Home daycare cost?

imbchu

Hi ladies. My husband and I are just starting our daycare search for our LO. We are leaning towards a family daycare setting. I am curious how much people are paying for their home daycare option and in what town. So far we have received rates ranging from 69.50 an hour. Thanks in advance!

imbchu

Oops. That's supposed to read 69.50 an hour!

imbchu

imbchu:

Oops. That's supposed to read 69.50 an hour!

The dashes keep disappearing on me and becoming one big number :

I am trying to say 6 to 9.50 an hour.

imbchu

Thanks for your response! It's okay. I know it's also a very private thing so some people might not be willing to share that information.

A lot of home day cares in our preferred towns i.e. Beverly/Danvers tend to run less than that 50 to 60 dollars a day tends to be the average but the one my husband and I like the most so far of course is even more than 8.50 an hour. It is actually 9.50 an hour for children less than 15 months. While we love it, I don't know if we want to or can pay that much. I have been doing fairly extensive research online and through word of mouth so I am looking into some more affordable options too. They do get booked up quickly though!

spinsoffresonance

Not exactly answering your question but DD goes to a daycare center in Boston proper. We pay 410 a week for 9 hours 5 days a week. So that's 9.11 per hour

imbchu

Thanks Lica. That's okay. We are also looking at daycare centers too so this is helpful info!

lcunningham

I run a home daycare and I charge $60/$65 a day about 30 minutes outside of boston. 

JRivers719

My mother has a home based family daycare in Easton. She charges 40 to 50 a day.

ladylisalt

I pay $65 a day in Dorchester. When I was researching, that was average. I think the highest I was quoted was $75 a day.

Ridgebackmom

I've paid $275/week for a facility 9flucuates with age) and $205/week for in home (straight fee, no matter age).The inhome also supplied wipes

TeamBabyG

ladylisalt:

I pay 65 a day in Dorchester. When I was researching, that was average. I think the highest I was quoted was 75 a day.

Where in DOT are you? I'm looking for home daycares near JFK/Southie Line

ThatWasAHoot

I've seen as low as $50 a day.  I live in Braintree.