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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Substitute teaching does not make enough money to pay for child care for two children.   Also as many teachers have been laid off, sub teaching jobs are harder to come by.
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It would be an ok source for supplemental income, however. Better then nothing. And in most school districts, you'd get called most days of the week and would make around $100 a day. ie: MCPS pays $119 per day for daily subs and $169 for long term subs. Pay rate is higher for those with a certificate.

Being a paraprofessional may be another option as well.[/quote]

But how much does daycare for at least 2 kids cost per day?      It's very hard to find occasional daycare for 2 kids depending on whether you get called at 5 am that morning to sub or not.  So she'd need full time daycare.  For two kids, a cheap center would be charge what?    $200/week for infants and $100/week for older kids?  I have no idea what center caer costs.  But my guess would be  $1200/month for two kids in daycare -- is that close to accurate for the DC area?

At $100/day for sub teaching, assuming you were called to work every day (many months have holidays/teacherworkdays) that's maybe $2,000/month.  After taxes at her tax bracket she'll bring home more like $1400/month.  That's making $200 a month for working fulltime.

I think doing in home child care would net you more than that.  Or dog walking.

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