a inhome care
personal,less illness,better food generally
i would never put my child in a daycare unless i just HAVE TO
Make sure the inhome care is registered licencsed and get a referral
good luck

I used work Daycare center for 5yrs. I recommend Home Daycare. Because Low ratio and More reasonable price. some Daycare doesn't care over ratio. I used work one Daycare center. They did not care about over ratio even I told the director.

Hi, I am also a stay at home mom in Corinth. I am looking into the possibility of watching a few children in my home. (My husband in the process of a carrer change) I have watched children in the past and I am doing so now on a part time basis. I have a degree in Early Childhood and Elem Ed. Let me know if you would like to meet.
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