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How much is preschool in your area?

Posted by on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:11 PM
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When my oldest was in preschool 2 years ago, it was about $90/week. Well now I am enrolling my youngest and it is $190/week. SAME school! Wth man, that's only a few hundred short of our mortgage!!! Tell me this is not the going rate....


Posted by on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:11 PM
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danijean
by Member on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:13 PM
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When DD went 3 years ago it was $150 a week.
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twokids0407
by Member on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:14 PM
I think ours is $35 for half a day (no full day option)...but we are part of cpp and have a scholarship that parts for it all.
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mommaFruFru
by Silver Member on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:15 PM
Private ranges from $90( 2 half days) to $235 ( 4 full days)

The catholic preschool is $9k a year.
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KyliesMom5
by Bronze Member on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:16 PM

When my daughter was in preschool it started at $120 a month and then went up each year she was there. Her last year in preschool the public schools started offering a preschool class that was free but i did not sign her up for that.  

motherslove82
by Member on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:16 PM

It's free for every four year old in the state. Sorry, I'm not much help.

saraface5383
by Member on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:16 PM
I paid $360 for 3 days a week, half day.
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SahmTam
by Tammy on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:18 PM

 I think it was about $900 a year (7 years ago) for my oldest and about $1,200 for my younger two (4 and 3 years ago). I had my middle daughter enrolled where my oldest went and found out they changed it from just being pre-K to being pre-K daycare. Meaning if you weren't there all day, every day like some kids, you missed some of what was taught. Plus, it was more disruptive as kids were coming and going all day at all kinds of times! And it was going to be $800/MONTH. Yeah... no. I'm a SAHM and def don't need to be paying $800/month for daycare.

So, I ended up finding another pre-K that was JUST 3 mornings a week pre-K- everyone had the same hours and learned the same thing.

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aj23
by Bronze Member on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:19 PM
It depends here. The state has headstart and a voluntary prek program that is free. I know of 2 private schools here that have free pre k and one that is $1200 for the year.
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Kris_PBG
by Gold Member on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:21 PM
My sons prek 3 room last year was $160/week and that was only until 4pm. If you needed care after 4, it was more.
SewingMamaLele
by Member on Aug. 9, 2012 at 5:24 PM

We paid 325/mo for 3 half days (3 hours).  That was 2 years ago.

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