<prompt> Human: Im thinking 5hr 60 for a 12 hour day. My wife stays home with our son and a former coworker of hers has asked if my wife could also watch their baby on some of the days she works. Shes a nurse, so theyre 12 hour shifts. The friend has mentioned that full time day care is 1000mo and that is too much for them. It would be 1-3 days per week. 1000mo daycare breaks down to about 50day. I feel like less than 50 is crazy... Even for friends. Weve been fortunate enough to never be in a situation that we needed to pay for regular child care, so we just dont know what is fair. Thank you in advance.  <response>: Look at the cost of daycare centers in your area. This is extremely location dependent, one poster below is saying a daycare near them charges 170. Where I live it is about double that.Consider insurance. Think about what you will do if their child falls down and breaks their arm at your house. No one likes to think about something like that, but it is a real possibility, no matter how careful you are.Also, you may or may not want to consider this depending on your arrangement: 