Part time preschool costs

[Anonymous]

How much does preschool for part-time cost? ballpark figure. Much appreciated

[Anonymous]

Between $150-300 a month, generally. In Fairfax.

[Anonymous]

We paid $225/month for part time preschool through fairfax park and rec. it was two days/week for four hours/day.

[Anonymous]

Our church-based preschool is around $400 for the 5-day 4 yr olds class, going down to $230 for 2-day 2 yr olds.

[Anonymous]

Wow. I am paying a lot. $600 a month for 10 months. 8:45 - 12 5 days a week Montessori in a northern Silver Spring area. church based schools by us much cheaper for PT coverage but do not have the option of transitioning into FT coverage which we wanted to have.

[Anonymous]

Places with Montessori or other teaching philosophies (rather than a church-based preschool or general play-based school) tend to be more expensive. The teachers usually have more training/education and might have been with the school for a longer time than at the other schools.

My old school was about $250/month for 2 mornings a week. My new school (not Montessori, but similar) is more -- about $800/month for 5 mornings a week.

[Anonymous]

In DC it's MUCH more expensive. But sounds like you're not looking in the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Places with Montessori or other teaching philosophies (rather than a church-based preschool or general play-based school) tend to be more expensive. The teachers usually have more training/education and might have been with the school for a longer time than at the other schools.

My old school was about $250/month for 2 mornings a week. My new school (not Montessori, but similar) is more -- about $800/month for 5 mornings a week.

That is really expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In DC it's MUCH more expensive. But sounds like you're not looking in the city.

+1 in DC it is much more expensive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Places with Montessori or other teaching philosophies (rather than a church-based preschool or general play-based school) tend to be more expensive. The teachers usually have more training/education and might have been with the school for a longer time than at the other schools.

My old school was about $250/month for 2 mornings a week. My new school (not Montessori, but similar) is more -- about $800/month for 5 mornings a week.

That is really expensive.

PP here. I agree, but it is what it is. It's a great school, and although we kind of regret the move now based on finances, I think it'll be good for our kid in the long-run. I didn't realize how much more expensive it was than our old school at the time we decided on it (just didn't do the math as well as I should have). However, it's also in DC, whereas the other schools were suburban, which I think makes a difference as well in cost.

[Anonymous]

I'm paying a little less than $600 for two. My three year old will go two mornings a week and my four year old will go five mornings a week. It's something like...$200 for the 3 year old and $400 for the 4 year old.

[Anonymous]

$750/month for 5 days a week 9-1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$750/month for 5 days a week 9-1.

I'm this PP and we are in DC.

[Anonymous]

I'm confused. Isn't preschool free in DC?

[Anonymous]

I think that i'm going to pay $150/1 day a week for for hours and $500 for 5 days a week for four hours a day this year.