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I've heard from colleagues that it's about as expensive as rent in the Bay area.
by lordswork 3y ago
I've heard from colleagues that it's about as expensive as rent in the Bay area.
- kajecounterhack 3y agoThis is correct. Our rent is about the same as childcare
- viraptor 3y agoThis feels like a good average globally, right? You have multiple staff per room (hopefully!) + admin staff + cook who need to pay their own rent+spending, then add the costs+mintenance of the daycare itself. Unless government-subsidised, I'd expect the daycare costs to be in the same ballpark as the local rent.
- kajecounterhack 3y agoIn this world where rent is your dominant monthly cost, totally agree. The teacher student ratio for infants here is 1:3, honestly it should maybe be more. Would be nice if rents were a smaller total of our living expenses though. Everyone would have more breathing room.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 3y agoWow. Might as well rent a place for the grandparents and have them take care of the kid. And if you have two kids, it would be a huge savings. Something seems broken about the economics here.
- kajecounterhack 3y agoAssuming grandparents are local or unemployed and willing to move. And willing to do the work (maybe including food?) Labor aside, a 2 bedroom in Mountain View is quite expensive and doesn't come with learning materials, toys, classmates, etc.
- fshbbdssbbgdd 3y agoI mean, learning materials can toys can’t cost that much, and classmates would just make the savings even better…