My husband and I just moved to SD about 6 months ago. We are putting together a budget (may be TTC in about 9 months) and we were wondering what average daycare costs are around here. I am still in school, so I can't be home all day long, only half the day. TIA.
I live in Pacific Beach and started my childcare search a few months ago. I looked at three different places in my area. The rough estimates are around $800-$1250 a month for full time day care. It just really depends on the facility. I found the more expensive ones seemed to be the cleanest and cheeriest looking (naturally).
I ended up hiring a nanny instead. I just wanted someone home with her instead of doing the daycare thing. We used a nanny placement agency (seaside nannies dot com) and we pay her $15 an hour.
Thanks! We will definitely consider that. Our problem is that we don't need full-time daycare or supervision, since I am only in school 4-6 hrs a day (not sure if some facilities would accept part-time children). I will look into that.
Also if you are going to school you could look into the day care that they have on campus since the people there are heading towards a child care related field.
Yeah the daycare on campus is only 11 months and up (really disappointed when I learned this). Hopefully, when I am doing my rotations, our child would be old enough to attend there. Thanks for all the great advice!
Re: Average Daycare Costs
Right now we live in the La Jolla/UTC area. We may move closer to University City or the Clairemont area. Thanks for replying!
I ended up hiring a nanny instead. I just wanted someone home with her instead of doing the daycare thing. We used a nanny placement agency (seaside nannies dot com) and we pay her $15 an hour.
Hope this helps!
I asked your location because I will be doing some babysitting again on an as needed basis.
We are in the South Bay/Imperial Beach area