So, I started searching for daycare this week. It looks like we'll end up going with someone who does in home daycare...because the cost of sending an infant full time to a center is CRAZY!!! I called IC3 (Ithaca daycare place) and guess what their monthly rate is... go ahead... guess...
Lots of people guess $600... some guess $800... Keep going...
$1,000...
Nope, Keep going...
$1,200? Nope, not there yet!
$1,400? Getting warmer... but still a bit more to go...
$1,500? Warmer...
$1,560!!!!!!! Yeah, for ~one~ month! ...um...I think we'll keep looking!
So, if anyone local here knows of a stay-at-home mom looking to make some money watching our kiddo - please let us know.
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Yowzers! If day care costs that much around here, I might as well stay home. That would pretty much eat up my whole paycheck!
I was just talking about this with a coworker who's leaving her kids at the on site daycare. She said it's about $1600/month for her four kids, but that's at a severe discount!
Jennifer... $1600 for 4 kids? That is a little better than $1560 for ONE kid... I wanted to pass out when I heard that price!
Yikes!
I need to start having kids while my Mom can still watch them.
Yep, $1600 - and these are all 5 & up, it's a part of the summer program offered. I think our staff discount is around 60%, so it'd be around $2700/month without the discount. I cannot believe it costs that much for kids 5 & up - they do need supervision, but it's not exactly the same as an infant, you know?
At any rate, I hope you find someone/somewhere to watch the baby that won't break the bank!
Can I just ask which Jennifer this is? I've tried clicking on your name link, but it won't let me see your profile... is this Jenn (tcmbg) or Jenn (from work?) or Jenn from 2peas? or a Jenn from ovusoft?
Just wondering "who" you are... thanks ;)
The other Jenn from the VB board. :) I think I figured out how to at least stick my blog address in the profile. :)
Oh! Hi JennC :) Yep, now the link to your blog is there... I just like to know who is reading along...that's all.
That is insane, must remember that when I think of getting preggo, totally insane, and like someone said, have 'em while Mom can still watch 'em.
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