Childcare/nanny cost in Arlington for twins?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:$25/hr minimum for a nanny.

That’s what I get for just one child.

Ok and?

[Anonymous]

Another twin mom here: I think $22-23 is probably what you're looking at, and 1.5x for overtime. It's a lot, but the flexibility with a nanny can't be beat. We frequently use an extra hour here or there for a late meeting, and now that they're in preschool it's been so helpful as far as random off-days, snow days, federal holidays, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:$30 per hour is insane. Ask MONA. I don’t know what the going rate is for twins but much less than $30 per hour.

What does daycare charge for two infants? Do they discount if they’re twins?

Honest question.

Some daycare centers provide a 5%-10% or so sibling discount. The bigger problem is finding spaces. It's highly unlikely you will find 2 spaces at the same daycare center. Finding one spot is hard enough. Many people put the child on the waitlist at or near conception. So you're already a few months late. For quality center-based care you are looking at $25k-$30k per child for a place that includes a hot lunch and snacks.

That's a gross overestimation. 25k-30k per child per year is 2k+ per child. That's too much.

OP, you're in Arlington. You should be able to find good home daycares. They are much better for infants than corporate centers, and much more affordable.

Center can be significantly over $2k per kid per month for infants. Our’s is around $2,500.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Twin mom here: they are going to ask 20% more for twins. No real discount at preschool. We used multiple part time help because the nanny gets overwhelmed also. But our twins were sick a lot.

Career nanny on my third set of twins. I work 45+ hours per week and do not get overwhelmed. You maybe don’t have the best nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely join MONA. You will maybe get away with $23/hour, but not if you won’t pay overtime.

I disagree with 23! I'm a Mona and would say that you'll get competitive applicants at 18 (excluding OT). We did pay time and a half for OT. (we have PT now who earns 20 for 2)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$25/hr minimum for a nanny.

That’s what I get for just one child.

Ok and?

and nannies lie.

My first nanny after working with us for about a year, asked for the sun, moon, stars, and some grapes. I asked which parent gave sun, which gave moon, which gave stars. I spoke with two of them and the nannies at the park drastically mis-represented their situation. I explained all of the info to her...gads

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Sorry! Not all of them, of course. Probably not many of them. The pack of them at the park probably do though.

[Anonymous]

Our kids are in middle school now, but we had them in Kindercare for years. We paid about $300 - $350 per week per kid back then when they needed lots of attention, i.e. 6 weeks old, maybe a small discount for twins. I think it gets a bit cheaper as the kids get more self-reliant. With 3 kids in full-time care, it did cost more than our mortgage.

[Anonymous]

When we left our Bright Horizons center in Arlington, infant care was more than $2,700/month. It's been two years now and I've heard from friends that tuition has gone up 5+% annually. No one is charging $350/week--that info is crazy out of date

OP, you're not going to want to put two (potentially premie) twins in a daycare center in November. That's flu season. You really need to figure out how to afford a nanny for the first school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$30 per hour is insane. Ask MONA. I don’t know what the going rate is for twins but much less than $30 per hour.

What does daycare charge for two infants? Do they discount if they’re twins?

Honest question.

Some daycare centers provide a 5%-10% or so sibling discount. The bigger problem is finding spaces. It's highly unlikely you will find 2 spaces at the same daycare center. Finding one spot is hard enough. Many people put the child on the waitlist at or near conception. So you're already a few months late. For quality center-based care you are looking at $25k-$30k per child for a place that includes a hot lunch and snacks.

That's a gross overestimation. 25k-30k per child per year is 2k+ per child. That's too much.

OP, you're in Arlington. You should be able to find good home daycares. They are much better for infants than corporate centers, and much more affordable.

Seems like it would be near impossible to get two infant spots at the same time at an inhome daycare.

[Anonymous]

I hate to say this but with twins you kind of have to wait and see how healthy they are. One or both may not be healthy enough to be cleared to go to daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we left our Bright Horizons center in Arlington, infant care was more than $2,700/month. It's been two years now and I've heard from friends that tuition has gone up 5+% annually. No one is charging $350/week--that info is crazy out of date

OP, you're not going to want to put two (potentially premie) twins in a daycare center in November. That's flu season. You really need to figure out how to afford a nanny for the first school year.

Bright Horizons is one of, if not the most, the most expensive center.
OP most teachers I work with have been able to avoid paying OT on childcare by coming in early (or on time) and leaving right at end of contract hours. That's one way to save money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$25/hr minimum for a nanny.

That’s what I get for just one child.

They will ask for more with twins. If they don’t they are not very experienced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate to say this but with twins you kind of have to wait and see how healthy they are. One or both may not be healthy enough to be cleared to go to daycare.

+1

[Anonymous]

You will get great candidates if you advertise for 23-25 per hour.