https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 03:26:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-64564 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:18:56 +0000 mediagirl 64564@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought I would update now that we have chosen one. </p> <p>$1005/mo<br /> Center-based<br /> 5<br /> All day 7am - 6pm<br /> Infant<br /> Raleigh, NC </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-62989 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:41:29 +0000 ainsworthe 62989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) $2000<br /> 2) Nanny<br /> 3) 5<br /> 4) all day<br /> 5) infant<br /> 6) Austin, Texas </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-62549 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:08:02 +0000 yoursilverlining 62549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby isn’t here yet, but we’ve narrowed it down to 2 centers, so I’ll answer for both of those:</p> <p>1) Center 1: $205/wk (so $820-$1025/month), center 2: $292/wk (so $1168-$1460/month).<br /> 2) Learning centers, fully accredited by the NAAYC and state licensing boards.<br /> 3) Some days she won't have to go full time; but we’ll still have to pay for full time.<br /> 4) Some days my husband will be able to get her early (half day), but we have to pay for full day care<br /> 5) Infant care, with a 7:2 infant to teacher ratio<br /> 6) Live in Portland, Maine (smallish city). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-62538 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:51:22 +0000 mamimami 62538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>OK, I'll bring my developing world perspective :) Definitely cannot complain about the child care setup!!</p> <p>1) How much do you pay in child care costs per month? Less than 400 USD<br /> 2) What type of child care is it? In home day care, center-based, nanny, au pair, family or friend takes care? Nanny (non-live-in)<br /> 3) How days a week is your child in child care for? 5<br /> 4) Is this all day or half day? all day<br /> 5) Is this for infant, toddler care? Or for older kids? 1 infant<br /> 6) Where do you live? Or area if you don't want to get too specific. City? suburbs? rural area? Mexico! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-62534 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:28:03 +0000 theknest 62534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) $440<br /> 2) In-home daycare<br /> 3) 5 days<br /> 4) All day (7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)<br /> 5) I have a 4 month old – but there is 8 kids at her home, ages vary<br /> 6) We live in Nebraska (and are blessed to have found such an amazing sitter!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-62518 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:59:57 +0000 babynumber1 62518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good lord I am glad I have researched our area before reading this! I might have had a stroke! </p> <p>1) 165/week- however, if paid on Monday they give a $10 wk discount- so- $620/month<br /> 2) center<br /> 3) five days/week<br /> 4) full day - she will be there 9-5<br /> 5) infant<br /> 6) Greensboro NC</p> <p>We will be sending her there after the first 6 months- until then LO will be stayng with a SAHM friend and my grandmother. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-62514 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:46:11 +0000 mamabolt 62514@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO isn't here yet, but we have daycare set up already.<br /> 1) 277/week<br /> 2) center<br /> 3) five days/week<br /> 4) full day (as long as 7:30-6, probably will end up being more like 8-4:30 for our baby).<br /> 5) infant<br /> 6) Philly suburbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-62513 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 08:34:23 +0000 winniebee 62513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) How much do you pay in child care costs per month? $1200 (part time = $100/day)<br /> 2) What type of child care is it? In home day care, center-based, nanny, au pair, family or friend takes care? Day care<br /> 3) How days a week is your child in child care for? Likely 3 (my mom will watch one day, and I think I'm going back 4 days. If I go back 5 days, it will be $1600 a month)<br /> 4) Is this all day or half day? Full day (hours are 7-6 and I'll probably do 8-5:30)<br /> 5) Is this for infant, toddler care? Infant<br /> 6) Where do you live? Boston (well, the city next to Boston) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-62490 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:51:54 +0000 pelikila 62490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rmclary: The daycare we are at is in the Tanglewood area; however, I have some info on one that is in the Museum district and one that is in West U, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-62471 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:35:20 +0000 Rmclary 62471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pelikila: What area of Houston is your daycare? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-22569 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:25:45 +0000 swgal 22569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ecogirl - I highly recommend it! We also get a (paid - not full salary but still) year maternity leave : ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-22567 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:18:44 +0000 mrs. wagon 22567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) $1500 ($376 per week)<br /> 2) Day care center (or pre-pre school)<br /> 3) 5 days a week, M-F<br /> 4) Full day (school opens at 7am, closes at 5:45pm)<br /> 5) 15 months thru preschool<br /> 6) Suburb about 20 mins outside of Boston, MA </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-22473 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:21:15 +0000 ecogirl 22473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SWGAL I'm moving to Ontario! :) haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-22292 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:19:57 +0000 swgal 22292@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) How much do you pay in child care costs per month? $800+ tax<br /> 2) What type of child care is it? In home day care<br /> 3) How days a week is your child in child care for? 5<br /> 4) Is this all day or half day?full day<br /> 5) Is this for infant, toddler care? Or for older kids? She is 18 months - started at 15 months.<br /> 6) Where do you live? Or area if you don't want to get too specific. Ontario. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-22169 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:18:36 +0000 ecogirl 22169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) How much do you pay in child care costs per month? $4500 before taxes<br /> 2) What type of child care is it? In home day care, center-based, nanny, au pair, family or friend takes care? Live in Nanny<br /> 3) How days a week is your child in child care for? Seven<br /> 4) Is this all day or half day? It's tricky. I don't work so I'm home too but she is on from 6am til noon then has time to do her own stuff and comes back at 3pm, has dinner with us then is 'off the clock' at 8pm when my son goes to sleep. Weekends are just a free for all depending on our plans.<br /> 5) Is this for infant, toddler care? Or for older kids? My son is 3 and I am pregnant with my daughter.<br /> 6) Where do you live? Or area if you don't want to get too specific. City? suburbs? rural area? UES of NYC </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-21631 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:30:37 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 21631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) 200$ / month (actually 500$ but government credit of 300$ a month)<br /> 2) home day care ( 6 kids)<br /> 3) 5<br /> 4) 7:30-4:30 (all day)<br /> 5) Toddler<br /> 6) Blainville, Quebec, Canada (suburbs of montreal) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-21620 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 06:05:52 +0000 SAHM0811 21620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) How much do you pay in child care costs per month?<br /> Per month, 5 days/week is $1,800, 3 days/week is $1,200, 2 days/week is $800 for age 3+. It's a pretty good deal for where we live. They also provide breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon snack. Their meals are focused around nutrition and lots of variety, and are many times comprised of organic foods. You can send your child with his/her own food, but this option is built in the tuition. </p> <p>2) What type of child care is it? In home day care, center-based, nanny, au pair, family or friend takes care?<br /> The center is considered a daycare for infants, nursery school for ages 1-2 and preschool for ages 3-4.</p> <p>3) How days a week is your child in child care for?<br /> When I was working, she went 5 days a week. I recently quit to be a SAHM and she goes 3 days a week now.</p> <p>4) Is this all day or half day?<br /> All day. Drop-off can occur as early as 8am, but she usually goes around 10am before Circle Time. I pick her up around 5:30 - 6pm.</p> <p>5) Is this for infant, toddler care? Or for older kids?<br /> The tuition I posted above is for 3-4 yo preschoolers. They take infants as young as 3 months, and the rates are much higher. </p> <p>6) Where do you live? Or area if you don't want to get too specific. City? suburbs? rural area?<br /> New York, NY </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-21617 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 04:57:53 +0000 loveablebee 21617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't believe the price of daycare! It is more than my rent! Wow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-21536 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:26:42 +0000 cyndistar3 21536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>wow... This makes me so happy I don't need child care :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-21429 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:47:48 +0000 Rosie Girl 21429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't work anymore, so no more childcare, but this is what it was when DS was going:</p> <p>1) How much do you pay in child care costs per month?: $560<br /> 2) What type of child care is it? In home day care, center-based, nanny, au pair, family or friend takes care?: Center<br /> 3) How days a week is your child in child care for?: 5<br /> 4) Is this all day or half day?: All day<br /> 5) Is this for infant, toddler care? Or for older kids?: Toddler<br /> 6) Where do you live? Or area if you don't want to get too specific. City? suburbs? rural area?: "Town". We live in Montana</p> <p>For an infant, it would be $620 a month (all day, 5 days, center) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-21372 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:35:40 +0000 Stosbet 21372@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't have any kids yet but these costs are ridiculous. I don't even make per month what a lot of you pay in day care. When I read posts like this it scares the crap out of me for when I do have a baby.</p> <p>I remember when my little sister and I were in day care that my mom paid 100 dollars a week for each of us. Daycare costs must have rose a HUGE amount. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-21370 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:29:51 +0000 Sha 21370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) $1,352/month<br /> 2) Nanny share (nanny watches my son and a little boy the same age, we live in the same neighborhood and alternate houses each week)<br /> 3) 5 days/week<br /> 4) All-day (8:30am - 5:30pm)<br /> 5) Nanny started when kids were 5 months old; they're 15 months now<br /> 6) Los Angeles </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-21365 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:22:45 +0000 MsMamaBear 21365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) $180 a month, I work there so I get a discount<br /> 2) Center based<br /> 3) 5 days<br /> 4) 8hrs<br /> 5) Infant<br /> 6) Suburb of Atlanta </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-11013 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:30:32 +0000 Meridian 11013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This post is so helpful, please keep the responses coming!! (No kids yet, but definitely in the near future... we hope)</p> <p>Anyone in the Chicago area? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-10977 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:53:37 +0000 winniebee 10977@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Keep these coming! I'm in Boston and full-time infant day care is $2,000 a month. We're exploring day care and in home nanny options. Given our crazy work schedules, i would prefer an in-home nanny at least through age 1. I like the idea of day care after that. Have lots of time to look. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-10967 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 16:37:13 +0000 Lozza 10967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From age 3-5 months, we were at an NAEYC-certified daycare center, 5 days/week (7 AM- 6 PM) in the suburbs between DC and Baltimore. It was $1600/week, and it was awesome. I loved that place.<br /> Now we're at a center in DC that's only $1000/month (5 days/week, 7 AM- 6 PM, infant room) and it's only ok. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-10928 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:58:57 +0000 LivsMama 10928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) $2,000<br /> 2) Nanny<br /> 3) 4 days per week, all at our home. Husband and I alternate fridays with her<br /> 4) All day<br /> 5) Infant<br /> 6) NYC-area </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-10880 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:07:03 +0000 mediagirl 10880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been researching daycare's in Raleigh and RTP. It looks like they range from $1000 to $1400/mo. The difference there is huge. Very little turn-over (infant caretakers had been there for 10 and 11 years respectively), 4-1 infant ratio, very clean rooms at the $1400 places. 5-1 infant ratio, not super clean areas (hallways had garbage bags in them when I visited) and more turn-over in the $1000 ones. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-10623 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 09:19:17 +0000 themcmom 10623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1) Monitarily free ree because my husband is in grad school and watches Wombat until mid-morning. Then, my MIL takes over. We pay in emotional, mental, and not being able to get his mom to follow our rules (example: we don't want her to use a pacifier and she plucks it in as soon as she comes over no matter how many times we tell her not to)<br /> 2) Family: husband and MIL<br /> 3) Technically, it's not really child care because it's family.<br /> 4) Half day with MIL<br /> 5) Infant<br /> 6) Small college town </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-are-your-monthly-child-care-costs#post-10515 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:27:48 +0000 ohapostrophe 10515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We pay $1000 a month for in (our) home one-on-one care of our infant 3 days a week. We live in a small city. </p>