Family · official-source review · reviewed 2026-10-26
A deposit and a monthly tuition arrive together, and the savings balance has to hold both before the first day.
Turn a savings balance, a deposit, and a monthly tuition into the months covered and the first-year gap.
Families enrolling a child in a preschool or a nursery program with a deposit.
Use the source document or official route that applies to your situation. This guide does not contact another person or verify external information.
Ask whether the deposit is credited to tuition or kept as a separate fee.
Use the monthly figure after any sibling or early-payment discount.
Use the money set aside for care, not the general savings account.
The App subtracts the deposit first, then divides by the monthly tuition.
The gap is what the deposit and savings do not cover in the first 12 months.
A $600 deposit and $800 a month leave $4,800 of a $5,400 balance, which covers 6 months. A full year costs $10,200, so $4,800 is missing.
Use your own source and details. The example is not a record about a real person or organization.
Two enrollment plans. Both are examples.
Both cases are examples, not records about a real person. The bars show the same numbers the free App computes.
U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau / ChildCare.gov · reviewed 2026-10-26
What this source supports: Child care is one of the largest household expenses for families with young children, and backup care adds unexpected cost.
Source limit: Local rates vary widely; use actual provider quotes for your own budget.
These sources support the statements above. They do not show that every person needs this guide. They do not show a specific result.
This guide divides the numbers you enter. It does not reserve a place or include meals, transport, or fee rises.
Local rates vary widely; use actual provider quotes for your own budget.
Use current instructions from the responsible organization. This guide is a planning aid, not an official decision or a substitute for qualified advice.
Turn savings, a deposit, and a monthly tuition into months covered and a first-year gap.
This App divides the numbers you enter. It does not reserve a place or include meals, transport, or fee rises.
You enter every number yourself. The sources support the method and the limits. They do not produce a result for your specific case. Keep the original documents next to the sheet you build.
The App computes the worked example with your own numbers, in your browser.
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Turn savings, a deposit, and a monthly tuition into months covered and a first-year gap.
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