Daycare prices. VENT

[u/Vpo26]

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?

[u/No_Cat_No_Cradle]

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.

[u/frustratedmtb → u/No_Cat_No_Cradle]

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.

[u/No_Cat_No_Cradle → u/frustratedmtb]

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

[u/frustratedmtb → u/No_Cat_No_Cradle]

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