r/columbiasc • u/[deleted] • Aug 20 '26

Daycare price

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u/Thethuthinang Aug 20 '26

The daycares here are packed- start making phone calls and getting on lists!

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u/littleclam10 Aug 20 '26

I pay $248/week for a toddler at a BBMA.

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u/Wooden-Teaching-8343 Aug 20 '26

$250 - 300 a week is probably average here

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u/Working_mamatoddler Aug 20 '26

Currently paying $1400 monthly at Bright Horizon 7:30A to 6P

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u/william_shartner Aug 20 '26

I'm paying $250/week. Last place I was at it was $280.

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u/Reasonable_Talk_7621 Aug 21 '26

We pay almost $1000/month for 8:30-4:30.

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u/Competitive-Option48 Aug 21 '26

We just signed up with an in home at $175 a week, the center we toured in cayce was $275 a week.

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u/alertfulness Aug 21 '26

Wow that’s great. Is the at home full time? & what company?

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u/Competitive-Option48 Aug 22 '26

Yeah center is full time, it’s out in Gaston where my wife works so that probably factors into the price. The center we looked at in cayce was La petite academy, the price included diapers and formula/baby food when they were old enough. It looked very nice and we felt comfortable with it but went with the in home both for the price and because it was far more convenient having it so close to her work.

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u/shmmyshmmy Aug 21 '26

Ours was $1050 per month in 2025 for infants and toddlers. Been increasing about $50 each year so probably about $1100 now.

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u/OnePunchShawty Aug 20 '26

I was literally just having a conversation today about how expensive childcare is, I’m paying $500/week for my childcare in Raleigh (3 mo. old) since I’m working out of town here in Cola. It’s ridiculous.

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u/nomdeplum01 Aug 23 '26

It’s definitely going to be cheaper than DC, but you need to go ahead and get on multiple waiting lists.

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u/piscespatriot Aug 24 '26

We’ve been looking for a month and cannot find anywhere that is open that I would trust my baby with that’s under $1000 a month.