Nanny Search in the Indy Northside/Carmel Area

jennadailey

Hi ladies,

I'm not due until January, but I know that I'll be going back to work and want to start figuring out childcare.  I would really like a nanny and have a friend due around the same time that might be in as well, but I don't know where to start!  I hear people talk about care.com and something called au pair?  Anyone in the Indy area who has found a nanny in the past have recommendations of how to go about finding candidates?  I'd also be curious in standard pricing if you're willing to share.

 Thanks in advance!

emilyec1

I'm not usually active on this board but was searching for something today and just happened to see your post! I ultimately found our nanny through a referral service, but I did lots of searching and a few interviews on care.com and sittercity.com. I thought that the quality of candidates on sittercity was better but I would recommend trying both. An au pair is a nanny who actually lives in your home with you; usually you don't actually pay her or you pay a reduced fee because you are providing living expenses for her in exchange for her childcare services.

I pay $13 an hour but I have twin infants. I think the standard range will be between $10-$15/hour depending on how many infants there are to care for an the quality and quantity of experience that the nanny has. 

jennadailey

Awesome, thank you for the info!!