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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have two grandchildren in a private preschool that costs $23,000 per year.....each. It’s insane! My DIL always went to private school and believes it is “the best”. I’m sure it’s a very good school but please! My son lost that battle. They also have a nanny who costs at least $40,000 per year. Our kids went to a church pre-school and then public schools and then great colleges - two Ivies. All I can do is keep my mouth shut! [/quote]

This does also depend a lot on where you live. If they're somewhere like NY or SF, that is not that far off the going rate for full-time year-round preschool (though agreed that there would be no need for a nanny on top of that, which is crazy if you don't also have a younger child). You can find some "cheaper" home-based options that only run $18K a year, but it's still insanely expensive. The church preschools still exist in those areas, but they're mostly part-time, so aren't options unless you can afford to have one parent stay home. Public preschool is not available in all (or even most) states, and where it does exist is often limited to low-income families. DC is really fortunate to have universal public PreK--sadly it's not yet the norm.[/quote]

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