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the Price of a Day of After School Daycare

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Location 
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Description
$ 9
May 2008
East Lansing, Mi
6
Staff pays close attention to each child  more... close row
$ 15
Apr 2008
Chesterton, Indiana
9
One day of after school day care  more... close row
$ 15
May 2008
Kent, OH
5 years old
Day care includes snack and is accessible by bus  more... close row
$ 12
Feb 2007
Tampa, FL
7 and 8
Temporary after school daycare while children with grandparent  more... close row

Description of service

I took care of two of my grandchildren for four months. They're 7 and 8 years old. Their father was in Iraq and their mother had to have back surgery in Minnesota. I didn't want these two bright children to lose that much school, so I enrolled them in school.

Because I run my own business, I had to find some kind of day care for the time between after school and when my shop closed.


Review of Service

Some days I was able to pick them up from school and they could spend the rest of the afternoon with me; some days I could not.

I found this day care close to their new school and not too far from my store. Some places I talked with only take children that are going to be there every day or just on an emergency basis, so it was hard to find one that would take occassional children, maybe three times a week. I could have set them up for every day and then I would still have to pay whether they went there or not.

I was extrememly impressed with the facility. It was decorated in bright colors and there was a good child/adult ratio.


Tips

Check references !! Check out the facility - in the morning and in the afternoon. Sometimes the staff is part-time and you need to check out the whole spectrum of employees that will interact with your child.


$ 25
May 2008
Warren, AR
9, 10
Includes pick up service  more... close row
$ 30
Nov 2007
San Francisco CA
7
Staff walked child to day care facility  more... close row
$ 20
Mar 2007
San Diego, CA
7
Nice to have daycare when you need it  more... close row
$ 20
Feb 2007
Chicago, Illinois
7
Last minute daycare for one day  more... close row
$ 15
Mar 2008
Bedford, PA
7
Child feels safe at after school day care  more... close row
$ 45
Jun 2008
Michigan
6
Great daycare son loves  more... close row
$ 30
Apr 2008
Virginia Beach, VA
5 years old
Kindergarten student needs school daycare  more... close row
$ 10
May 2008
Beckley, wv
5 and 9
Drop in service for day care  more... close row