daycare cost ?

How much do you pay for daycare for 2 kids.
My sister has 2 kids. A baby and 3 year old. She found a babysitter in the West Islip/ Babylon area, It is a SAHM with 1 kid still at home during th day. She is not a certified daycare provider. My sister will be dropping her kids off for 4 hours a day 4 days a week. She is asking for $10/hour per kid off the books. So $20/hour. I think this is too high. She is not a daycare provider she is a babysitter. No certifications or anything. I told my sister that is too high and if she really wants to use her offer 15/hour total but ask for her social security number so she can clain the childcare on her taxes.
Sorry this turned into a book but am I that far off. Is this high or am Ijust out of touch with reality? Thanks for any input

Re: daycare cost ?

Yes this is very high. She can definetely do better.

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That's way too much IMO. Especially for tax free off the books money and she is not certified and has her own child at home. I think she could find someone to come to her home for less than $20 an hour.

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I would ask becasue there are 2 kids if she could make it 15.00 per hr - 10.00 for 1 kid is ok.

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Thank you, I thought is seemed. I will tell her to look elsewhere or tell her she won't pay that much and try to get her lower. Thanks again