The Most Expensive Preschools
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According to Forbes, sending your child to one of these top pre-K's will set you back more than 25 grand a year. That's if junior can get in.
Want to know which preschools are the priciest? Click through this gallery and see plush preschools that have tuition bills to rival those of many private colleges.
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Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Where: Manhattan and Bronx, N.Y.
Founded in 1878 as a free kindergarten to children of the working poor, the tuition for this preschool is now an astounding $30,440. If you were wondering, this includes supplies, books, lunch and insurance!
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Bank Street
Where: Manhattan, N.Y.
Bank Street's Lower School program emphasizes concrete experience (e.g., blocks, cooking, trips) as vehicles for learning. A music teacher, Spanish teacher, librarian and a movement teacher work with each group. It takes a very limited number of 3-year-olds (16). Tuition is $27,450.
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92nd Street Y
Where: Manhattan, N.Y.
This preschool was once at the heart of a Citigroup scandal where it was alleged the CEO made a $1 million donation to try and help a prominent analyst's kids get in, in exhange for the analyst upgrading a company. The analyst was quoted as saying, "... it's statistically easier to get into the Harvard freshman class than it is to get into preschool at the 92nd Street Y." Tuition for full-day 4- and 5-year-olds is $21,400.
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St. Lukes Preschool
Where: San Francisco
Compared with some of the other preschools on the list, St. Lukes seems like a bargain at $13,169. But that doesn't mean it's any easier to get in. The Web site indicates not all applicants will be invited for a tour. The good news: Applications are accepted from birth.
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British School of Boston
Where: Boston
Recently named a "Best School" in the Best of Boston 2007, the school uses the British National curriculum. The teachers are recruited from the U.K. or international schools worldwide. Half-day preschool is $11,000, and all day is $20,400.
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