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08-22-2008, 07:42 AM
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Daycare $150 a week?
Is this the norm for your area? I think I am in a state of shock.  We have interviews there Monday and I am trying to get an idea of what daycare will cost me there. Here in Georgia the going rate is $85 a week for one child and $45 a week for after schoolers. Are all the daycare centers there so expensive? I have a 2 almost 3 year old that would need care all day and an 8 and 6 year old that would need after school. Thanks for any input. |
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08-22-2008, 10:13 AM
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No. This is not the norm. What daycare is this?
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08-22-2008, 10:42 AM
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Lapetite gave me a price between $140 and $150, can't remember the exact number. I also visited some links that I got off of here one was nannyspage and it was even higher.
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08-22-2008, 10:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dylaust
Lapetite gave me a price between $140 and $150, can't remember the exact number. I also visited some links that I got off of here one was nannyspage and it was even higher.
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LePetite is good, but they can be very high. I had looked into using them for afterschool care, and even with my discount for working for BellSouth, it was too expensive for me. This was the one on Emory, and I found their facilities to be too small. Between the two things, we decided to send our daughter elsewhere, but that is just afterschool care. |
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08-22-2008, 03:10 PM
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Check with Westland Childrens Academy. They are very good. The price is up there but it well worth it. I have one there now and my other went there when she was in pre-k.
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08-22-2008, 07:12 PM
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That's pretty cheap compared to up here. Higher prices, substandard care but that's fairly typical for AK.
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08-22-2008, 09:14 PM
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Daycare
Just checked-out Pride and Joy on Kingston Pike. $160/week, but that's for a 6 week old! Older children are somewhat cheaper.....IMO, not bad for taking in such a young child. Co-worker has had 2 children there for years and is very pleased with the business.
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08-22-2008, 09:34 PM
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I don't know what area of Knoxville you live in, but my son is at Wallace Memorial Baptist Church's daycare (off Merchants Drive). We pay $105 for my son in preschool and $50 for my daughter's after school care. I think they charge slightly higher for children who are not potty trained. You can definitely find better rates.
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08-23-2008, 08:39 PM
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Let me see if I understand so there are three children for the 150 total? Actually that is not bad for three children. I used to be a director for a corporate childcare for over 20 years and that is not a bad price if for all three. Yes an infant or a child under three you do pay more.
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08-23-2008, 09:06 PM
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What area do you live in? I know of a daycare in the Hall's area. If interested, contact me.
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