DH have started TTC and I'm starting to reconsider if we really have enough money for all of this. Our combined income is just over $50k/year. We live in a suburb just outside of Charlotte and both work in Charlotte. What do you all pay for infant daycare?
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Re: Cost of infant daycare in/near Charlotte?
It really depends on where you live. You can find an in-home center for less than a daycare center usually. I pay about 700/month. One thing that helps is that with my work I can contribute to a flex spending account, so $5k/yr of my daycare expenses aren't taxed, which is a decent amount of money that i'm not paying in taxes. There is a NC childcare website (can't remember the name...) you can sign up for a free 30 day trial and it will let you search for daycares (centers/inhome0 in your area and usually lists the cost.
Good luck!
If you live in/near FM- look there before you look in Charlotte. We found that the daycares are far cheaper. I also agree with looking for in-home care. That's what we've done with DD and it works out really well for us!