What would F/T in-home childcare cost/week in So. CA for 1 toddler, 1 Kindergarten 1 pre-school, incl. driving
I may have to go to work to cover our family’s rising expenses, and I need to know the cost for childcare including transporting two kids to/from two separate schools while also watching a toddler, ideally in our own home but possibly in a home-based care center.
I think you’d have to spend $600-$700 per week for quality child care whether that was a nanny or a home daycare provider. Home daycare may be slightly cheaper, but probably won’t offer you as much as a nanny would.
I would suggest doing everything you can to cut your family’s expenses first so you don’t have to go back to work. If you do decide to go back to work make sure you will actually be bringing in more money than you will have to spend for child care. If you can find a way to wait until your youngest is in school, it will make a lot more sense for you to go back to work because you won’t be spending all your income on child care.
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The only child care I know of is the one my best friend takes her little boy to (3 yrs old) and she says it costs her 600 a month.
I would suggest finding a private child care (like a person doing private child care out of his/her own home).
I’m probably going to start a in home child care once my son turns a year old (he is 7 months at the moment). I’m already taking the child life classes to get my certification.
Look in the Sunday paper and interview a few people, that would be your best bet.