What do you pay for daycare (again, I know...)

teacherjess · March 2009

So with our daycare debate here, the different in switching is going from $540/month to $903/month. I don't even know what norm around here is, or what the norm for most people is.

What do you pay for a daycare center a month?

I'd do a poll but the poll feature will not work for me..

And I know it varies by region-- I'll keep that in mind.

BabyMenzel · March 2009

$580

mabst196 · March 2009

The cheapest going rate for a center around here is $1000/month

MattsWifey<3 · March 2009

i sah but we did look into daycares in the dc metro area...

average in our suburbs is $1300. a local church offers daycare for $800 a month.

closer into the city, is around $1500 - $2000.

abergale · March 2009

$460 a month

CameraPerson · March 2009

Was 1080 before I stayed home.

C.squared · March 2009

$325 / week in the DC suburbs for a center.

RikaNTim05 · March 2009

we pay $960 a month [$240/week] for a daycare center

MsTammy · March 2009

20 a day and only for the days he goes.

lisaNov3 · March 2009

1300/month: center and suburb of NYC

beckys96 · March 2009

DD goes to in home for $400/month but when she was going to a center it was $715/month under one year Then it dropped to $680 after they turn one.

luciagdelopez · March 2009

I have a nanny and am super spoiled cause she hardly charges me anything...but in Chicago you are looking at $800-$1200 for a center.

NewlywednOhio · March 2009

Most centers around here are $1,200 a month.
This is why I went with an in-home provider instead. I only pay $300 a month.

miniko · March 2009

There's a really good at home daycare that's $400 a month. I pay my Dad to come to my house $800 a month. It's a 40 min. drive for him. I also pay on holidays, spring break, and if I take a day off or he has too. Oh on Fridays he comes an hour later.

manders726 · March 2009

$940/month

Brina Bean · March 2009

Our center is awesome, and its only $40 a day(open 6a-6p M-F)...approx. $800 a month. We are in Vegas though, where I believe the cost of living is generally lower than most.

cops_wife · March 2009

$903 is high for this area.

monalicia · March 2009

We go to a chain and it's $1352 and it includes food (it's $312 a week, so I averaged it to get a monthly figure). I have to provide diapers and wipes.

MegGary · March 2009

$800 a month in Northern NJ near NYC. The George Washington is the view out my window.I know I can't believe it either. I live in more central NJ & the daycares here are less. I was shocked. It is more expensive for daycare in upstate NY where I'm originally from. Weird. The daycare there was $908 a month.

Luckystar2 · March 2009

$220/week

auburnbride2be · March 2009

We pay $720 per month.

jamira · March 2009

We have a nanny part time and pay 800 per month.

For a center it costs 800-1000 per month. I 20 miles west of Atlanta

MrsJeffsWife2B · March 2009

$1000 a month for just three days a week!

If he went full time it would be $1400, so I have my mom watch him one day a week and I work from home another day. It's crazy $$ but we're in a suburb of NYC. It's run by my work and is next door so I can go there and nurse him twice a day which helps keep my supply up and of course I get to see him which makes it all worth it.

auslyn804 · March 2009

In SLC, UT.....$141/wk for 4 days

kickenb · March 2009

$100 a week, although we only have him in for 3 days. ?Our daycare provider is also an SAHM who is licensed and takes care of 5 kids. ?

For a center in our area it was around $200 a week and we didn't have the option to go part-time. ?Just to compare the two, it would be $150 for 5 days a week with our current provider.

And she provides food (all homemade!) and diaper wipes. ?

internetbaby · March 2009

5 days a week, 9am-5pm. We pay $1475 a month at a center with a 3 babies to 1 caretaker ratio. Our center is at Berkeley, CA, which is considered San Francisco metro. This is typical. The one near my house is actually $1800 and our old daycare was $1100.

BlessedMommy723 · March 2009

I SAH, but DH and I did price a few centers while I was pregnant and the average price around here was $1000/month

BlessedMommy723 · March 2009

I just saw you are from Ohio... I used to live there and worked at a KinderCare in a suburb of Columbus. This was a few years ago but the price for the baby room was $250/week

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