STARTUP BUDGET FOR GROUP HOME
(Revised - 1998)
8-12 CHILDREN

Staff--Base Pay

Benefits Insurance--Property, Casualty, and Liability  Other Total $83,800

Grand Total $247,147

* This represents a conservative budget based on sample budgets across Georgia.

Cost of Care and Level of Reimbursement by State (sample calculation)

12 children (licensed capacity)
x 80% capacity (realistic maximum capacity)
9.6 children
x 365 =
3504 child care days per year
divided into $247,147=
$70.53 per day per child
x 60% of cost (the amount the state will pay for state children)
$42.31 per diem reimbursement of cost after the first year.
 

Your Calculation 
Your licensed capacity --------------- 
x 80% ---------------------------------------- 
realistic maximum capacity -------- 
x 365 
child care days per year-------------- 
Your budget ------------------------------ 
Per day cost per child ---------------- 
x 60% of cost ---------------------------- 
What you can expect as a per diem after the first fiscal year of operation. ----------------------------------
______ 
x 80% 
______ 
x 365 
______ 
______ divided by child care days= 
______ 
x 60% 
 

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