Cooperative Day Care | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Zukrow (Zukrowaol.com) | |
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 12:51:57 -0700 (MST) |
Hi all, Diane asked me to elaborate on our cooperative day care system here at Valley Oaks Village. Someone watches the children on week-days. The rate for childcare is $2 per child per hour. Most parents take some childcare shifts in order to pay for having their kids watched. In that case, no money is exchanged. If a child is being watched more than their parents watch the other kids, then they pay the caregivers $2 per hour per child. Most of the childcare shifts are taken by parents, although there are times when no parents are available to watch the kids. Then someone (either from inside the community or outside) is hired to watch the kids. I don't know how the actual accounting is done, I think the parents and caregivers keep track for themselves. Kids come and go throughout the day depending on their (& their parents') schedules, and the caregivers do as well. There are 2-7 kids in day care at a time, being watched by 1 adult. They are watched in private homes, the common house, outside, the park... wherever the caregiver wants to take them. I am not a parent, but I have watched the kids on a number of occasions when they were unable to fill a childcare shift. I do it just to help out rather than to earn money. I'm hoping to get help when I need it in exchange. I hope this is clear. Monica Zukrow Valley Oaks Village, Chico CA
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