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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are you paying 2K/month per child for the younger two? [/quote]

Nanny for infant. toddler in full time daycare center. We are in dc. [/quote]

That makes no sense.  Toddler should be in a 2 morning a week program.[/quote]
If even that. [/quote]

OP, the point of having a nanny, or au pair, when you have multiple children is that the cost of employing a nanny to care for 2-3 children is about the same, or sometimes even less, than full time daycare for all the other kids. I'm not sure why you've triple stacked yourself with these expenses, but here's what I'd do instead:

-Have your nanny care for the baby, have the toddler in a part-time program that's no more than 3k a year, and have the older child in public KG (unless your child didn't make the age cut-off and that's why you're paying for private?)
-Alternatively, get an au pair if you have the space and have the toddler in a half-day preschool, and keep your older one in private
-No aftercare for the oldest, if you were doing that for any reason
-Keep winter, spring, and summer break activities limited to lower cost options - programs through the rec center, story time at the library, etc[/quote]

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