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[quote=Anonymous]Holy Crap! I had shock when I was paying $1780 in 2014. It went over $2k for the infant room before we aged out.

I chose BH initially because I liked the reliability of it and the big, clean spaces. My kids were happy and well cared for. However when my oldest got a full day preschool spot, the BH commute no longer made sense for the baby. We switched to an in-home in Arlington and that was $400-450/wk at the time. Even if it’s $500 now, that’s a lot less than $3300.

Did the provider speak perfect English? No. Was her basement playroom and backyard full of slightly sad looking second hand toys as opposed to BH? Yes. Was my child loved, fed, read to, and happy - absolutely. I am a huge fan of in-home care if you find someone you get a personal recommendation for from a parent who has used them in the last 1-2 years. I think of the thousands of dollars I could have saved. Also in home allowed so much more flexibility and customization around nap schedules, meals, etc. I was scared as a first time parent to allow my baby to be in a home with a stranger as opposed to BH where there are many adults watching what goes on. I wish I had gotten over that earlier because the small group mixed-age experience of in-home was really positive for us. [/quote]

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