How much does childcare cost?
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Topic: How much does childcare cost?
Posted By: SMoody
Subject: How much does childcare cost?
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 9:03pm
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Asking for a friend that need info. How much do you pay or heard people paying and what does it involve then? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 9:36pm
ames goes to a commutiy childcare its 245 for full time thats 45 hours a week which is cheep james does 12 hours a week and its 45 a week for him ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 29 August 2007 at 11:38pm
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Our girls go to the daycare attached to ucol (our polytech here) and they have different prices for non-students and students. at the moment mike studies so it's about $20 cheaper maybe, and we get 20% discount as we have two kids in daycare.
For our girls there were differeing prices for babies and over-2's as well for a while but ayja has turned 2 now so is the same as paris. all up, for 45 hours booked in daycare you are probably usually looking at around $150 - $175 a week per child in our area, but depends on where you are too, auckland prices can be much dearer and demand for places is pretty large too - we have a 2 yr waiting list at ours, luckily paris already went there otherwise Ayja probably wouldn't have gotten in. naturally the less hours the less cost, but sometimes it works out cheaper to have them booked in for more hours even if you don't use them (which we still pay full price if we don't..) ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 8:31am
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Before the 20hrs free came in we were paying $200 a week for 5 days that included m/tea, lunch and a/tea.
Then the centre enrolled in the scheme and it went down to $125 a week, basically we were paying $25 a day as she went over that allowance. We had to provide food for her (they provided fruit only). Now that I've finished work she is going for 5hrs a day for 4 days and we pay nothing. Gosh it makes a difference in your bank balance too!! I guess you would need to find out whether or not they have enrolled in the scheme and if they have they may be cheaper than other centres. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Mama2two
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 8:50am
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When i was initially looking at going back to work it was going to cost $320 per week for Sam fulltime at Kindercare. Ouch! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 10:08am
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A friend of mine lives on the North Shore, and she has had to put her girls into home based care as there is a 12 month waiting list for daycare. She's in Glenfield. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 10:14am
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Andrew's is $40 a day for up to 9 hours a day. However in Auckland my friend works at a daycare in Remuera and you have to pay $95 a day no matter how many hours you child is booked in for. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Snappy
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 1:24pm
| im in wellington and full time childcare for our daughter is $190 per week. (although its $120 now that 20 hours free has kicked in) |
Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 1:29pm
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I charge $8-10 an hour here in Howick for home based care
or if easier $130 a week |
Posted By: Katherine
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 2:56pm
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I have a PORSE babysitter and I pay her $7 an hour. She actually charges $6 an hour, but I love her, so I gave her a raise a couple of months ago. Em goes to her house two full days a week (18-20 hours total) so it's around $130 a week for us. |
Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 3:40pm
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My 130 would be for a 40 hour week
as I think parents have to struggle with mortgages. I am a nanny/karitane |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 5:02pm
| I pay $5.50p/h |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 5:08pm
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shirena - pm me if she is in our area. We pay $230 a week and she goes anytime 5 days between 7 30am and 6 30pm....and they are awesome with her. The other kids adore her, she has already learnt so much, and I feel like she is in such a safe environment there....
also if in our area I have just done the whole checking out of all the day cares etc with my SIL who works in one elsewhere in auck with me to ask the right questions etc....so i can pass on some of that info too.... |
Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 6:53pm
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Thanks Bombshell. It is actually for someone in SA that is planning to come over only next year and wanted some info. So I didnt know how much childcare cost at all.
But thank you everyone for the info. It will help her a lot. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Mazzy
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 8:34pm
| We pay $5.50 p/hr at the creche DD goes to, only one day a week so far though (waiting for more hours). I'd recommend she tries to book in as early as possible before she needs it, as there are some huge waiting lists out there for the good places. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 30 August 2007 at 8:42pm
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Well over 12 months at most. ARGH.
It pays to go in person and check them out, if not for your own peace of mind but to leave a bit of an impression on whoever is in charge of the waiting list 
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Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 7:25am
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Tee heee, I know this is no help to you at all but for two days for Quinn and one day for Kaia I pay a grand total of ... SIXTY SIX CENTS!!
Yup... $0.66 It will change soon and go up but I couldn't believe it! ------------- Anna http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 10:07am
charli is going to start daycare next week for 2 days a week 4hrs each day and it's going to be 60c per hour
before the 20hrs free thing came in jack was at daycare for 8hrs and it was free anyway. i'm now sending him for an extra day to make use of the free hours
the usual cost of our daycare per hour is $4.75, that's without food. my SIl pays $6.75 per hour for almost full time care and that's also without food, so it really can vary from place to place ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 1:50pm
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Ours changed a little with the 20 free hours, in that the hours they use over that time are charged for at a higher rate to make up for the shortcomings of the lesser rate they get for kids on the 20 hours scheme. But, we did not enrol Paris in it as we are currently subsidised as mike it studying.. if instead we did the 20 free hours, we'd have to pay a decent amount more, can't remember the sum but it was a fair amount. Our daycare has always provided food for the hours the child is there and has kept that up, they have a wonderful cook who makes all sorts of yummy nutritious meals.. they eat better than i do.. butter chicken for lunch or salad and meat wraps..as well as the cottage pie or tuna pasta.. I think we are pretty lucky. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 2:14pm
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I look after children anytime from 7.30am
until 6.30 as well in my own home |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 2:31pm
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Does in home care, qualify for the free 20 hours? ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 31 August 2007 at 6:51pm
| Yes under PORSE it does qualify for the free 20 hours |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 6:38am
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but isnt the free hours just over three - how are the other kids getting funding too - like Kaia - or are u guys on DPB?
just want to clarify this as people tend to rely on comments in here - and shirena wants info for her friend she can use. BTW shirena i found there was no real waiting lists - everyone said there was but minute i said i wanted to reserve a place and asked for a form there was suddenly no waiting - for a full timer (there was for a parttimer) |
Posted By: AuntieSarah
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 8:23am
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The income levels for WINZ subsidies recently went up too so quite a few people qualify for them to get some or all of their childcare fees paid.
Btw I work in childcare in Hastings and our fees have gone up to $150 - and are $90 for kids getting 20 free hours. As for waiting lists depends where you are - in Wellington I would have said to ring about a year in advance! Here there's no need, a couple of months is usually enough. |
Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 9:27am
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Um, ours costs so little cause we qualify for 20 free hours for Quinn. They are at the uni daycare which is cheaper than usual anyway from what I can figure ($175 for a full week?) and 'cause I am studying we get more help for childcare from WINZ. I have no idea why it is only 0.66 and am not convinced that it is right, but have asked many times and tey say it is! ------------- Anna http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 10:59am
| Im pretty sure Porse is under three |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 11:08am
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Childcare subsidy is available for all kids up to 5 and some over 5 but is income tested.
Free 20 hours is for 3 and 4 year olds. |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 1:29pm
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yeah thanks for clarifying = cause otherwise people think hey how do they get it so cheap without knowing the full story...
and new immigrants may not (unlikely to) qualify for winz subsidies and the like.... I do know that the staff at SILs daycare can have immed family kids there for $5 a day - oh gee shame hers isnt closer to us!
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Posted By: SMoody
Date Posted: 01 September 2007 at 5:57pm
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If you have a workvisa for longer than 2 years or it is the second time you have one which will push you over 2 years you can get the 20 hours and all the "freebies" that other NZ'landers get.
But you only get assistance once you are a resident. Like tax credits and all that stuff. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: susieq
Date Posted: 02 September 2007 at 8:27am
| I just checked a newsletter fom Porse head office and it has a picture of a child under three years of age advertising that Porse has the 20 free ece hours |