quick daycare cost poll - infants

AustinBride06 · January 2010

I think I might have a guess, but I wanted to see how much DFW nesties paid/are paying for 5-days/week childcare at a daycare center/school for an infant. We're talking TTC at our house and DH wants a cost breakdown.

PS. If you know how much your monthly cost goes down after your child reaches a certain age, that would be great to know as well. Thank you!

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e_b_r · January 2010

i know when we were looking, it seemed to vary a lot by part of town.

AustinBride06 · January 2010

As of now, one vote for each price range! I'm surprised it varies so much, I thought most votes would be closer to the $1k range.

e_b_r:
i know when we were looking, it seemed to vary a lot by part of town.

Yeah, I figured. We'd be looking in the Las Colinas, Valley Ranch, Flower Mound, and NW Lewisville areas.

MrsTotty · January 2010

We use an in-home DCP and her rate for an infant/week is $500.

sweetpea18 · January 2010

I voted for the cost of the Montessori she's currently at. Before we moved her, she was at a traditional daycare that was $240/week.

I'm in McKinney, but work in Dallas. I looked at some places that were $200-$250 a week and some that were much more than that.

If you are doing a budget to include daycare, I would budget $250/week, just to be on the safe side. That figure will help cover enrollment fees and yearly supply fees.

The cost of ours goes down at 12 months and then again at 18 months when she will move to the toddler room. I know the price continues to go down as she gets older and moves rooms.

AustinBride06 · January 2010

Thanks, sweetpea, that's really helpful. I didn't even think about enrollment and supply fees.

Having a nanny is definitely out of our price range so I'm thinking that for budgeting purposes, planning for a future LO to go to a center/school would be the safest. I'll definitely be looking into in-home daycare situations as well though... $500/month sounds so much better than $1000/month...

mandarod · January 2010

We're currently in one of the areas you're considering, and the infant room is 935/month plus a 165 yearly registration/enrollment/supply fee. We finally found someone with an opening at an in-home center (what we've been looking for for a year), and she is 780/month.

Kim&Jim · January 2010

I voted <$700 because I wanted to see the results of the poll. Embarrassed

I actually SAH with the twins so I don't have any costs. After looking at the results, I can't believe how much it would be to have the twins in day care. YIKES!

AustinBride06 · January 2010

I believe you can actually click below the poll where it says view results if you just want to do that. But yeah, I can't imagine paying for daycare for two infants at the same time!

Kim&Jim · January 2010

Thanks for the tip!

marykaybride · January 2010

I went daycare shopping on Monday in Keller and the going rate is between $225 and $255 per week.

Carrie50 · January 2010

I'm in Arlington and ours is $790 per month. It's a small daycare that's out of a local church.

ksugrl84 · January 2010

Prices definetly vary from place to place, I live on the far west side of Fort Worth (Aledo/Willow Park) and I pay 140 a week for the infant room. I count myself very lucky now, I need to tell my husband.

jamie5315 · January 2010

Ours varies a little depending on how many weeks are in the month. It's $202/week and then goes to $165 when he moves to the turning 3 class.

jamie5315 · January 2010

MrsTotty:
We use an in-home DCP and her rate for an infant/week is $500.

$500/week for in-home? Geez!

AustinBride06 · January 2010

jamie5315:
MrsTotty:
We use an in-home DCP and her rate for an infant/week is $500.
$500/week for in-home? Geez!

Oh wow, I read that wrong. I guess I hoped it was a mistype. I was thinking she was paying $500/MONTH not per week. Ouch!

BRITTANY0719 · February 2010

marykaybride:
I went daycare shopping on Monday in Keller and the going rate is between $225 and $255 per week.

Where all did you look in Keller? My LO is in Keller.

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