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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I may be the exception but I didn't find childcare in DC area to be that hard to navigate.

DC 1.  Went to a nanny share ($1,700/month), then to a very nice home daycare ($1,200/month), then to a full-time immersion preschool ($1,200).

DC2.  In a very nice home daycare in my neighborhood ($1,300/month) and will be there probably till age 3. At which point she will go to the same immersion preschool ($1,200/month).

What is the crisis? Other than it's a big expense? There is a lot of demand because people keep having babies but there are also a lot of options.  [/quote]

A nanny share for $1700 a month? That's $425 a week. I'm guessing that you didn't pay employer taxes or overtime either. (I'm an MB), which is illegal and unethical.

Do you live in DC proper? (DC the city?). Your price quotes make me think you live a little further out. It's extremely difficult, if not impossible to find "nice in-home day care in the District.

Also, $1,700 or $1,300 a month is a crisis for many families. Just because you or I can afford it doesn't make it less of a crisis for others.

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