Average daily price for daycare?

ChloeBelle58

My DH told me a lady he works with only charges $15 a day ($10 for a half day) to watch an infant. I thought this sounded incredibly inexpensive. What rate does your babysitter or daycare provider charge?

On a side note, when he first told me he knew someone that watched children, he said, " I think she only charges either $5 a week or $5 a day." I thought that was so funny, because I know daycare is typically a big portion of a person's income. Men can be so clueless sometimes...

britzymama

That is cheap!  My daycare lady is going to charge $25.00 per day for when we are working day shift and $30.00 per day while working swing and midnight shift.

sbelle3

The cost of child care varies so much. In home is typically cheaper than a day care center. When I did home day care a few years ago I charged $30 a day. I live in suburban Atlanta. Our cost of living is pretty low and that was about average for around here.

Zooropa10

We will be paying 165 a week, whether or not she stays all day or half day, this is also in SD. My brother who lives in IL paid 250 a week for infant care.

mbgreenwalt

That is super cheap.  I pay $30/day for my toddler with an unlicensed in-home lady.

littlewinnie15

We will be paying $265 a week, which breaks down to $53 a day. So, yeah, I'd say that's cheap!

abheino

My daycare lady is a licensed in-home provider and she charges $3.50 per hour. So about $25 a day on my longest days where I have school. It's nice that she charges by the hour so I'm not so constrained by a half-day or whole day price.

Froggy76

The daycare centers I've looked at (outside Philly) charge around $55 per day for full-time infant care.

Andrea Cohoon

We are taking little one to a center that charges $35 a day. The in-home, certified providers we looked into were about $30 a day.  I am not sure how much an unlicensed provider would cost in our area because we were not be comfortable with that option. 

We are outside of Buffalo, NY.

Christine&Mario

I live in a metro area (not a highest cost of living area, but metro), and I'll be paying $180/week for a center-based day care. So your option sounds very inexpensive.

I have to LOL the $5/week - if only!!!!

Mags748

I believe we will be paying $54 or $55 a day for the baby at the center my son goes to now. He is 3.5 y/o and when he started it was $49 a day for infants. Now for his age group it is $40.50/day.

I would think $150/week for in home, or $30/day would be very inexpensive around here, so $15/day seems incredibly cheap to me.

pghjen

An average of $70/day (CHEAP!) to $115/day for daycare in SF

reason00

Toronto is expensive.

Approx. $50 a day for an unlicensed home daycare.

$12-1500 a month for a daycare centre.

Jrisavi

Here in Nebraska we found a licensed childcare provider, in home for $115 a week and she provides meals and wipes we bring bottles and diapers.

Sarahbear621

We will pay $32 a day for childcare in NC- this is full time care but they do not provide anything.  At 12 months the cost will go down to $30 per day and they will provide food/ snacks/ milk.

718gemini

The center we're probably going to use is about $67 a day.  We're in Brooklyn.

katie0919

I'll be paying $42 a day in a metro area....they provide formula (which I'm breastfeeding, so we won't be using), we provide diapers and anything else. I would do anything to only pay $15 a day! But seems like it is almost too low?

funkyfrog

Maybe post on a local board b/c as you can see prices range. 

 

I pay $50 a day for one and will pay $85 a day for two.    It's at a woman's home.   

brewcitybride

We pay $54 per day for DD at a center. This includes milk three times per day, two snacks, and lunch. Infants one and younger are $58 per day.

When we had her at a home provider, she only charged $40 per day, but did not include food, which was very annoying to have to pack food every day.

sara622

Our in-home daycare provider charges $8/hour which will be about $64/day. 

faaslarson

DH and I got extremely lucky. We live in Iowa and I found an in home daycare just around the block from us for $2/hour. If we don't take our little one for any reason, she doesn't charge. She decided to do in home daycare after being unable to find affordable daycare for her 3 little ones. She is licensed and we did a thorough background check (my Dad is a police officer). Seems almost too good to be true! We will only be spending about $50 a week with DH and I's work schedules.

kavc016

I don't know why ours is so expensive compared to everyone else. It's $100 per day. And $1 per MINUTE after 6pm.

KBBH

Froggy76:

The daycare centers I've looked at (outside Philly) charge around $55 per day for full-time infant care.

This.  The one DH and I decided on is about $65/day, give or take.

2-Step

Where I live it is common to pay about $35 a day for in-home care where someone is caring for their own children at the same time. Centers and higher end in-home places start around $50 per day.

We go to an in-home place, but it's set up like a center with it's own building/playground for the daycare and preschool activities etc. and the caregiver does not watch her own children. We pay $50 per day for part-time infant care and $45 per day for full-time care.

shanniebananie

I charge $60/day for infant care for drop in, but if you're full time, it's $44/day.