When Rhea, a marketing professional in a MNC, gave birth to her second child, she & her husband debated whether it made more sense financially for her to return to work or stay back home, caring for children. The part of the city where she stayed, daycare comes at the huge cost. When she eventually decided to return to work, she found cost to be an important factor as she searched for a daycare for her children.<\/p>\n
On the other hand Swati a stayathome was considering preschool for her second child, but worried about the high fees she had delayed the decision.<\/p>\n
Rhea & Swati are like many moms who struggle with the decision of the best preschool or daycare support for their children & that isn\u2019t cheap. Infant care in most cases is the costliest.<\/p>\n
Here are a few tips to help you lower your childcare cost.<\/p>\n
1. Determine your cost \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n Putting a number against what you can afford as a monthly childcare cost gives you a great start for evaluating your options with respect to preschool or daycare<\/p>\n