[lotsofpulp]

Now that is an insane price. I don’t think it even pencils out assuming the daycare is following minimum teacher student ratios and minimum wage, which means there is under the table pay going on or corners being cut somewhere.

[Auracle]

It's a home daycare. She has 5 kids that she watches, and only one infant. I think that might be the maximum she's allowed - certainly only one infant. The infant price is more expensive as well.

Keep in mind that daycare centers themselves need to profit, so going "direct" would be cheaper.

[lotsofpulp]

Yes, so that is a different product than the previous poster’s $2.5k per month daycare. If workers are hard to find in your rural area, a comparable daycare might not be too far from $2.5k per month.

[Auracle]

We looked at a (YMCA) daycare center and it was more expensive, but certainly not as expensive as that. The infant section in particular was...dystopian, though.

Also, no windows. They built it in an old mall. I couldn't get past those two things.