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How much do you pay for childcare?

  • poll: Our weekly childcare cost is between
    $0 - $200 : (27 votes)
    25 %
    $200 - $400 : (44 votes)
    42 %
    $400 - $500 : (13 votes)
    12 %
    $500 - $600 : (8 votes)
    8 %
    Free! : (1 votes)
    1 %
    $600 + : (13 votes)
    12 %
  1. kjpugs

    grapefruit / 4862 posts

    @daniellemybelle: Their fees change with hours, but most fall into the 4-10 hours which is what our listed cost is for. I don't even know if they would let us do less than 4 hours for another price though. Every hour outside the 10 hours (or before or after our set 10 hour period) is $3. So since our set hours are 9-7 if I picked her up at 8 for some reason it would add $3. I know they're only open to his employer's employees during the day but they open up to others on nights/weekends (I think they're open like 5 am to 11pm!) and I think those people pay more.

  2. NovBaby1112

    grapefruit / 4066 posts

    $275/week for toddler. Not sure what the discount is yet for 2 siblings...

  3. mediagirl

    hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts

    $191/wk 3 year old Preschool room.

  4. kodybear

    pear / 1616 posts

    580/week for a 2.5yo (full time) and 11mo (part time). i think it'd be like 650/week if ds was full time!! big reason why we're two and through..

  5. Mae

    papaya / 10343 posts

    The daycare we are going to send LO to charges monthly. It will be $1125/mo until she is 18 mo then 1035/mo for the next classroom.

  6. travellingbee

    hostess / papaya / 10219 posts

    $220 week right now, but when we have #2 it will a little more than double.
    Eta: doesn't included anything

  7. lamariniere

    pineapple / 12566 posts

    Man, I am glad we live where we do with young children. We pay slightly less than €600/month for 2 LOs in full time care, although the younger LO currently goes reduced hours but will go full time in the fall at the same price. The city subsidizes half of childcare costs (they pay the daycare, not me), so I know where my tax money is going.

  8. MamaG

    pomelo / 5298 posts

    Our infant is $300/week and our Pre-schooler is $240/week. Infant does not include food until she starts eating full table food.

  9. matador84

    papaya / 10560 posts

    Two kids, $1300 a month. So about 325 weekly.

  10. Boopers

    pear / 1548 posts

    @MrsLonghorn: I work for a school district and get to use the district's childcare center. They claim to be 10% below local market value.

  11. DillonLion

    GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts

    $900 a month plus $55 for the meal plan for a 2.5 year old at a Montessori school in the suburbs of Dallas

  12. lemong

    apricot / 309 posts

    Reading this makes me depressed at how much we pay for our daycare, though we love it. We also live in a very expensive area. We do get a 10% sibling discount off the most expensive tuition. Still, we're paying $4250 a month!

    LO2 - infant room, $2350/month - includes diapers
    LO1 - 2 to 3 year old room, $2150/month - includes diapers but she's potty-trained. She'll move to 3 to 5 year old room this fall at some point, so that'll be $1650, I think.

  13. Mrs D

    grapefruit / 4545 posts

    $252/week for Toddler (20-30 month range)

  14. yoursilverlining

    eggplant / 11824 posts

    We pay monthly, but it works out to $1350 or near to that (they just changed rates, and I can't remember exactly what it is). Preschool, FT

  15. blackbird

    wonderful grape / 20453 posts

    It'll be $500 a week for E and T.

  16. regberadaisy

    GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts

    Just found out it's actually cheaper than I thought because there's a ft discount. Woot!

    @yellowbird: wow! So cheap; is this full time??

  17. dagret

    grapefruit / 4235 posts

    just over $400/week for an infant and an older toddler. We provide infant food and toddler lunch; they provide everything else.

  18. yellowbird

    honeydew / 7303 posts

    @regberadaisy: yep, 5 days 8-4

    We use an in home and live in a very low cost area

  19. birdofafeather

    pineapple / 12053 posts

    she goes to all day preschool 2x a week and it comes to $64 a week. we currently live in a VERY low cost area for CA.

  20. aMohror

    apricot / 468 posts

    We pay $290 a month for 3 days a week. This is very low compared to other centers in my area. We're in Northern Idaho.

  21. jape14

    pear / 1586 posts

    We pay $1300/mo for our half of a nanny share (plus a little extra for our share of the monthly taxes + our tax preparation). It's cheaper than the "good" centers we checked out so we're happy with the cost, comparatively anyway!

  22. artsyfartsy

    cantaloupe / 6692 posts

    $100 or so a week at an in home daycare for a 16 month old.

  23. Charm54

    cantaloupe / 6885 posts

    $145 a week for full time toddler care

  24. JessKas

    pear / 1693 posts

    $120/week for two days a week.

  25. Rocker2014

    persimmon / 1367 posts

    $330/week in the infant room of a small center. This includes a 10% discount subsidized by my husband's employer. Doesn't include anything, but it is significantly cheaper than other options. We're in a Boston suburb.

  26. ShootingStar

    coconut / 8472 posts

    Right now we pay $312/week for a toddler. When we have baby 2, it should be $511/week (preschool + infant care).

  27. sunny

    coconut / 8430 posts

    I think its $1575/month for our toddler which works out to around $395/week.

  28. Dr. Pepper

    apricot / 461 posts

    We pay $2.25/hr and only for the hours that our son is there, which ends up being 45 hours a week. It used to be $2.75/hr until he turned 2 years old. We have paid on average between $100-$130 per week. Now that the price has gone down it should stay around the $100 per week mark!

  29. Ms. RV

    pear / 1930 posts

    It will be $184/week for an infant when LO gets here. I'm in the suburbs but closer to the country than the city. I have a friend who has LO's is going to a daycare a couple miles away for $170 per kid.. but they can only be there 7 hours a day. I rather have the flexibility of going beyond 7 hours then having the extra $14 a week!

  30. simplyfelicity

    cantaloupe / 6634 posts

    It'll be 550 a month. Doesn't include meals, diapers, etc

  31. chopsuey

    hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts

    $767 for 4 days a week PT (4 hours/day)

  32. Mrs.Pinecone316

    persimmon / 1316 posts

    Infant.. $750 a month for 2 days a week..

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