I am starting my research about day care options.
We have the option for my SIL to do it out of her home, she is a SAHM and provided care for our other niece (her brother's child) as well.
She already gave me an hourly rate which seemed sort of high to me. So I was wondering if you all wouldn't mind sharing what you pay by the hour. Both for private in home care and day care centers.
other things to consider, this would be for a 3 month old up to around 1 year or 1.5 years (depending how my work situation changes) and we live in the northern VA area outside of DC.
Thanks in advance.
Re: Hourly day care rate - private and centers??
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Hmmmm, it seems high then that she wants $10/hour.
She has three boys but two will be in school by then, so it will just be my LO and her youngest who will be around 2 at the time.
if it was 8 hours a day that would be $1600 a month.
One thing to keep in mind is that with an in-home, they are taking in multiple children, but they are also getting paid per kid, so they're making more than $10/hr if that makes sense. Not saying that $10/hr isn't high, but just for comparison. If we were to hire a nanny it would be $12-15/hr.
I watched my ds1's 4 y.o. friend for 4 days 9am5pm when there was no camp and his mom paid me 150. that was 3 years ago, about 4.60 an hour?
Ds2 is 4.5 now and in full time daycare/kindergarten for 1200 a month 5 days a week 10 hours a day
318/week. Competitive in a HCOL area.
But if we did part time, the "hourly" rate would be much more.
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$7.50/hr for in-home licensed DC ($300/wk). Centers are $450-$550/wk. That's in the Boston suburbs. I would pay less for an unlicensed friend/family because they wouldn't provide the curriculum that a licensed facility is required to provide.
ETA: $10 is way too high for someone without a license or related degree. She's asking for a nanny rate, but she's not a nanny--especially if she's taking care of her kid(s) at the same time. Your baby isn't going to be her first priority. Even if her boys are school age, I assume they'll be there for maybe a little while in the morning and afternoon. With a nanny, you're paying for individual attention and for the convenience of them coming to you and their schedule revolving around yours, that's clearly not the case here. I'll be honest, I'm also hesitant about the SAHM part. If she needs to go to an appointment or the mall or to p/u or d/o her older kids will she be driving your kid around? Are you comfortable with that?
I agree with this. Usually daycare is a flat rate, not hourly. I'm lucky to pay $140/week, but our lady is not licensed (but awesome, and a doula) and DD is not always there. I would pay $10-15 an hour to have a babysitter come to my home and only take care of my baby. If you're going to pay your sister that rate, you might as well pay a few dollars more and get a nanny. JMO.
B goes to daycare in DC at a center at a rate of $1452 a month.
The least expensive inhome I saw in Alexandria (where we live) was $1200 a month.
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We are out by Dulles Airport, so farther out than the Arlington/Alexandria area (which I assume is the most expensive)
Thanks for the feedback, that makes sense.