is there demand on infant home daycare in Rockville?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. $300 a week is nonsense. She is probably not licensed and taking cash, with no receipts provided. But then, you are saying she is having trouble filling up all her spots no matter the low price. Why would that be? If I follow you, she should be in high demand. And, you are saying that she has infants in the park twice a day this summer? That does not sound very comfortable considering the heat. I bet they are strapped in strollers for the entire outing. To tell you a little secret, I ran a group daycare home pre-covid where I already was charging $400 per week and was always full. $700 is probably a bit too much for most but I only need 2-3 families who would pay less than for a nanny, and still get nanny quality in someone else's house, with all covid precautions possible including testing. Also, I see by all the responses that yes, there is demand for under 2 childcare.

I believe you are referring to my reference to the provider down the street from me in the city of Rockville. She is listed on the MD daycare site so she is licensed. Not sure how you made the leap to her taking cash and not providing receipts. I never said she was full or not full. I have no idea if she is full or has a waiting list.

The infants are in a stroller for the walk to the park but the toddlers walk. Part of the benefit of having a nanny is that the parents don’t have to do drop off and pick up. The nanny also helps out with baby related chores in the home. A nanny also takes the kid to activities. So far, all I’ve read is that from you is that a centers services won’t even come close to what you will provide. Please enumerate what services you will provide for $700/week.

[Anonymous]

Please keep us updated as to how this business venture turns out. Let us know if you get it up and running, and how things are going 12 months after opening.

[Anonymous]

$700 a week is ridiculous. You will not find multiple families who are willing to pay this, when they can get the same or better quality of care and services for far less.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks to those who responded. I was thinking of charging around $700 a week with home made meals provided, for 9,5 hr day. Vegan option would be included. Does it seem reasonable to DCUM parents? With small group, it would be almost like a oversized nanny share, not a real "daycare". I think it will work for the parents who are very covid cautious but still want their child to socialize. I would appreciate any thoughts from parents living in Rockville/Potomac. Others, too.

$700 is a lot for an in-home, to be frank. The first one we were at cost $250/week in Aspen Hill and that was probably underpriced. The second one is a popular in-home in Silver Spring and they charged $340 per week last year with a small discount for potty-trained kids.

These prices included hot breakfast, lunch and snack. Parents only had to provide formula or breast milk.

Toddlers don’t eat much. Babies don’t eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. $300 a week is nonsense. She is probably not licensed and taking cash, with no receipts provided. But then, you are saying she is having trouble filling up all her spots no matter the low price. Why would that be? If I follow you, she should be in high demand. And, you are saying that she has infants in the park twice a day this summer? That does not sound very comfortable considering the heat. I bet they are strapped in strollers for the entire outing. To tell you a little secret, I ran a group daycare home pre-covid where I already was charging $400 per week and was always full. $700 is probably a bit too much for most but I only need 2-3 families who would pay less than for a nanny, and still get nanny quality in someone else's house, with all covid precautions possible including testing. Also, I see by all the responses that yes, there is demand for under 2 childcare.

OP, you’re coming off as delusional. Multiple posters are telling you the truth. Both my in-homes were licensed ($250 and $340/week) and have mile-long waitlist. They are both single family homes with the entire above-grade devoted to the daycare while the family lived in the walkout basement. They have nice fenced yards full of toys, sand and water and activity tables. Not townhouses.
Anyway, good luck with your venture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. $300 a week is nonsense. She is probably not licensed and taking cash, with no receipts provided. But then, you are saying she is having trouble filling up all her spots no matter the low price. Why would that be? If I follow you, she should be in high demand. And, you are saying that she has infants in the park twice a day this summer? That does not sound very comfortable considering the heat. I bet they are strapped in strollers for the entire outing. To tell you a little secret, I ran a group daycare home pre-covid where I already was charging $400 per week and was always full. $700 is probably a bit too much for most but I only need 2-3 families who would pay less than for a nanny, and still get nanny quality in someone else's house, with all covid precautions possible including testing. Also, I see by all the responses that yes, there is demand for under 2 childcare.

Delusional.


For $700 a week you better be providing sexual services to
Both mom and dad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. $300 a week is nonsense. She is probably not licensed and taking cash, with no receipts provided. But then, you are saying she is having trouble filling up all her spots no matter the low price. Why would that be? If I follow you, she should be in high demand. And, you are saying that she has infants in the park twice a day this summer? That does not sound very comfortable considering the heat. I bet they are strapped in strollers for the entire outing. To tell you a little secret, I ran a group daycare home pre-covid where I already was charging $400 per week and was always full. $700 is probably a bit too much for most but I only need 2-3 families who would pay less than for a nanny, and still get nanny quality in someone else's house, with all covid precautions possible including testing. Also, I see by all the responses that yes, there is demand for under 2 childcare.

The biggest sellingnpoint of a nanny is that they come to you and you don't need to cart the kid anywhere or rush home. Kids sleep in their own beds and dont share germs with other families and avoid childcare illnesses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. $300 a week is nonsense. She is probably not licensed and taking cash, with no receipts provided. But then, you are saying she is having trouble filling up all her spots no matter the low price. Why would that be? If I follow you, she should be in high demand. And, you are saying that she has infants in the park twice a day this summer? That does not sound very comfortable considering the heat. I bet they are strapped in strollers for the entire outing. To tell you a little secret, I ran a group daycare home pre-covid where I already was charging $400 per week and was always full. $700 is probably a bit too much for most but I only need 2-3 families who would pay less than for a nanny, and still get nanny quality in someone else's house, with all covid precautions possible including testing. Also, I see by all the responses that yes, there is demand for under 2 childcare.

I thought perhaps you were previously a childcare worker who was ignorant of what families pay. But that isn’t the case- why you think families would make the leap from paying you $400 per week to $700 is bizarre. Either go back to your $400 a week daycare or become a nanny if you only want to take care of a couple kids.

And don’t take our word for it on the prices- there are several websites where you can look at multi le in time daycares to see what they are charging.

[Anonymous]

I have a hard time believing OP is a serious poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a hard time believing OP is a serious poster.

Same. I pay $500/week downtown with a dedicated playground, 10 hours a day, meals provided, good ratios, and only a few more kids than OP is suggesting. No way I would pay half again as much in the suburbs.

[Anonymous]

Some comments are really nasty, big surprise. I know guite a few parents who would pay extra for strict covid control, that includes caregiver family, and for caregiver not wearing mask due to speech and emotional development concerns. That is, some parents are not OK with their baby spending the crucial for brain development months with masked caregiver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some comments are really nasty, big surprise. I know guite a few parents who would pay extra for strict covid control, that includes caregiver family, and for caregiver not wearing mask due to speech and emotional development concerns. That is, some parents are not OK with their baby spending the crucial for brain development months with masked caregiver.

NP. Well, okay, then you don't need to ask if it would be in demand, because you already are committed to the answer that it is. What's the point of the thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some comments are really nasty, big surprise. I know guite a few parents who would pay extra for strict covid control, that includes caregiver family, and for caregiver not wearing mask due to speech and emotional development concerns. That is, some parents are not OK with their baby spending the crucial for brain development months with masked caregiver.

People weren’t being rude. People are trying to tell her that her prices are extraordinarily expensive. And you’re correct some people are willing to pay extra but not double inhome prices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some comments are really nasty, big surprise. I know guite a few parents who would pay extra for strict covid control, that includes caregiver family, and for caregiver not wearing mask due to speech and emotional development concerns. That is, some parents are not OK with their baby spending the crucial for brain development months with masked caregiver.

If you’re so confident then why ask strangers?

[Anonymous]

Is that true that Bright Horizons charge $600 per week in some zip codes, per week of infant care? It can not be true, right?