Imagine handing over 50% of your weekly paycheck to a preschool. Child care facilities receive a huge percentage of a working parent’s paycheck. The prices vary from city to city but all can be expensive for a parent struggling to make ends meet. Even in households with two working adults, the portion paid out each week can cause huge drains on the family finances. Before you commit to paying those tuition payments, you have to know what you are getting for your money.

Child care facilities differ across the country. In more urban areas the costs will be higher but you can expect more from the preschool. The higher income areas will have private schools that reflect this level of affluence. Some are well worth every penny, as they provide services above and beyond those typically found in small towns where the wage level is low.

Infants are charged a higher fee than toddlers. The reason being infants require more care and more staff to oversee than older children. Child care centers must pay close attention to the staff-to-infant ratio to ensure that the infants are receiving the highest possible care they can give. Changing diapers and feeding bottles is much more time consuming than working with a potty trained toddler who can feed him or her self.

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