Why does daycare/babysitting is so expensive?

I've been wanting to work for a while, I'm a sahm, my husband wants me to start looking into making websites on my own (by coding) but I don't have time to actually sit down and do this without being interrupted, it just seems easier to find a part time job just something to get out of house and away from the kids and even earn money😮‍💨

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Get interrupted and come back. Life is full of interruptions anyway. Sometimes it’s more than others.

@Artemis by the time I try to get started I would have to leave it for hour or 2 sometimes more

I'm not sure of your situation, but if you are on WIC or can get it, they can actually help you get into a government funded daycare depending on your state.

If you’re already adept at web design (by coding) why not pick a time frame during bedtime or nap times? Or tell husband when he gets home you have a specific time period set aside for you to do said coding.

@Jenna already have WIC and I'm in MO @Sil my son has to be held while sleeping during nap time and we co sleep with him as well, it doesn't help I breastfeed him😮‍💨 and by bed time rolls around (8 pm) and my toddler and baby is asleep I'm so tired I just go to bed when the kids go to bed

Yeah I'm not sure what it's like in MO but in KY if you go through the wic office and get a daycare, they can send you to a daycare that is completely government funded. Free for you

For this reason I will not be working starting next month. Daycare is $1444 a month and with a teachers salary I couldn’t pay that and all my bills. I’m trying to find an evening job so I can still bring in money. I’m also looking for families that will let me bring my daughter while I watch their kids. If I were you I would try to get your baby used to naps in the crib and taking bottles. That will help you be able to have more freedom to do other things, including work

@Sarah yesterday I did try to get him have the bottle, he cried so much of it he fell asleep, he did drink a oz before falling asleep

I do baby sitting, I’ve baby sat from 2 days old up until 16 years both main stream and special needs I baby sit from Liverpool/preston - southern highlands and surrounding I charge $25 per hour but can be a little bit flexible if I’m available. https://au.nextdoor.com/pages/robley-baby-sitting-tahmoor-au-nsw?init_source=org_pages&utm_campaign=1713866063999

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