Tuscaloosa Area Moms

whitjboyd · May 2011

Hey ladies, I am having to go back to work on July 5th and I am looking for a nanny to watch Townsend while I go back to work at our home full time. If you ladies know of anyone that might be interested please have them email me at whitjboyd@gmail.com. Thanks!!

missmiss307 · May 2011

So you are looking for someone to keep him at your home?

whitjboyd · May 2011

Yes

missmiss307 · May 2011

I will ask around, but I think the only people I know would keep them at their own home (one who keeps my child and another who has a one-year-old).

MissLMS · May 2011

Sorry I can't be of much help. You might try www.care.com.

Like Misty, my child also goes to a sitter but it's in the sitter's home, not our own house.

whitjboyd · May 2011

just curious...How much do you guys pay for them to go to the sitter's house and is it M-F 8 to 5? He is my first and I am so paranoid...I know I am being so silly about this. One of the reason why I said to watch him at our house is because where I work and where I live we share a corner. So basically I walk to work everday and if there is a problem my manager will let me walk home because I am so close.

MissLMS · May 2011

My DD only goes to a sitter 3.5 days a week.

But, if you send your DS to an in-home sitter at her house for a normal 8-5, M-F schedule, I would expect to pay anywhere between $400 to $525 a month on average. (Misty, would you agree that this is about normal?)

If you plan on having someone watch your son in your home, it would likely be $6 to $10 an hour... or $1,000 a month or more if you work 40 hours a week. While we'd love to have an in-home sitter, it's just too expensive for us. We feel lucky though because our sitter lives next door to us, so DD is never far away from home.

missmiss307 · May 2011

Yeah, I'd say between $400 and $525 is about right. We pay $20/day for about 7:30-5:30. It works out nicely that way because we don't have to pay for days like today when we are both off work and can keep him at home.

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