wtf on???

lotsofpulp · on Dec 21, 2023

$3,500 per month must be 99th percentile daycare cost in the US.

Most people play $1,500 to $2,500, for dedicated daycare facilities with the prescribed 4:1 or 7:2 teacher:infant ratio.

mynameisash · on Dec 21, 2023

Out of curiosity, I did some spelunking. The US Department of Labor has stats[0] which summarize county-level "median yearly prices for one child at the market rate." Still TBD what the comprehensive data show at P99. That said, among the county-level medians, it appears the maximum estimated cost in 2023 is in Arlington County, VA, at $28,747 for a single infant, which is $2400/mo.

[0] https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/topics/childcare/price-by-ag...

midasuni · on Dec 21, 2023

Hopefully that’s the infant:teacher ratio. 4 teachers per infant seems a little extreme, and means massive underpaid adults!

lotsofpulp · on Dec 21, 2023

If I was the adult, I would need a 4 adult to 1 infant ratio.

But yes, thanks for the correction.