Child Care Costs/recommendations

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

Can anybody give me advice on the cost of child care and schooling In USA in general?

We are hoping to emigrate and have a 4 year old and we need to budget for child care and I need some information on schooling. for example school hours and care after school and school holidays.

I have a web site for au pairs, which I found to be expensive as you have to pay immigration costs plus around $275 per week plus board and lodgings.

Thank you any information would be gratefully recieved

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

Surley there is one nurse out there who needs childcare or has information on it. :uhoh3:

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Kay,

I have 3 children, 2 of whom are school-aged. I live in Florida, so I'm sure things vary widely for other areas.

My daughters, who are in Kindergarten and 2nd grade, go to school 8am-2pm. The school offers after school care until 6pm at a cost of $142/month/student, and they are very strict about being on time. My son is 2, and goes to a daycare that is open from 630am-6pm at a cost of $95/week (this is very low for the area.) In the summers, my son's daycare will also take my girls, and my cost for all 3 is $160/week (again, extremely low for the are, most places run significantly more than $100/week per child.)

Holidays are pretty standard, but if you know where you want to move, check to see if the public school system's website lists specifics.

Good luck.

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I live in a suburb of Atlanta Georgia. My 6 year old attends public school from 8:00am - 2:30pm. Children can arrive as early as 7:00 and stay in the media room/library until class starts. Afterschool care costs $60 week and is open until 6:30. If I needed before school care also it would only cost $5 more (and opens at 6:00 am) for a total of $65 a week. The daycare provides the transportation to school/from school. During school breaks when my child does not attend school the cost for daycare is $85 a week (6am-6:30pm). I researched all the daycares in my area and this is an average price (all other daycare centers were within $5)

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Specializes in M/S/Tele, Home Health, Gen ICU.

Kay,

I am from the Mojave Desert area in S. California and an ex pat of 17 years. I have 2 children, my 51/2 yo son is at school in kindergarten and goes from 8 am-2:15pm. Afterwards he goes to the local Boys and Girls club for $40 a month and they are open til 6 pm. My 22 month old daughter goes to an in home day care for $125 a week, they are open 7:30am- 5:30 pm. The "preschool" which will take children from 2 years of age is $415 a month.

PM me if you have more questions. I'm originally from Formby nr Liverpool and went to Manchester Royal in 1983 and worked at Leiceseter Royal before coming here in 1988. Good luck. :balloons:

Celia

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, educator.

My DD went to a combo preschool daycare from the time she was 4 until she was 7.....it ran me about $35 per day and she went 3 times a week.

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

You are lucky you child is already 4! If your child is 4, you will probably need a private preschool. In Los Angeles, our preschool charges ~$600/month for 8:30a.m.-3:45p.m, with hot lunch, and no aftercare. Some hospitals have on-site childcare too. If your child turns 5 before December 8, 2005, s/he could probably start public school kindergarten, which is 1/2 day someplaces, full others. I think the full-day school ends at 2:30-2:45p.m. Just beware that the quality of schools really varies. It's worth it to pay more and live somewhere with good schools. Private schools cost $8,000 and up/year here, but scholarships are often available.

P.S., you parents above have some wonderfully cheap daycare! Be thankful!

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.

Thank you for all your replies, it gives me at least an idea. I pay around $700 a month here in UK which is very cheap so I imagine child care costs in US are similar going by your posts thank you. :)

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Specializes in RN, BSN, CHDN.
Kay,

I am from the Mojave Desert area in S. California and an ex pat of 17 years. I have 2 children, my 51/2 yo son is at school in kindergarten and goes from 8 am-2:15pm. Afterwards he goes to the local Boys and Girls club for $40 a month and they are open til 6 pm. My 22 month old daughter goes to an in home day care for $125 a week, they are open 7:30am- 5:30 pm. The "preschool" which will take children from 2 years of age is $415 a month.

PM me if you have more questions. I'm originally from Formby nr Liverpool and went to Manchester Royal in 1983 and worked at Leiceseter Royal before coming here in 1988. Good luck. :balloons:

Celia

Hi,

I am from Manchester, know MRI very well :) Trained in '89 at withington/wythenshaw hospital. Live down South now in Pompey. With an agency and dont know where we will be going, but hope to be there by feb2006. So I expect you have the MRI penny then??

Kay

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My daycare is per day occurance for example 15-20 dollars per day, you pay wheather your child attends or not usually here in Iowa they say maximum of 80 dollars per week. Kindergarten here gets out at 3:00 and starts at 8:00 am. Hope it helps!

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Specializes in Urgent Care.

I just signed my kids up for summer day care, I live in Wisconsin. Here are their rates..

ages 0-12 months-

$135.00 weekly full time

$30 day part time

$3.75 hour part time

12-24 months

$130 week full time

same other rates

2-5 years

$ 125.00 week full time

same other rates

Before and after school rates $3.25 per hour

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