we pay $2350 a month for an in-home daycare and preschool.

We pay $2500 a month for full-day (6 hour) preschool plus 5 hours of aftercare for a 4yo and 1.5yo (they have a toddler room too). That's after a pretty generous financial aid package from the school.

We looked into various daycare options, and seriously considered getting an au pair, which would have been less than a nanny but still about the same as what we are currently paying. In-home daycare would have been less expensive, but we felt that the older child needed more of a preschool setting and had trouble finding a spot for the younger one at a place we felt good about (not to mention the difficulty of dealing with two different drop offs).

Twins here- we pay $18K for preschool and $20K for an Au Pair.

We pay about 2,300K a month for an infant and a 4 year old in a full time Falls Church daycare center/preschool. ~28K a year

We pay $42,000 per year for a 2 year old and an infant at daycare in NW DC. The daycare provides food. Next year will be a little cheaper since the older child will move to a preschool.

Anonymous wrote:It depends where you live. I paid $440 per week last year in Silver Spring, but my friend will be paying $34,000 a year in Falls Church.

Colesville Child Center in Silver Spring. I believe they have two other centers around the county - Sherwood and Mary Hart. I don't know the full names of them, but I think Mary Hart is in Rockville.

We pay 1460/month for a 17 month old and 4 month old. It's a home daycare in MD. Older DD has been there in some capacity since she was 9 months and loves them. It's not very large. Eight kids between 4 months and 2.75 years and three providers.

We are very lucky to have this rate. Before a good friend referred me to them(that's the only way they take new kids) we were looking at 1500 per child.

We pay close to $40,000 for two in VA.

We'll be paying $2800/mo for FT infant and 3 year old in a NW DC center. A nanny would cost more, need days off, and require more record keeping than I want to deal with.

Sounds about right to me. In NW DC, I will be paying around $3200 for full time care for an infant and a 3 year old.

Anonymous wrote:Yes its about the same as paying for a nanny, but the idea is that most people will want the older kid to be in some type of preschool, so full time daycare for two kids is cheaper than nanny plus part time preschool for the older child.

Dont forget that the cost goes down as the child gets older. I think most centers are slightly higher than your quoted prices for infant care to start. We pay about $37,000/year for 2 kids under 5, but the cost of a legal nanny plus part time preschool would be several thousand more.

This is about what we pay.

Yes its about the same as paying for a nanny, but the idea is that most people will want the older kid to be in some type of preschool, so full time daycare for two kids is cheaper than nanny plus part time preschool for the older child.

Dont forget that the cost goes down as the child gets older. I think most centers are slightly higher than your quoted prices for infant care to start. We pay about $37,000/year for 2 kids under 5, but the cost of a legal nanny plus part time preschool would be several thousand more.

Which place was it in Silver Spring?

It depends where you live. I paid $440 per week last year in Silver Spring, but my friend will be paying $34,000 a year in Falls Church.

How much are you paying for two children under 5 years of age for in-home day care, day care, and/or preschool? I was under the impression that most in-home day care providers charge $250/week in DC and day care centers run from $1500-$1800/month in D.C. per child (depending upon their age). My husband and I were evaluating sending our kids to daycare and he was shocked that the amount could cost $3000-$3600/month for two kids under 5. Does this sound right? Does anyone know if the daycare costs quoted above is identical to how much one pays for a nanny?