Child Care? Hi, i have a 4 month old boy and really need to go back to work for money reasons, i only want to work 3-4 days per week, but will need to put him into child care. Does putting such a young baby in child care affect the relationship with your baby because you dont see them as much? I feel really bad and dont want to but we really are struggling financially.

How hard is it to find affordable Child Care in the Rural areas? Would you like the rural areas to have a custom built child safe building, local child care providers, 24 hour child care to cover shift workers, Government child care subsidised and provisions for child care for no more then 6 children per building?

How do the tax benefits work with child care expenses? We will spend 24,000 in child care this year.? We have 2 children, both under 5. This year we will spend 24,000 in child care expenses. I am not sure how this will work on our taxes. I know you can claim child care expenses, but how much do you usually get back for child care expenses?

How much should I cahrge for regular overnight child care? I watch a two year old boy about 35 hours per weeks for $150 in Denver, CO. This is an excellent price. Most in-home child care providers charge $8-$15/hour here. I am child CPR certified. However I do not need a license to watch one child, so I do not have one. After we move into a larger house (in 2 months) I am setting up for child care and will obtain a license at that time in order to watch another child. My question is this... The boy I watch needs care as early as 2 am, and sometimes overnight. NO child care centers even have the option to leave your child overnight, so what should I be charging for that time? Should I do an hourly rate of $5/hour for regualar hours & $7/hour for night? This is for parent who make 90K per year. The child is good, but he is not potty trained. I'm thinking $200/week is good. I met with the parents and informed them of a rate change (with a 30 day notice). The mother was not willing to pay more, so they are seeking care elseware! Wow... I didn't know I was so unappreciated.

What are child care options for single mother when child is sick? I am a manager and one of my employees is having some attendance problems. Her child gets sick occasionally and she does not have other family who can help take care of them so she has to take off of work. They are all legitimate illnesses, but they are more than allowed by company policy and I really want to help her because she is responsible and reliable when at work. Are there any childcare options for her when her child is sick?

How do I start my own home child care business? I just moved to Oak Lawn, and I have a 4-month-old daughter who is very easy to care for, and I'm looking to care for maybe 2 other children, who are over the age of 1. I put up an ad on craigslist, but I've had no responses. What do I need to do child care and how do I get the word out there so I can start?

Child care providers required to provide parents with statements? Are child care providers required to provide parents with yearly statements of what they paid? I was wondering if it's an actual requirement because I'm having an issue with my child's day care provider. She is not wanting to provide me with a Tax ID or SSN to file on my taxes. I requested this information about two months ago. Can someone provide me with a source? Is there anyway for me to report her?

How do I find child care for my children? I'm thinking of getting a job as a stripper and my husband is in jail. I have two children (5 and 3) that will need to be watched when I'm at work. I don't know anyone in the area to watch my children. Where can I find child care that I can afford?

How do I collect child care expenses that my ex is ordered to pay? My ex is court ordered to pay 50% of child care expenses. My daughter recently started preschool as a result of my employment and my ex is refusing to pay his share, claiming that he can't afford it. He is active duty in the Air Force. I can't afford to pay it all and need to collect his share ASAP. I live in California. The child support office won't collect anything other than child and spousal support, so they're no help to me when it comes to medical or child care expenses.

How can I find help paying for child care for my newborn baby? I have heard of the child care council but they are not funding until July and I may not be chosen. Child care seems so expensive for a newborn. I don't know how I'll be able to do it and pay the bills. I wish I could stay home, but I would not be able to afford it. Is there any other help out there?

How to start home child care in california? How to start home child care in california? Can someone tell me the steps to start a home child care in the state of California? What are the requirements?

How much should I charge for child care? I'm 10 weeks pregnant (with my second child) and I'm in need of some extra income. I was thinking of running an ad for child care in my home. I was planning on watching only up to age 5. I'm planning on providing meals and snacks and teaching them colors, numbers, shapes, letters depending on what they already know... How much should I charge? And I will watch them any hours so if they need me to watch them over night should I charge extra? Thanks for your help!

How much should I pay for child care in Lewisville, Texas? I've heard of people paying anywhere between $120 a month and $430 a month and I have no clue what the average is. I'm only looking for child care two half days a week for my 18 month old. And I'd really like a child care center instead of a home based child care. Thanks for your answers.

What are the most important questions to ask when interviewing a new child care provider? Our babysitter quit today with no notice. I've visited a few child care centers today, and I'm so nervous about sending my daughter to such a big environment when she's used to being in a house. She's 8 months old. What have been your experiences with infants and child care centers?

How do you feel about child care centers in highschools? I'm doing a persuasive speech and my topic is child care centers in high schools for the students who are parents. Does anyone have an opinion on the topic or any experience with this?

Claiming child care if ex paid for half? I'm divorced with primary placement of my daughter (I have her 100% of the time). I get to claim my daughter as a dependent each year. However, my ex-wife pays for half of the day care. I'm under the assumption that I can only claim the amount I actually paid for the child care, but can my ex claim anything for the child care if I am the one claiming my daughter as the dependent?

How can I start a child care center? I live in Illinois, where can I find the funding to finance my venture? I have two semesters until I finish my bachlors in sociology but I am thinking of sitting out and starting my business. I have three children,single parent and good child care is always an issue for me to work traditional hours. I am always told I am good with children and my ultimate college and career goals is to work with women and children. Where can I find help to start a business and is this a good idea?

What cultural support would be helpful in child care? For a school assignment, I am planning an environment for a child care facility and activities for toddlers and preschoolers. The cultures represented are: American Indian, Mexican and Muslim. What would specifically be important to those cultures within my child care facility? Are there dietary concerns? Religious beliefs that I should be aware of? Certain traditions and customs that would be important to consider. My goal is to have a culturally diverse environment without causing offense to any cultural groups but particularly the ones mentioned. Thank you for your help!

How much cost a child care in Houston? Hello, I'm living in Canada and we are planning to move to Houston. Do you know how much cost a child care service there?

How do I apply for child care assistance if I am a low-income parent? I have two children under the age of 18 months and I need to go back to work since I have been out of work to take care of my babies. Daycare costs a lot of money for babies and someone had told me once to apply for child care assistance and that it would help me dramatically. How would I go about applying? Where would I go? Do I have to pay up-front costs? How does this work? If anybody has any answers it would be greatly appreciated on my part. THANK YOU in advance.

How much will the IRS return in Child Care Expenses? My husband and I have 5 kids. My husband works and I stay home with the smaller kids. With the economy slumping down fast, so is our finances. I need to work ASAP. But we figured, if I worked, I will only make enough to pay the child care expenses, maybe less. If the Child and Dependent Care Expenses Credit kicks in during tax season, maybe it will be worth it. What percentage of the Child Care Expenses will the IRS return? I came across another question here and I was wondering wha it is about -- Preax $5000 credit? http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjBpaopkYCnRfxewF3qSZVMAAAAA;_ylv=3?qid=20071024170503AAYVKrC

How do you and your partner split child care? He works full time and Im on mat leave. I do most of the child care for our 4 1/2 month old (including ALL night time child care). I cook lunch but supers are pretty shared. He usually baths the baby once or twice a week. How do you and your family divide taking care of the children? Do you work or not?Not complaining just curious.

What questions should I ask when interviewing a child care provider for my daughter? We are looking for a child care provider for our 1 year old daughter. I am going to interview some potentionals and need help with what questions to ask them. What should I be looking for?

What deductions can an in home child care provider use? I do child care out of my home and want to know what kind of deductions are there for this type of business.

Does anyone know of a good babysitter or child care center in the Oklahoma City area? My son has just turned 2 months and I am planning on returning to work. I would like to find a babysitter or child care center that is really good with children of all ages. I also want someone who is going the help me teach him the things he needs to learn and grow. If anyone has any suggestions or can refer me to someone, Please let me know. I want to know my child is safe and well taken care of while I'm away at work.

What do you do if a child care provider refuses to supply you with her social security number for tax purposes Our usual child care provider took a long vacation in the summer. The other lady who watched our daughter during that time refuses to give me her social security number. I need to claim it on my tax forms. She charged us $150 per week for 8 weeks and I would like to claim this on my tax return. What should I do? This other lady runs a day care out of her house and is state licensed.

How does one start an in-home child care business? I am considering starting an in-home child care business. I need to bring in around $300-400 a week and was wondering if in-home can be lucrative, as well as rewarding. I would love to hear how much people charge, how many kids they have alone, with no assistance, and what are the ups and downs of this?

How can I deduct child care expenses if I paid them cash? I paid them cash to take care of my son. They don't have a license and don't want to give me their SSN#. Is there anyway that I can deduct child care expenses and how? Thank you

How do I become certified as a child care provider in Texas? I am thinking about doing child care at my home. I live in Richardson, a suburb north of Dallas Texas. What do I need to do to get certified as a child care provider?

What provisions are made for child care in Calgary or Canada generally? I am planning to migrate to calgary,Canada and i have a son but plan to have another. Are there any goverment assistance for child care/education. Thanks