I am interested in getting information for my sister-in-law about childcare in the Silver Springs area. I do not live in the area and she will be having her baby in September. She has been looking for "affordable" childcare and I have been in such disbelief at how expensive it is up there! (I live in Florida) Does anyone recommend a good childcare facility in the area that isn't going to break the bank? Staying home after 3 months is not an option, what are your thoughts?? Thanks so much.
Unfortunately, infant care is really expensive. I also have not found anything yet that wasn't $300-$400/week (not to mention the lengthy wait list). Some centers provide more than others so she might want to also weigh out what comes along for the cost. Most centers do not take children younger than 6 weeks, though.
Hi D., I live a little north of Silver Spring, but you might want to have your sister look into accredited in-home day care, they tend to be a lot less expensive. If she lives in Montgomery County, she can search their certified daycare providers listings (usually available online) and start calling. My daughter was in in-home care for a few months and it worked great, and was about half the cost of daycare "centers", which i really wouldn't recommend for an infant anyway. In-home care (at a providers house) is a great option because they're still held to certification standards, and provide a more intimate, family setting.
Hi D.,
Personally i think it is alot cheaper to just hire a babysitter who is willing to work long hours. If you go onto babysitters.com you look up some in your area there is a really good one in Dunn-Loring depending on were you live. They even have sitters who are willing to stay overnight to watch your child the website is excellent i know it helped me a lot. hope you take my advice go the cheaper route.
I have a 3 month old who will be 6mo when I am done with summer break and going back to work. I had done some research in typical daycare settings in the Silver Spring/Bethesda area. What I've found is that all infant care is full-day cost and that ranges from 350-400 a week. That cost will probably be going up over the summer as all prices are. Those are all accredited daycare centers. I have not researched nanny shares or any other kind of in-home daycare type arrangements. Most private nannies start at the 10/hour and go up from there, which means about 400 a week or more. There are some daycares/early childhood programs attached to private schools. Those are about 15,000 a year and don't include summer....which equals out to a little less than 400 a week during the school year. I hope this helps. And yes, it is rediculously expensive up here!!
