NFLPA ranks patriots low for treatment of families

[BigKen]

My wife took in three teachers' kids back in the 1970's. She charged them all $125 a week.

She also fed them, washed their messed up clothes and started their education. Generally, she had every kid no less than 50 hours a week. ZSo her average hourly wage was about $2.50. She also got paid for school holidays, snowdays and school vacations. Like she told the teachers. You get paid for the holidays, so do I.

 

[Yankee Traveler]

Back to daycare......

According to a 2024 Care.com report, the average weekly cost of daycare is $321. The cost of child care is reducing household income and savings, with respondents spending 24% of their household income on child care.


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That comes out to $8 an hour over 40 hours. BUT, Most people drop off a kid before they get to work and pick them up after they get out of work. That drops the rate by an hour or two every day so we're talking $6.50-$7.00 an hour. That's damn cheap labor for ensuring the safety and pre-school education of your child.

My wife took in three teachers' kids back in the 1970's. She charged them all $125 a week. They all dropped off the kids at 7:15 AM and """usually""" picked them up by 3:45 PM. Of course they all parent/teacher meetings at least one day a week or as my wife called it, freebie grocery shopping day. My wife was honest and gave them a written receipt every week and reported her childcare every year in April. It's increased $200 a week in 50 years, which doesn't seem unreasonable. Problem is that providing daycare for 65 football players and their families, I'm sure, would far exceed $321 per player per week. My guess? 3-4 times that and then a family room for games? Stay home mom and watch the game on TV if your breastfeeding. Would that room be for just player's families? Or ould it be for coaches and front office personnel? How about trainers and all of the associated people working at the game? Where does it get cut off if the Sunday daycare is costing the owner $500 a kid?

50 years ago my parents were barely earning $125 per week.

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[Yankee Traveler]

Average Teachers salary in MA 50 years ago was $8764.00.

That is $186.54 per week before taxes etc. I don't think daycare was $125/wk.

 

[BigKen]

I just called my wife. She's driving my oldest daughter to the airport in Orlando.

You're right. She was making $55 a week per kid and that totaled up to $165 a week.

I apologize for overstating her income. Which makes it even worse. About $1.00 an hour that included lunches, baths and laundry as well as education.

 

[Southieinnc]

Back to daycare......

According to a 2024 Care.com report, the average weekly cost of daycare is $321. The cost of child care is reducing household income and savings, with respondents spending 24% of their household income on child care.


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That comes out to $8 an hour over 40 hours. BUT, Most people drop off a kid before they get to work and pick them up after they get out of work. That drops the rate by an hour or two every day so we're talking $6.50-$7.00 an hour. That's damn cheap labor for ensuring the safety and pre-school education of your child.

My wife took in three teachers' kids back in the 1970's. She charged them all $125 a week. They all dropped off the kids at 7:15 AM and """usually""" picked them up by 3:45 PM. Of course they all parent/teacher meetings at least one day a week or as my wife called it, freebie grocery shopping day. My wife was honest and gave them a written receipt every week and reported her childcare every year in April. It's increased $200 a week in 50 years, which doesn't seem unreasonable. Problem is that providing daycare for 65 football players and their families, I'm sure, would far exceed $321 per player per week. My guess? 3-4 times that and then a family room for games? Stay home mom and watch the game on TV if your breastfeeding. Would that room be for just player's families? Or ould it be for coaches and front office personnel? How about trainers and all of the associated people working at the game? Where does it get cut off if the Sunday daycare is costing the owner $500 a kid?

Build a new facility!
100 yards for the field and 100 yards for the daycare…..

 

[nefansince75]

Back to daycare......

According to a 2024 Care.com report, the average weekly cost of daycare is $321. The cost of child care is reducing household income and savings, with respondents spending 24% of their household income on child care.


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Care.com

That comes out to $8 an hour over 40 hours. BUT, Most people drop off a kid before they get to work and pick them up after they get out of work. That drops the rate by an hour or two every day so we're talking $6.50-$7.00 an hour. That's damn cheap labor for ensuring the safety and pre-school education of your child.

My wife took in three teachers' kids back in the 1970's. She charged them all $125 a week. They all dropped off the kids at 7:15 AM and """usually""" picked them up by 3:45 PM. Of course they all parent/teacher meetings at least one day a week or as my wife called it, freebie grocery shopping day. My wife was honest and gave them a written receipt every week and reported her childcare every year in April. It's increased $200 a week in 50 years, which doesn't seem unreasonable. Problem is that providing daycare for 65 football players and their families, I'm sure, would far exceed $321 per player per week. My guess? 3-4 times that and then a family room for games? Stay home mom and watch the game on TV if your breastfeeding. Would that room be for just player's families? Or ould it be for coaches and front office personnel? How about trainers and all of the associated people working at the game? Where does it get cut off if the Sunday daycare is costing the owner $500 a kid?

6.50 to 7.50 is per kid. Daycare providers care for several children.

 

[BigKen]

6.50 to 7.50 is per kid. Daycare providers care for several children.

Good point.