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The child:adult ratios for older kids are higher, so I wondered if this would be reflected in the finances. Based on some cursory searching, the answer is yes; averages for preschool teachers were said to be mid to high 30s, vs. low to mid 20s for infant/child care. And a PDF from Westchester NY gave ranges; the high ends were the same, but the low end for preschool was half that of infant care, and the low end for school-age day care was lower yet.
Simple models: 4 infants per adult at $10,000 per infant is $40,000 per infant. 10 4-5 year olds per adult at $5000 per kid is $50,000 -- more money at half the tuition.
I also did some searching on French/Swedish child cares, and it seems the public cares also do have worse ratios than what the US is considering quality care.
(Searches largely done on my phone in bed, so didn't same urls, and too lazy to hunt them up again now.)
The child:adult ratios for older kids are higher, so I wondered if this would be reflected in the finances. Based on some cursory searching, the answer is yes; averages for preschool teachers were said to be mid to high 30s, vs. low to mid 20s for infant/child care. And a PDF from Westchester NY gave ranges; the high ends were the same, but the low end for preschool was half that of infant care, and the low end for school-age day care was lower yet.
Simple models: 4 infants per adult at $10,000 per infant is $40,000 per infant. 10 4-5 year olds per adult at $5000 per kid is $50,000 -- more money at half the tuition.
I also did some searching on French/Swedish child cares, and it seems the public cares also do have worse ratios than what the US is considering quality care.
(Searches largely done on my phone in bed, so didn't same urls, and too lazy to hunt them up again now.)