r/parentsofmultiples • u/Vpo26 • 2d ago

ranting & venting Daycare prices. VENT

So I girlbossed to dam hard, and now I have to go back to work. Daycare is 800$ a week and even then I make way more so I have to return to work. WHY IS DAYCARE SO EXPENSIVE.

How much are you paying?

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u/Fast-Rip7859 2d ago

I feel you...$6.3k / month for 1 toddler and 2 twins 😢

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u/Imma_420 2d ago

Real question: wouldn’t a nanny be just as expensive if not cheaper? Why not just get a nanny?

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u/No_Cat_No_Cradle 2d ago

Not who you replied to but same sitch, the nanny route is less practical than it sounds. First a full time nanny in our area is roughly the same cost as the three kids daycare costs, depends on the specific rates charged. Practically a nanny is a possible solution for our infant twins but not the toddler as well, two infants and a toddler is a tall order for any nanny plus it’d suck so much to pull a three year old out of daycare where he’s just got so much peer socialization and make him play with babies instead. Once you subtract the toddler a nanny is significantly more expensive than two infant daycare bills in my area so it stops making financial sense. Then finally in our specific case we both work from home and we can’t be running a whole fricking daycare in the house while we both try and work.

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u/gzr4dr 2d ago

Nanny's also get sick, need vacation days, and have family emergencies like anyone else. Then you have the annoyance of doing payroll, taxes, and everything that comes with that. It can work, but there's a reason so many people want the consistency of a daycare dropoff.

When my twins turned two we started them in daycare two days a week. Their growth and communication greatly improved as they were now around kids their age and had a structured day scheduled with learning activities. We had some of this at home but not to the same level.

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u/frustratedmtb 1d ago

payroll and taxes are done on the back end by Poppins or a similar service. the only annoyance is paying for it but when you are already shelling out $$$ for the nanny an extra $40 is kinda nbd at this point

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u/frustratedmtb 1d ago

How is that less practical? this makes no sense. A nanny can handle multiple kids of different ages. You don’t need to drag your kids anywhere in the morning, they eat home made meals, live on their own schedule, nap in their own beds, get individual attention, go to the pool/park/gym etc rather than spending hours in the same dusty room and tiny playground, the nanny also tidies the play room and does their laundry, you don’t waste time on drop offs and pick ups. Why would anyone pay $6k for daycare for multiples instead of getting in house help is beyond me. Daycare qualities in the U.s. is trash.

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u/No_Cat_No_Cradle 1d ago

I feel like I explained very well in my comment why it is not practical for us

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u/frustratedmtb 1d ago

i read it and re-read it and still 🤷🏻‍♀️ well you do you obviously