How Much Should Preschool Cost

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How Much Should Preschool Cost – You might be surprised at just how much the cost of preschool is compared to what you think it should be. Taking naps, coloring– sounds pretty simple and yet it somehow costs thousands of dollars a year.

Apparently, however, some preschools stand out from the rest. According to Baby Center a good preschool should have the following:

- A good reputation

- A stimulating curriculum

- A qualified, caring staff

- Established ground rules

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- Clean, safe facilities

- A current license

Sounds pretty good to me. I can’t imagine anyone trying to pass off anything less for people’s kids. Then again, I’m sure there are plenty of parents with horror stories. But back to pricing– how much should a preschool cost if it’s met the above standards?

How Much Should Preschool Cost

According to The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies:

  • Full-time preschool averaged $3,800 -$10,900 in 2006.  The average annual cost of a 4-year-old in preschool care varies by state, according to a ranking prepared by USAToday.com. The most affordable states are Alabama, $3,000, and Nevada $3,200. The District of Columbia leads the pack at$10,900, followed closely by Massachusetts with an annual average of $10,700.
  • Parents home schooling preschoolers use a combination of “park” time with other children and at-home projects to socialize and teach the child. Everything preschool.com offers tips and project ideas to keep preschoolers engaged.
Apparently preschool prices have been rising 8% a year. The most expensive preschools in the country are (not surprisingly) in New York City:
-  Trevor Day School, where preschool tuition is $24,200.
- Horace Mann, annual tuition $26,880
The 4-year old students who get into these schools (and there’s a huge, super-competitive line to wait in) are given media centers with computers, auditoriums for music and acting performances, and massive gymnasiums with everything imaginable. I think it’s insane that people are spending college tuition on preschool but that’s how the 1% keep their edge. You get into a good preschool and you’re set for pretty much everything else– a good prep school then an Ivy League. It’s pretty ridiculous.
How Much Should Preschool Cost

How Much Should Preschool Cost

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How Much Should Preschool Cost

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One Response to “How Much Should Preschool Cost”

  1. Practical Parsimony

    10. May, 2012

    Preschool to prep for kindergarten to prep for elementary school to prep for high school to prep for college is pretty much ridiculous. Children who start school at seven-years old are just as prepared for college as the ones who are groomed early.

    Socialization is tops as a requirement of a preschool. Reading readiness skills can be fun–sorting colors and shapes, matching colors and shapes.

    My son went to “playschool” when he was three. That is what he did all day long–play. Granted, he learned to stand in line, take turns, relate to bullies and the mentally retarded, but educating him in the sense of having readers at the end of the year was not the goal. He colored, built things, played in sand or water.

    I think we paid $25 each month…long ago. It was held in a room added onto a home and taught by a grandmotherly type who read to them at naptime. She had no helpers and no oversight! People had to apply at birth to make sure they got one of the fifteen slots each year. She went to our church, so we went to the top of the list!

    But, there is no way that we would pay an exorbitant amount to give him access to a university degree. The prices you quoted are madness.
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