How much do you spend on childcare monthly?

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone purposely Space kids out so as to not have 2 in daycare at the same time? I don't get how I would afford a mortgage and 1 kid in daycare...forget 2

That would be ideal in some ways (if you don't mind kids being that far apart in age- has it's positives/negatives) but biological clock is not on my side- met DH too late in life!

then you wouldn't have 2 in college at the same time either!

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Anonymous wrote:PP here - we are also hoping to "time" the pregnancy so that baby arrives before Sept. 30th (cut off for kinder in VA) to avoid extra year of daycare.

can someone explain this extra year thing?

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The child will turn 5 before 30 sept. If their birthday is later and they turn 5 in say December, they may not be able to start kindergarten and you would have to pay for childcare rather than send them to presumably free school.

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Anonymous wrote:The child will turn 5 before 30 sept. If their birthday is later and they turn 5 in say December, they may not be able to start kindergarten and you would have to pay for childcare rather than send them to presumably free school.

thx

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$1300s. 1 child in FT preschool/daycare in Tysons area. Worth every penny it's fantastic!!

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$800 PT in-home daycare for 8 month old

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Anonymous wrote:$4600 per month.

Full time nanny and preschool

Same for us. (Twins, full time nanny, 3 morning/week preschool)

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Anonymous wrote:1,800 a month for a nanny 50 hours per week. 3 toddlers ages 1,1 and 2.5

Where did you find this nanny

Care.com

$9/hr for 3 toddlers? No way

Yeah - that's crazy (said as a mother of twins w/ a FT nanny.)

Unless she's a live-in and this is on top of full room and board, this is really highway robbery.

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Anonymous wrote:$800 full time preschool for 2 year old
$60 after school care for 5 year old
$55 one night paid babysitter per month

= $905

We also have an $1800 bill for summer camp for both kids for six weeks. Then the youngest starts school and costs drop to about $120 a month for aftercare.

Personally I think people paying close to $2k a month for a single child are NUTS and have more money than sense.

I am one of those who are NUTS. I would love a full-time preschool for my 2-year-old for $800/month. Would you mind sharing the school or, if not, at least where you are located?

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Anonymous wrote:1,800 a month for a nanny 50 hours per week. 3 toddlers ages 1,1 and 2.5

Where did you find this nanny

Care.com

$9/hr for 3 toddlers? No way

Yeah - that's crazy (said as a mother of twins w/ a FT nanny.)

Unless she's a live-in and this is on top of full room and board, this is really highway robbery.

That can't be legal, can it? How can that include taxes?

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$940 a month ($235/week) for an in-home daycare. Just my 1 yr old and a 20 month old currently there. We will pay more for pre-school, surely!

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$2700 for a 4yo and 2yo in Ashburn - daycare

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~ 1600 in a downtown center for my 1 y/o (including the diaper program). If/when we have another I just don't see how we could swing tuition for both (even with the paltry family discount). It's crazy!

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Anonymous wrote:PP here - we are also hoping to "time" the pregnancy so that baby arrives before Sept. 30th (cut off for kinder in VA) to avoid extra year of daycare.

I wish I had thought of this. I will have baby #2 in October. Currently paying $1400 at suburbs daycare for toddler. Hope to have her in part time preschool and nanny for #2, costs not that hugely different than sending two to daycare. Did you know if you have two kids at the BH chain at my workplace it costs you over $4400? My take home pay is not even $4k. But it's a federal job and I intend to work two more decades.

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Anonymous wrote:$1300s. 1 child in FT preschool/daycare in Tysons area. Worth every penny it's fantastic!!

What's the name? Interested!!