Day Care prices
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Topic: Day Care prices
Posted By: Margs B
Subject: Day Care prices
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 11:14am
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Hi ladies.
Just wondering if anyone can tell me what the average cost of daycare is for a baby of about 6 or 8 months old?? Just trying to work out how long I'm going to be off work for and how much daycare costs will come out of my salary if I go back to work. ------------- DS March 09 IVF Angel Baby Jan 13 |
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 11:26am
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It's probably different in Welly, or even from suburb to suburb, but http://www.powerupdates.com/clients/gumboots/pages/a_standard.asp?cid=-1786746688&aid=766295958 - ours (on the outskirts of Auck) is $60 a day or $235 a week. JJ will be starting there at just over 6 months old (at this stage!). ------------- 
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: AzzaNZ
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 12:58pm
| Ours on the North Shore is $70 a day. |
Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 1:01pm
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Where I send Sienna is $75 a day ------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 1:03pm
Oh my gosh weegee, those prices are great! wish I lived a little further out! -------------   
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weegee wrote:Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 1:09pm
| Move to Gisborne! Lol! Isla's daycare only charge $3.50/hr, and they provide all food! |
Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 1:30pm
lol they only just went up too, when we enrolled (at 6 months pg) it was only $55 a day or $220 a week. And that does include all food. Nice to know it's a decent price as well as a great place! (and yay I just had a chat with them and they're happy to use my MCNs) ETA: nothing like Gizzy prices tho  -------------
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 2:08pm
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Well I don't think mine are anything to compare to as we only have one DC here in Waiouru and it is $150 for the week (that is 9 1/2 hours a day too), only thing is we have to provide the food, but they let Josh in with his cloth nappies whish is a big help to us. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 2:50pm
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Our daycare is $40 per day, not sure how much for a week. That's all food provided, but you have to provide milk and nappies. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: Peanut
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 3:41pm
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Ours is $190 including food per week. Pretty standard for ChCh They range from $170-220. not sure about a day price as I only looked at full time. -------------  
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 3:44pm
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Another reason why i'm not going back to work until my kids are at school!!! So expensive :( ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 3:58pm
Me too, and having no formal qualifications, I would only earn about $350-400 a week and that would be more than half spent on day care. My rent is $250 a week! And then I have to eat, use power, phone, the list goes on. |
Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 4:04pm
Yup I worked out that when I take into account transport as well, I have to work 16 hours to break even (so if I work 20 hours, I only effectively get paid for 4). So only worth it if I go back full time  and that seems like a lot of time away from my little guy...-------------
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 4:38pm
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At Z's Day care you pay $220 per week. This covers food and Nappies but Not formula! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: KiwiL
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 4:50pm
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Where are you in Wellington?
I am in Johnsonville, and day cares I have looked at around here range from $200 per week (at one I have been warned away from) to $350 per week for super-fancy. The one I really want to get into is $250 per week. The earlier you go on the waitlist the better - you can always take yourself off it if you decide not to return to work, or to delay it. |
Posted By: LJsmum
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 6:31pm
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If only we could afford not to put luke in daycare.....
Would LOVE LOVE LOVE not to work ... Luke's daycare is 185 a week food , nappies included. -------------  
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 7:04pm
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I have my son in DC for 4 days per week which cost $250 per week. Includes food and I supply the nappies. The DC he is at is in Lower Hutt. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: pikelets
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 7:23pm
Melnel - I live central North Shore and have a found a daycare that is $224 per week incl food and nappies. DS starts there next year. One down the road from us is $280 per week incl food but not nappies. They seem to vary so much so pays to "shop" around. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 3 Angels - Dec10 / Mar11 / Dec11
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 9:35pm
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Holy ...
I never realized DC was THAT expensive! Like Renee, theres no way in hell I'd ever be able to afford that! I too have no formal qualifications (YET ...im contemplating studying ) so I would totally be at a loss if I was to even consider going back to work.
I get sooo sick of people asking 'When are you going back to work, when does he go to DC? ..What am I planning to do with my life ...' or implying that I'm lazy or 'bludging' because I choose to stay at home with my son (whilst on DPB) ...they don't seem to understand that it is the ONLY way we can really afford to live at the moment. Really the ideal situation would be to work from home, and I have a couple ideas for business etc but I have no idea where to start
ETA: Eeek sorry for the thread-jack ...I just can't believe how ridiculous DC prices are, I could rent a 3 bedroom house out in Waiuku for cheaper than that per week  ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 10:06pm
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yep with you there buzzybee its so expencine i have james in for 20 hours but he does get the 20 free hours and i pay $25 for meals a week am trying to figure out how i,m going to affrod to going to study next year ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 12 November 2008 at 10:36pm
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Yep we can't afford to send Rowan to daycare as I'd end up losing money by going back to work. But that's ok - I like being home with her. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Margs B
Date Posted: 13 November 2008 at 9:19am
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We are in Paraparaumu.
Think I might jump on the phone and have a ring around. Thanks everyone. I at least have some idea how much its going to cost us. ------------- DS March 09 IVF Angel Baby Jan 13 |