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daycare costs

i've been seeing lots of daycare costs mentioned on MM lately. just wondering..what's the cost of daycare in your area?

Re: daycare costs

  • around $1000 per month for one child

    from what i've heard from sil and friends, they usually give a slight discount once you have a 2nd kid in the same daycare..like maybe 10% off

  • I've been looking into this for Lucie and it seems that they vary significantly around here, but it might be that outside of Sacramento there are other smaller "richer" towns and the daycare there seems to be higher.

    In Sacramento itself, they seem to be between $600-$800 a month, 1 child, full-time. Where we live and where DHworks it's $1,000+ a month. There's a daycare at his company and it's $1,400 a month!!! 

    My brother pays $1,200 a month for his son.

    It's crazy... this is why I really hope we only have to put Lucie in PT if MIL does a day and I can do a day from home - we may be able to get it down to about $500. 

  • Most places here charge by the week, and from what I understand, the norm is around $400/week, so about $1600/month for one child. Soooo expensive.
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    OMG, these prices are insane! (BTW, no clue on the prices here).
  • We pa 250 per week for Emmy. There is a 20% discount on the second child but it will still be close to 450 for them to go 5 days a week!

    We are hoping MIL will take them 2 days a week. (crosses fingers)

    Then it would only be about what we are paying now for both to go three days

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  • They run from $120-$200 a week, but there are no exceptions. it's a flat rate even if you don't send the child 5 days a week you still have to pay. The very DAY you give up your spot it will be filled. It seems like we might have a daycare shortage around here. not sure!
  • I'm not sure and I am afraid to call around and ask so I don't go in shock.
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  • from what i have gathered it is about 500 a week for the not so good one and i am afraid to ask how much it will be for the one i would want to send my kid to. it is very nice and they teach the kids instead of just letting them play all day.
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  • A friend of the family watches Corinne for us.  We pay her $25 a day and she only has her 4 days a week.  That was about the going rate for in home daycare when I called around.  I would rather pay her, because I've known her since I'm about 16 yrs old as well as the rest of her family and because she treats her like she's her own, so I know she's loved and well taken care of.  I am still trying to decide if I'm going to put her into pre-k at 3 or 4 though.  Jenni is going to school to become a teacher and does a great job teaching Corinne how to speak, count, ABC's, etc., so I don't feel a need to rush right now to get her into another setting.  She is also with my best friend's daughter (who is also Jenni's niece).  She is a year older than Corinne, which seems to help with her development because Corinne wants to do the same things she does.  My sister is a teacher and is always using her developmental milestone charts to see where Corinne is and she's at or above her age in everything.  SO, in all my rambling, I guess what I'm trying to say, is you may want to look into an in home daycare setting.  It can be cheaper and depending on who the caregiver is, could be the same, if not better, than a daycare.
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  • In-home daycare is the way to go around here - if you can get in!
    A good friend of mine has an in-home daycare, and she stays full. You have to get on her waiting list as soon as you find out you are pg. I'm not sure what she charges, but I know others in the area charge about $100-$120 per week.

    Regular daycare is $135 - $180 per week around here.
    I pay $60/month for a babysitter one day a week.
    $15-$20/day is the norm in my area for babysitters with daily rates

    When #2 gets here, we may be switching though. A friend was telling me about her babysitter, who used to be a daycare worker/teacher, and she charges $40/week for PT (2 or 3 days). That's a good deal!

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