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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, I’m in the program, but this is just silly.

Of course it’s cheap. Like you just said, you can’t find a local person to take the job for “cheaper” even though you think it should be [b](if you offered a rate someone would take, they would take the job![/b]).

It is cheap childcare... relative to your alternatives.

I tried like hell to find before/aftercare at a similar price point or even a bit more. Reliable employees who will actually show up at the times you schedule them are much more expensive. Therefore the program is cheap childcare.

And before you accuse me of being one of the disgruntled nannies, part of the reason I am in the program is the flexible scheduling. Local nannies complain about any last minute schedule changes even when they demand time and a half for them.[/quote]

I didn't say I can't find someone to take an after-school job for "cheaper".  I can't find someone to take that job at all.  Finding an after-school nanny is almost impossible!  I'd pay $25/hour to have someone come 4-7pm every day.   I've tried.  That's what led us to the AP program to begin with.  Now we appreciate it and think it's a good fit for us.  But cheaper?  No.  Even if I paid holidays, days off and sick days, plus taxes, it would still be cheaper to have a nanny at that rate.

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But you can’t find someone at that rate, so that’s not the market rate, right? If you paid $100/hr there is no question someone would take it. $50/hr? Probably still someone. $25/hr? No takers. [/quote]

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