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Day care cost

luckygal38luckygal38
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Has anyone started looking into day cares?  I am wondering how much we should expect to pay for day care for a newborn in Manhattan. 
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Re: Day care cost

  • fungsterfungster

    They are anywhere from $1500 / month and up, depends on the center.  Many have waiting lists so I would suggest visiting them soon to get on the list of ones that you like. 

    Good luck!

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  • myoung4279myoung4279
    1500 a month?!! Thats crazy! In Long Island and Queens the centers are asking 500- 600 a month
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  • SoonaSullivanSoonaSullivan
    I paid $1800 a month for full-day, 5 days a week. I was at Pre School of America in midtown near the UN. It is a terrific facility and the caregivers are wonderful. It's pricey, though. They also charge extra for early/late hours and you pay for 5 days no matter how many days the baby is there.
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  • NYCredNYCred
    imagemyoung4279:
    1500 a month?!! Thats crazy! In Long Island and Queens the centers are asking 500- 600 a month
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  • NYCredNYCred

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    imagemyoung4279:
    1500 a month?!! Thats crazy! In Long Island and Queens the centers are asking 500- 600 a month

    Woops. DD hit return!

    Those prices must be for further out in Queens.  When I looked in Queens, Brooklyn, etc., I didn't find anything under $1200.  And most were closer to $1500.

    In the city, most things I found for infants were in the $2000-$2200 range.

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  • Halo79RNHalo79RN member
    I live on SI, and the avg quote for 2 toddlers just 2 days a week was $1000/month.  I cannot imagine finding a dcp for only $500-600 here unless it was a sahm watching kids on the side.  Even then, I interviewed one who quoted me $50/day... which would still be $1000/month for one child 5 days a week.  I can only imagine what it is in Manhattan. ack!  I work nights to avoid the cost... yet dd's preschool is $7K a year full time (2nd wk sept to mid May, 8:45am to 2:30 pm, M-F)... which is comparable to some of the Catholic pre-K and kindergartens' tuition.
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  • smseltz80smseltz80 member
    I pay 1200 a month and I am in Nassau County on LI. I have heard that NYC centers are hard to come by and get filled very quickly Most people have nannies. 
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  • LaLaSweetsLaLaSweets member
    I pay $1200 here on SI
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  • Ellie 08Ellie 08

    We just checked out Bright Horizons in Yonkers, since my husband works in there..and the price is $1955/month for 9 hours a day, five days a week. This seemed reasonable to us. I'm not due until March 2010, but we already reserved a spot.

     

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  • TarheelsInNJTarheelsInNJ member
    The cheapest I've seen is $1700 or so per month for an infant, but most are closer to $2000 at least. There are some less expensive options once the baby is 2 years old.
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