NYC mom exposes crazy high cost of Big Apple day camp adding up to over $10K per kid

They’re spending lots on their tots as the weather gets hot. New York City moms and dads aren’t sweating the small stuff this summer.They are, however, sweating bullets over the big tuition fees — some totaling over $30,000 — imposed by Big Apple day camps, as well as aftercare babysitters, for their kiddos. “The cost of summer camp in New York City will blow your mind,” Chelsea Stelly, a Manhattan-based mother of three sons, captioned a toe-curling clip in which she reveals the exorbitant expense of summertime childcare across the boroughs. The money-minded mama, a self-proclaimed “recovering Wall Streeter,” offered four examples of the camps she’s considering for her brood of boys, including full-day and half-day sports programs. Unfortunately for the brunette and other parents working 9-to-5 or beyond, most local camps conclude at approximately 4:00 p.m., forcing folks to hire childcare professionals to mind their little ones until the end-of-day whistle blows. “I have three kids so [I’m] looking at $33,000 just for summer camp,” said Stelly of the highest amount she may pay this season. For the fortunate few, cutting a hefty check to a luxury summer camp is no big deal. In fact, a faction of the affluent even send their kids to chichi sleepaways in style, chartering private planes to transport them from concrete jungle to the scenic landscapes of New England for seven-week stays at $20,000 a pup. The slightly less lavish are shipping their children off for international getaways in Morocco, Amsterdam, Poland and Switzerland, where camps cost roughly $800 for the entire summer session. Stelly, whose cheapest NYC childcare option is sports day camp, with hours of operations  from 8:30 a.m.

to 4:15 p.m., seeking $9,350 per kid.“That sounds reasonable until you realize that camp ends around 4:00 p.m.,” she groaned.“So if you work, you’re adding a babysitter at $35 an hour to bridge you to 6:00 p.m.

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