Wow! For $3k/mo you could hire a nanny or babysitter pretty much full-time (which is more expensive than daycare/preschool, since it's 1-to-1). Our base rate (

Wow! For $3k/mo you could hire a nanny or babysitter pretty much full-time (which is more expensive than daycare/preschool, since it's 1-to-1). Our base rate (in Menlo Park) was around $1,500/mo, but if you added extra hours (past 1 or 2p) then it was more. Presumably someone who is laid off and wants to hold their spot would stick to the minimum hours both for cost reasons and so they could spend more time with their baby/kid. Out of curiosity, what do mortgages cost for families who attend these daycares?