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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Daycares operate on razor thin margins during the best of time. Despite getting PPP grants, our downtown DC daycare has taken a huge hit during the pandemic due to cohort restrictions and a loss of infant revenue[b] (there is a huge drop in demand for infant spaces)[/b]. Tuition is going up, and in some cases hours reduced, so daycares can remain open. This is why childcare needs federal support. [/quote]

maybe DC but there are NO infants spots available in any centers within 15 minute drive from me. [/quote]

People want care close to home but not work. So the downtown DC daycares are way under capacity. We drive our kid 30 minutes each day downtown. Not ideal, but it's manageable.[/quote]

They come at a premium, though. I looked at ones near my office downtown and they were $2200, $2300 for toddler care vs. $1600-$1900 where I live. Only the poshest lowest-ratio ones in my area (or the inexplicably expensive Bright Horizons locations) are above 2k. I live in Virginia. [/quote]

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