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For full time childcare (up to 50 hours per week), when we had a newborn, it would have cost $120 per week for a private church daycare/school. We live in Alabama. Now that he is 2 1/2 we pay $81 per week (about $16 a day) for the same daycare. What we pay is on the higher end, though.
ETA: We used a private nanny when our son was infant because he was premature and that cost us $10 an hour.
I live in the metro area of Minneapolis/St Paul area. A center is easily for an infant $320.00 or more a week. The in home licensed day care provider we have charges $170.00 a week for all children accross the board.
I live in the metro area of Minneapolis/St Paul area. A center is easily for an infant $320.00 or more a week. The in home licensed day care provider we have charges $170.00 a week for all children accross the board.
We live in California and pay $40/day for full-time care at an in-home daycare. When DD turns 2, she'll go down to $20/day for full-time care. They provde formula, all food, and wipes; we provide diapers, only.
MD here. Couple friends just had kids. Around here it's $1000-1500 a month for day care. One is Kosher and the kosher daycare will run her about $1500 a month and the lower end of things is 1K (if you're lucky).
I live in Wisconsin. For a newborn fulltime at our daycare is $250. My youngest is now 3 and only goes part time and my oldest rides the bus home form school everyday (I work nights so I am home and awake by then), so we pay $450/month. Once they get older it isn't so bad, but we were paying around $1,200 a month for 3 days a week of childcare when they were both younger.
When we had our youngest we sat done and figured out exactly how much I needed to work vs stay home for everything to balance out. Sometimes it seems like you are working just to pay for childcare:(
Ok so maybe I like city living a bit less now :) Its about 600-700 a week here! $40 buys you a 1 hour class, and you have to stay the whole time.
@Mrs. Spring: how do they even make any money on $20/day? crazy!
@Janna19: Right?! I love our daycare provider, but she is certainly not rolling in the dough. And you should hear people around here complain about the prices. I think they don't realize how lucky they are, lol.
We used to have a private nanny, and our costs were easily halved by switching to daycare. When Addie turns 2, her costs are cut in half again! Crazy!
@Mrs. Spring: so awesome! tell everyone $40/day is a deal, these people do hard work and make very little!
sitters here charge $15/hour and they mostly just watch TV.
I live in Alexandria, VA (outside DC) and the daycares I visited, the prices ranged from $1,300 - $1,500 per month.
I live in the NYC area. We have a nanny and pay $2k a month - and we know her, so thats a bit of a discount. Daycare centers here are about 1800-2400 per month for an infant
Tampa FL (yuppy suburbs)- infant care was $325/wk, and now that DS is 3, it's down to $210/wk.
I live in Boston, Mass and my research so far suggest that full-time childcare averages around $2,000/month. I'm not due until July, so I have not paid this yet, but I am already cringing at the idea of another $2k in bills.
I also live in the Boston area (suburbs ~20 minutes outside the city) and I have heard that home daycares near me run between $60-80/day and centers are >$100/day. I'm terrified. We will be looking into a nanny since we'll only need someone for 6 hours/day and I think most daycares charge by the day not hour..
Here are a couple recent threads on this topic:
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/childcare-costs
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/childcare-costs-1
Some provide diapers & wipes, some don't. Some allow you a few "vacation days" a year some do not. Besides pricing, proximity and security were of the utmost importance to us.
I'm in Upstate NY and based on a 40hr week the ones we looked at range from $215- $282 a week.
The low end being more of a glorified babysitter and the high end being one that is highly recommended and actually teaches the kids.
For the first year or two we have decided to go with the low end. For proximity to home and there's not that much learning going on at the beginning that we can't teach her. And my husband's cousin works there so we know it's a good center that treats the kids well.
Unless you're set on a nanny I would call around. I have found that it differs by center. Most do charge by the day but they have different rates for 7, 8 or 9 hour days etc. And some are just one flat rate no matter how many hours. Some have different rates for full time (5days a week) vs part time (most min 2 days).
Wow! I guess I'm lucky that my job offers childcare. It's through the Army CYS (I'm a civilian working for an Army installation). It's on a sliding scale with the highest being in the $400 a month range.
My BIL is in the AF and he switched his girls to a Montessori in the past year. He's actually paying less now than what he was paying for base daycare! And it's a much better center. Not sure if the rate system is the same for a civilian but from him it's pay grade centered and he was paying as much as someone 3 grade above him. Obviously their paygrade was WAY more than his but yet they paid the same for childcare.
In my area its over $300 a week for daycare. Its alot ! We do know a lady who runs a daycare in her home and claims she will charge us about 150 a week but thats not really my first choice.
In Columbus Ohio, $150-$250 a week depending on where you go. Where I took my son it was $220 a week, I was able to put him in three days a week for $160, I have Monday's off and my grandma watched him one day a week, it was a great compromise!
I live near Atlanta, Ga. My 6 month old is in part time daycare at a large daycare center (Primrose) and we pay $230 per week. Their full time care is $289 per week.
In the Atlanta area, good daycares range from $220-350
I live near Atlanta, Ga. My 6 month old is in part time daycare at a large daycare center (Primrose) and we pay $230 per week. Their full time care is $289 per week. They are a child learning center so they have a music program, art activities, story time, and they teach sign language--even for the infants :p I'm sure it's not necessary at this age, but so far they have provided exceptional care and my son is blossoming from all of the fun activities and stimulation. The program runs through Kindergarten and the price goes down as they get older. We provide our own diapers and wipes.
In the Atlanta area, good daycares range from $220-350
When I worked at a day care (St. Louis) the cost was $315/week for infants to 24 months.
Thanks for all your responses and the posted links. One problem i will have is that I work about 70 hours per wk on average and DH works about the same. I don't know if i'll be able to find a day care center to take the baby for that long. Maybe a nanny would work but it will likely be pricey. i read online that they expect overtime pay. I don't even get overtime, but they should? I also read online that nannies expect you to factor in the cost of transportation and use of their own car. Do you think my employer does this? No. Idunno what we'll do :o(
@nona49: It really depends on your nanny, but when we had a private nanny, we paid a salary, not hourly rate. We did pay a mileage reimbursement, but not everyone does; it's a perk, not a requirement.
@nona49: For the hours situation, you might consider hiring 2 nannies. They could split the work based on days of the week, or time of day, depending on their schedules and yours. I've heard of this plan working really well when you have nannies that are in college. Or you could have a full time nanny, and then pay a friend or family member or 'babysitter' to take over for another couple of hours in the evenings or on the weekends.
I think the overtime and mileage reimbursements are different in every industry. Should someone get paid for driving to and from their job? I'd say no, and I don't think most people do. But driving that has to be done to perform their job, I think is a yes. So if you're ok with them staying home all day, then totally cool not to. But if you expect a nanny to run errands or take your child to activities, I really think it's the fair thing to do. My experience with overtime has always been that I receive OT and holiday pay when I'm an hourly employee, but not when I'm salary. But, if you know you're going to always be working almost twice a standard work week of hours, I think you'd have to adjust the salary to reflect that, and not base salary off a 40 hour work week.
I live in Boston and most daycares (not in-home) are about 1300-1700/month full time. This was the cost for pre-school care starting at 27 months old...I'd imagine it would be more for a younger child. Yikes!
As a nanny, I can say what is expected does differ. It is case by case. I don't ask for gas or mileage for getting to work. But if I was driving kids around on a permanent bases, racking up a lot of miles, then yes I would expect some help in paying for the gas I was using to take kids places. Nannying can take many different forms and you can work out an agreement the works for both parties.
Yikes. Those are some long hours. Is there anyway you & your husband can alternate your hours so one drops off while the other picks up. Therefore lessening the baby's hours at daycare? Just a thought.
I think your best bet is to just start researching centers/nannies in YOUR area. A lot of them post their hours and pricing online. Some around me start as early as 630 and go till 600pm for a flat rate. Others charge based on 7,8,9 hour days.
You could also do a combination of daycare then nanny as well.
@regberadaisy: we don't get much control of our schedules right now so alternating dropping off and picking up the baby would be left up to chance. I'm thinking I'm going to probably have to do a combo of nanny and daycare like someone suggested :o/ I'm sure it will be expensive. But once I finish my training (in about 2 yrs) I will hopefully have more fleixibility with my schedule.
My job offers a daycare with extended hours and that might also be an option....I just haven't heard the greatest things about it and it's not located close to my home. Also, I'm not always working at that particular location, so it might get tricky with picking up/dropping off. But, it might just have to do until I get out of training and can afford a full time nanny and am working less hours.
35 dollars a day at a liscensed daycare. Lunch and snacks provided.
Yikes....DH and I decided I would stay home with the baby when he/she is born...thank goodness! If I were to work in my field my entire paycheck would go towards daycare. The.whole.thing. So obviously, doesn't make sense for us. In our area you can take your child to an "in-home" daycare and pay average of $125 week. A daycare center is about $210/week for an infant and $180 for toddlers. I would say a nanny is about $300-$375 week. This is in MI, and all these numbers come from my experience first hand as a nanny, babysitter and daycare provider. Good luck to you I hope you find a good, reasonably priced daycare!
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Just trying to plan ahead. What do you do for childcare, what state do you live in, and how much do you pay per week?