I was running some number for my niece who is 16 months old and what her college is going to cost when I came across the LAUMC Children's Center in the area where I live. These parents must be the super obsessed types that you read about in the newspapers (or those in Japan) because they are paying $2,700 a year for a 2 year old's education (talk about starting them young) and $6,500 for a 5 year old's education. For the entire preschool (remember, the child hasn't even hit kindergarten yet) you're looking at tuition costs of $16,800 (better start saving the second the kid is conceived)
Of course, I did a bit more research and found that those numbers weren't anything. The Third Street Music School in New York charges $9,150 for 5 morning classes a week for a total of $36,600 for those 3 - 6 years old. I don't think my college education cost that much and there are certainly a lot of colleges where you could get a degree for less than that.
I'm thinking that maybe I should get into the prestigious preschool business...
$36,600 For Preschool Tuition
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I had a friend who can not pay her bills but was paying the BIG BUCKS to put her child in a fancy preschool - felt guilty because she works I guess. For the most part I did not *get it* in the least, but after raving on and on about my son's daycare, she ended up switching over. She said she now pays 1/2 as much for FT care as she used to pay for PT care. I never thought she would switch gears, she was so set on the fancy education, but I guess it is a good example of just setting an example and people will see that you don't have to pay big bucks for quality. & yes her child is thriving way more at discount care...
Go for it - it is a GOOD business - LOL. You just tell the parents their kids will amount to nothing unless they go to a $36k preschool. They believe it!
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$36,600 for an entire preschool education sounds like a bargain.
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