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[quote=Anonymous]For those thinking you can't afford childcare, just bare in mind that different childcare options are out there and vary in cost, and that obviously some neighborhoods have a higher COL than others and that gets rolled into the cost of childcare. Just some rates that I personally know of from the last two years:

Downtown DC center, not affiliated with the gov: $2.2k
In-home daycare in DC: $1.5-1.7k/month
Center in Old Town Alexandria: $1.3k/month
In-home in Arlington, VA: $1.2k/month
In-home in Alexandria, VA: $1k/month
Center in Hyattsville: $1k/month
In-home in Hyattsville, MD: $780/month

Some employers also have childcare subsidy programs and don't advertise them - ask! And if your HHI is under six figures, look up your state & municipal childcare subsidy programs - the HHI caps on those are much higher than I expected them to be.

Once your child is old enough for preschool, there are free preschools available in different municipalities, and the preschools run through the rec centers are often just 1-3k for the whole academic year. Some have on-site aftercare and some don't. [/quote]

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