Cost of Childcare...

beckys96

Its possible my DH might be landing a job in Atlanta and I'm just doing some research on how much childcare cost...

 

thanks!

BottomStar

i'm due with my first this spring so I've been looking at this a lot lately.  We looked at daycare centers only and the most expensive I found was $250 a week.  We ended up with a place that's about $165 a week.  These are prices for infants, if your children are older, the cost will be slightly less. 

Good luck in your search if you end up down here.  I'm a northerner too, but I have quickly grown to love the south!

Mrs Manners

What part of town? That will influence the cost a lot. The daycare center we liked was $250/week but we live in the suburbs (it's more expensive in town). We ended up going with a nanny which runs about $550/week.

DomerJenC

I feel like people have mentioned it being like $1250-1350 for the intown places... but I SAH so don't quote me.  I'm sure someone intown will chime in.

yellowtulips80

like pp it depends on what part of town you are looking at.  In the 'burbs around here infant care is around $160-$220/week

Elaine&Matt

I think it really depends on what area of Atlanta you are in.  I'm in Smyrna, right outside Atlanta, and we are paying $165 a week for infant care.  And there are places in my area that charge over $200 a week.  But that's just in my area of town.

MLvK

Ditto on the area of town.  It varies greatly.  I looked at daycare in buckhead and it was near $1500/mo.   I also looked in Alpharetta and it was about $1100/mo.   I live in Woodstock and down the street from me its $900/mo.  That's all for Goddard School.  Same school, different location, different price.    The rents of the buildings highly impact your costs. 

Daisy22

Depends on where in the city/outside the city you live. We live in midtown atlanta which is way more then outside the perimeter. For Bailey's full time infant care we pay $1480/month. We have to provide formula, diapers and baby food but once he goes on table food they will provide that. The range when we were looking around us was $1260 to $1750 so we're middle of the range.

GreekyPie

We are looking at $1200/month for an infant at a center in/around Midtown.

myrall

We're ITP (inside the perimeter) and pay $180/wk for a 1-yr old. Price goes down to $170 when she moves to the 2-yr old class. No meals are provided (except snacks).

scherza

Ours is $200/week per child for two children, but it's our on-campus employees'-children-only daycare and they just break even charging that.  It's pretty comparable to other daycares we researched in the area (Dunwoody/Sandy Springs/Brookhaven).

auburnbride2be

We are at a center and pay $171 per week for full time toddler care. Infant price was $181 per week. I live in a suburb too and this was one of the lowest costs we found. I'd say average was $200-225 per week. Good luck!

doctryan

I just got my first bill for two kids.  We go to a great daycare in Dunwoody and it is $2150 for the month. 

beckys96

Thanks everyone, I'm glad I asked, it cost a lot more there then where we are at.  I'm not sure what part we would move to.  He would be working for a university. 

Juelsr

I know a few of the universities in town have agreements/discounts/deals with nearby daycares.  You should definitely check with the school as well.

almostanO

we live near GA tech and have looked at places fron 210- 300 per week.  i think one place give a $50 per week discount if you work for GA Tech

amanda_holbird@hotmail.com

I pay around $300 a week, for two kids, and that includes my discount.  I also live about 30 minutes south of Atlanta so that also means it's quite a bit less.

slwprincess

I pay $175 a week for the toddler room.  Includes meals.  This center is located near the airport (where we work)-but we actually live a lot farther north in Acworth and prices are fairly comparable up there too.  If you plan on using a center inside the perimeter, be ready to pay a lot more and those usually have a wait list.