Daycare or Nanny part time?

jacir100

Hello, I am due in August and I am a freelancer that works from home in Charleston. I am trying to figure out if I should do daycare or hire a nanny/babysitter for 3 days a week. Does anyone know the costs of either in this area? I am originally from Boston so my ideas of costs are probably WAY higher than down here in Charleston. Any ideas would really help. 

Thank you!  

kriskearney

Not sure where you live (I am downtown) but there are very few daycare that do part time. La Petit in James Island does and I know a friend pays around 88/week for 2 days so may be around 130-150 for 3 days a week. (they may have another location too) You have to set the days to be the same each week.

 That would should be cheaper than a nanny which I think is around $10/hour. I visited 4 other day cares in James Island but they were all full time only.

kerribear1717

Most daycares I went to you paid for the week no matter what.  If you find otherwise great.  But if not I would say nanny.  Especially if you are working from home.  You can dictate everything and not worry about your LO.  GL!

kristinthomas09

I personally would go with a Nanny part time.  If you go with a daycare you can expect your baby to be sick (and yourself + husband) nonstop for about 6 months.  Daycare has lots of germs.  So most likely you will be spending a lot of time at home anyways with a sick baby.  With a nanny your baby is at home with you so if you wanted to still breast feed you have the ability.  I had both of my kids in daycare when I worked because there were no other options.  My son didnt start daycare until he was 3 months old and got RSV 3 times from daycare.