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Turborama

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32. Stay at home dad here

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Tue Feb 19, 2013, 01:38 PM

Feb 2013

And all I can say is that I am very grateful to be able to have the opportunity to bring our daughter up. She's so precious to me and I am possibly a bit overprotective, so I don't think I'd want to put her in day care and trust complete strangers with her, even if we could afford it.

Sorry it doesn't answer your question, just thought I'd throw that out there.

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what is the cost with a week of daycare for toddlers. [View all] seabeyond Feb 2013 OP

Without assistance what I have seen at work is average of $170 Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #1

wow. just wow. i am still seabeyond Feb 2013 #3

There are some variables I should point out Puzzledtraveller Feb 2013 #16

When I priced it, it was at least $175, but nicer places were more like $225 gollygee Feb 2013 #2

really golly. i am shocked to shit, lol. i didnt even consider daycare, so i have been seabeyond Feb 2013 #4

Yeah and I live in a very low cost-of-living area gollygee Feb 2013 #6

Lots more than you think bottomofthehill Feb 2013 #5

thanks for the info. i edited the post. would it be too much work to change your vote. nt seabeyond Feb 2013 #7

Changed bottomofthehill Feb 2013 #12

We pay $537 every 2 weeks for a potty trained almost-four year old alcibiades_mystery Feb 2013 #8

I remember those days MrsMatt Feb 2013 #21

It was 200 when our girls were small liberal N proud Feb 2013 #9

South Florida - 2 year old child kdmorris Feb 2013 #10

thanks for this. way back when, i looked at the prices, what i make, and it made no sense. seabeyond Feb 2013 #15

Same here... with 3 boys under 6, I would have cleared about $80 a month SoCalDem Feb 2013 #23

by the time you factor in extra cost like clothes, seabeyond Feb 2013 #24

South Florida -- 4-year-child. RebelOne Feb 2013 #33

ROFL... I was getting ready to ask WHERE? :) n/t kdmorris Feb 2013 #35

When I looked ten years ago the cheapest decent place I could find was $200/week LeftyMom Feb 2013 #11

300-450 a week. bettyellen Feb 2013 #13

Mine is not a toddler anymore Capt. Obvious Feb 2013 #14

yes shanti Feb 2013 #36

in a city with a cost of living index @ 100, $875 a month for quality. galileoreloaded Feb 2013 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Feb 2013 #18

Seven years ago, I paid $125/week for in-home licensed care in a very small town. Brickbat Feb 2013 #19

We take our kids to a pretty nice place - $48/day for our 2 year old, $56/day for our 1 year old. cbdo2007 Feb 2013 #20

When We Had 3 In Daycare At The Same Time............. ChoppinBroccoli Feb 2013 #22

The going rate is $200/week laundry_queen Feb 2013 #25

that extra $400 shanti Feb 2013 #37

Or you can be like my uncle and drop all 3 kids off with my grandma... EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #26

omg Liberal_in_LA Feb 2013 #38

I had two going so I got $20 discount, but I paid $220 a week. Waltons_Mtn Feb 2013 #27

When we had a spot locked into a "great" daycare 9 years ago, the cost was Butterbean Feb 2013 #28

$35 - $45 per day in Ontario...nt SidDithers Feb 2013 #29

160 a week Broken_Hero Feb 2013 #30

It was $155/week for us cyberswede Feb 2013 #31

Stay at home dad here Turborama Feb 2013 #32

Over $200 here. Tree-Hugger Feb 2013 #34