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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know you personally but I could imagine having a discussion with HP in rage. 
I wouldn't choose a family if they would be offering me basement. I thought that if the room will be on the same floor I would be more equal. Standards of basement on the globe differs. Still living in basement doesn't sound cool. Please check if it's warm enough because the counsellor might supervised the space it in the summer. Please ask Au pair if she is comfortable. 
I could pay and finally I did for the phone, food, public transportation. I wish I would do that faster.
Au pair has a choice-taking classes or not. I wouldn't like to remind HP about reimbursement if they know that the course is over. I think that would be cool if HF would pay for it just like you wrote. 
I was thinking of having internet so I wouldn't get lost with kids or by myself more than streaming movies. 
I didn't have separate bathroom or tv if it will cool you down.
HF shares space and Internet in a house (electricity, gas, water, soap). The rest not really.

[b]Cost of preschool differs if HP has 2 kids that are twins in preschool age.
Comparison:
1200$ a month for 12h care x2=2400$
700$ a month for 4h care x2+ Au pair 783$=2183$[/b]

Reimbursement for education of course and programme fees. However if Au pair I scheduled during seasonal breakes and few weekends HF still winners.
Please spreading disinformation.

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Stop trying to use math to justify your point because it simply doesn't work. You're on an American forum, so most of us are also in the DC area and what I describe below is our normal:

I pay 1300 a month for 6 hours of care (you said preschool age) for 5 days a week for 1 child that does NOT include breaks and summers. My second child would match the $700 a month for 4 hours of care BUT that preschool is only 3 days a week. The AP is not $783 a month. The agency fees alone were about $8,500 or divided by 12 is $708. This is $708 that the AP has absolutely no clue about. Let's add the stipend, approximately $784/month (196x4). This matches your $783.  708 + 784 = $1,492 for the AP for agency fees and stipend WITHOUT the additional costs of housing, food, car insurance, etc.

So, sure, paying for an AP is great for 2.5 months out of the summer. However, with 2 kids and the 9.5 months of school year, I pay $1,200 + $700 (2 preschools) + $1,492 AP. That's $3,392 a month for 9.5 months of out the year at MINIMUM. That's $35,954/year MINIMUM.

Daycare, as you describe for up to 12 hours, does not have the hassle of an AP like you that feels like she's being taken advantage of and is ultimately cheaper.  $1,320 first child and $1,510 younger child = $2,830/month. 2830 x 12 = 33,960/year. I don't even have to pack a lunch or snacks for the kids. My house also stays cleaner.

I know it's hard for you to believe, but we have an AP for reasons OTHER than financial benefit as the above will show you. Most families do have their kids in preschool rather than home all day/all year round. I sent my younger child to part time preschool at 1. My older child had a school-based playgroup at 1 and part time preschool at 2, then full time preschool starting at 3.

I'm sick of APs discounting the benefits they get from their host families and also being completely ignorant of the agency fees. You might not have agencies in other countries, but this is a DC forum, so that comparison to being an AP in Europe doesn't really work here especially if APs get some protections/benefits from the existence of agencies, such as having someone to complain to about abuse.[/quote]

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