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Zenith2017 t1_j6i6114 wrote

Reply to comment by cabinetsnotnow in Universal Childcare for Pennsylvanians— and everyone in the US by Existing-Papaya-8643

It's not that they're charging a ton in an attempt to price gouge. It's really expensive to provide this care and difficult to retain trained staff

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cabinetsnotnow t1_j6kmuv9 wrote

Really? I always thought maybe insurance to have a childcare facility is just insanely expensive so that's why they charge so much. I've heard staff don't even get paid very much either.

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Zenith2017 t1_j6krniv wrote

(my MIL owns a daycare small business)

The insurance $$$$, the pay for experienced staff so you can scale up a little, licensing of all sorts, not to mention plenty of food, diapers, toys, equipment, spaces, education content, you name it. There's of course a ton that goes into the full scope of managing a brick and mortar business, and the daycare is no exception. It's a whole operation, y'know?

There are home daycares too which seems fine to a relative outsider. That's what she did before; but scaling up to have like 10 skilled employees and a few different classes across an age range was key for growth.

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