Anonymous
Post 01/27/2024 10:32     Subject: Re:How much does daycare cost around here?
Anonymous wrote:We live in Fairfax County in Alexandria area and we pay $265 per week for a full time daycare for our 3 year old (starts at 2 years old). When he was an infant we paid $325 per week for him.

HHI is $650K


I realize this thread is nearly a year old but could you share the name? i just recently moved to Alexandria and my nanny is returning to school. So I need FT care for my 11mo old.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2023 22:35     Subject: How much does daycare cost around here?
You’re looking at anywhere from 2500-2850 for infant.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2023 12:55     Subject: Re:How much does daycare cost around here?
Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised honestly at some of the lower cost options here. When I was looking, back in 2019, for any place walking distance to downtown, the absolute dirt cheapest place was $2100 for an infant. Most were around $2400, I remember the most expensive was $2800. And there's been a LOT of inflation since then. These numbers do go down as the kids get older, but while some went down after 12 months, several didn't go down in price until they were two!

I can't imagine that there's THAT much of a price difference between downtown and farther out in DC/close in suburbs. Is it just because downtown there are no in-homes to drive prices down?

I wasn't shocked by the average - I was shocked by the floor. This was not "cheapest I was willing to go with." $2100 was literally the cheapest that existed. There were zero options cheaper than that.


IME and judging by friends’ experience, centers tend to be very similarly priced but in-homes are cheaper in the burbs.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2023 09:14     Subject: Re:How much does daycare cost around here?
Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised honestly at some of the lower cost options here. When I was looking, back in 2019, for any place walking distance to downtown, the absolute dirt cheapest place was $2100 for an infant. Most were around $2400, I remember the most expensive was $2800. And there's been a LOT of inflation since then. These numbers do go down as the kids get older, but while some went down after 12 months, several didn't go down in price until they were two!

I can't imagine that there's THAT much of a price difference between downtown and farther out in DC/close in suburbs. Is it just because downtown there are no in-homes to drive prices down?

I wasn't shocked by the average - I was shocked by the floor. This was not "cheapest I was willing to go with." $2100 was literally the cheapest that existed. There were zero options cheaper than that.


We live in downtown Silver Spring and commute to Rockville. I noticed a big difference between what was available in Silver Spring versus Rockville. In Silver Spring the center-based options are pretty limited, especially for infants. You really needed to get on waitlists for centers very early and many places wouldn't even call you back. In Rockville, at least in 2019, we were offered spots at most centers we got on the (free) waitlists for and I was well into my second trimester when I signed up.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2023 07:39     Subject: Re:How much does daycare cost around here?
Three kids and we need the guaranteed hours so we don’t go the nanny route. This is in Alexandria

Infant: $2550

3 year old: $1900

5 year old: $1650

Anonymous
Post 03/09/2023 07:11     Subject: How much does daycare cost around here?
$400 it's a 10 years old family daycare
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2023 00:19     Subject: How much does daycare cost around here?
It's more expensive near the metro like 350-400 fir family daycare, more far away goes to 250-350
Anonymous
Post 03/08/2023 18:43     Subject: Re:How much does daycare cost around here?
275/. per week for an infant in falls church.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2023 15:09     Subject: How much does daycare cost around here?
$350 per week for an infant in Maryland. Other family daycares are $380-400 per week
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2023 15:08     Subject: Re:How much does daycare cost around here?
I'm surprised honestly at some of the lower cost options here. When I was looking, back in 2019, for any place walking distance to downtown, the absolute dirt cheapest place was $2100 for an infant. Most were around $2400, I remember the most expensive was $2800. And there's been a LOT of inflation since then. These numbers do go down as the kids get older, but while some went down after 12 months, several didn't go down in price until they were two!

I can't imagine that there's THAT much of a price difference between downtown and farther out in DC/close in suburbs. Is it just because downtown there are no in-homes to drive prices down?

I wasn't shocked by the average - I was shocked by the floor. This was not "cheapest I was willing to go with." $2100 was literally the cheapest that existed. There were zero options cheaper than that.
Anonymous
Post 03/07/2023 10:01     Subject: Re:How much does daycare cost around here?
I pay $500 a week for an in-home daycare in DC. I think it’s a fair price considering there are 3 total caregivers for about 10 kids. It a few blocks from my home and they have a backyard, which is a big plus for me because they get outdoor time without needing to go anywhere.

I think the priciest one around me is Primrose at about $2800 a week.