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For the parents: How much do you pay a month for daycare?

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djplayx714

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Im enrolling my son into a daycare/preschool and wanted to know what everyone else was paying. The deal Im going with is a 3 day a week, 7am-6pm preschool that provides meals, education, and costs 330 a month. I work part time and go to school full time for my teaching cred.
 
Prepare for the "you shouldn't have kids if have to put them in daycare" folks that have no kids and no idea what they're talking about.

That said, my wife had to go back to work full time so my daughter is in daycare full time, (well, 10-4), and we're paying $170 a week.
 
My sister has her kid in a day care for 9-5pm for about the same per day as you. She would like to change places (total for the months is about 550) but she doesn't like the alternative places. She likes these guys the most and thinks the others are cheaper for reasons. (her day care is pretty good about keeping the pupil teacher ratio down, and also they have better grounds than the other places) So I am going to take a guess that you are paying an average price. I think the real question is if you like your day care provider since you are trusting them with your child.
 
Originally posted by: Tsaico
My sister has her kid in a day care for 9-5pm for about the same per day as you. She would like to change places (total for the months is about 550) but she doesn't like the alternative places. She likes these guys the most and thinks the others are cheaper for reasons. (her day care is pretty good about keeping the pupil teacher ratio down, and also they have better grounds than the other places) So I am going to take a guess that you are paying an average price. I think the real question is if you like your day care provider since you are trusting them with your child.
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dayum, child care is expensive.
 
Originally posted by: Ornery
"...my wife had to go back to work full time..."

Why? Kinda goes back to hergehen's poorly spelled, but relevant question, eh?
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While I am not part of this group myself, having no children, you don't know their situation, just because wife needs to work too, make no insinuation about their lifestyles. They could be the worst parents or they could be just working hard to keep food on the table. So it doesn't matter "why".
 
Originally posted by: djplayx714
Im enrolling my son into a daycare/preschool and wanted to know what everyone else was paying. The deal Im going with is a 3 day a week, 7am-6pm preschool that provides meals, education, and costs 330 a month. I work part time and go to school full time for my teaching cred.
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Sounds about right to me. PM me and I'll give you more details... I've got to run right now.
 
we're paying 200/mo. for our son's preschool. i know its hard for you dj since you're a mr. mom, but surely things will get better once you finish school and finds a better job.
 
Originally posted by: Tsaico
Originally posted by: Ornery
"...my wife had to go back to work full time..."

Why? Kinda goes back to hergehen's poorly spelled, but relevant question, eh?
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While I am not part of this group myself, having no children, you don't know their situation, just because wife needs to work too, make no insinuation about their lifestyles. They could be the worst parents or they could be just working hard to keep food on the table. So it doesn't matter "why".
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It matters a great deal! Kids are FAR better off being raised by their parent(s). I'd like to know what priority took precedence, but I'll bet hergehen's topic covered it.
 
$0, kids are finally old enough not to need it😀

You're getting a good price BTW. I've paid lots more/month. Just make sure they look after your little one
 
my son has huge separation anxiety issues. what do you fellow parents do about that when you placed your children in daycare? my little one screams and cries his head off and tries to attach himself to me. the only thing that calms him down is when i call him on my cell phone and talk to him on my way to work/school. but i doubt i can do that in his daycare.
 
Separation anxiety works in both directions. The little darling knows that you have issues, and is taking advantage of it to give you a bad time.

If you're going to leave the kid, establish a dropping-off ritual (out of the car, quick kiss or handshake or whatever), then wave byebye and leave without turning around. Any daycare center knows how to deal with separation anxiety better than you do, let them do their job.

It's much easier for your kid to have a predictible routine and know what to expect, than to have you kind of hanging around.

Then, enjoy him like crazy when you do have time together.
 
Originally posted by: djplayx714
wow 170 a week is a lot. i guess if we were a dual income family it wouldnt be so bad. sadly im a single dad :frown:
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Guy at work said he pays $330 a WEEK!!. He and his wife are both engineers so they can afford it maybe but damn thats a lot of cash.
 
I figured my daycare days were over, but my grandson is starting next week, and I'm paying half of it since daughter & son-in-law are both in college. It's 220 a week for the first 4 months, till he turns 2 and a half, and then it goes down to 520 a month because the state law says they don't need so many people to take care of them at that age.

Community college plus day care is still cheaper than private college tuition, so I'm coming out ahead.

Anyone who thinks that all children are automatically better off with a fulltime parent are hereby sentenced to 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week, 52-weeks-a-year, for 5 years, to be fully responsible for a houseful of small children.

THEN, and only then, will I listen to your opinion.
 
Anyone who has a houseful of small children brought it on themselves. We spaced our kids five years apart, and waited seven years to have the first!
 
Being a single dad, did you ever consider looking at assistance from the govt to help pay for it? In PA its ccis and being a single dad without a very large income you probably quailfy.
 
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