alaskagrown
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I charge $50/day (about 30 pounds) where I live and I'm legally unlicensed. Licensed daycares in my area charge around $40-$48 per day. However, if a kid goes on vacation (which many of mine do...upwards to 2 month long vacations!) I do not charge them while they are gone. I get no paid leave either. I also take no more than 4 kids at once, take them on daily outings, provide (warm!) meals and snacks, and am extremely picky about my toys - I don't buy anything electronic. I've purchased each child I watch a Diono Radian RXT carseat and rear-face them to 45 pounds. Next summer I will be replacing all my toys with Montessori materials and we will be using a Montessori-inspired curriculum....loosely