anyone change from daycare to nanny?

JessieJH · April 2013

Hi all,

We pay a sickening amount IMO for daycare. For that amount I expect my kid to be on cloud 9 most of the time. Instead we have daily troubles at drop off and almost weekly diaper rash (never occurs when she's on our watch at home). We went with a daycare because DD will be an only child and we wanted her around other kiddos, but now it's just now seeming to work. The staff seems to change up a lot and I really think she needs more consistency. I'm considering hiring a nanny or au pair (spelling?).

Has anyone switched? I have no idea what to expect in terms of salary (we live in Seattle so I imagine it's going to be a lot). Should I expect to pay payroll taxes for a nanny? Have you done background checks? If I do this I want to have a good situation for us and the nanny. I would want them to have a competitive salary and set up, but how do I know that that is for one child? I even have thought about approaching one woman who my daughter adores and who has babysat for us about coming to work for us, but I have no idea how her daycare salary (I know they have no benefits) would compare to a nanny salary.

If anyone has a nanny or au pair I'd love to hear your experiences. I know that financially this is going to be tough, but I think it may be the right thing to do in our situation.

Thanks!

Sept07b2b · April 2013

In my experience a nanny is significantly more expensive than a DC for 1 child. You will be responsible for paying taxes, including payroll and in most states unemployment and potentially workers comp. A lot of people also engage a third party se

nebraska84 · April 2013

I live just south of you in Olympia and we do a nanny-ish type of sitter. LO goes to her home and she watches her 10 month old and our LO. I pay her 40 dollars a day, and this will decrease next year (I'm a teacher) because LO will be easier to care for.

NatnDyl · April 2013

I didn't know there were more 212'ers nearby! I work in Seattle.

Second, I second the idea of a nanny share, or using an agency to find someone you can trust. Our dentist has has an au pair for her LO and found her through an agency. I can

SevenT7Switch · April 2013

I live in the Auburn/Kent area, and we have a nanny. She also has four kiddos of her own (2 teens, a 6 yo, and a 4 yo). It is perfect! My little guy gets doted on by her whole family. Seriously, the two youngest wait at the window every morni

JessieJH · April 2013

thanks for the Breadlove and Care.com references. I will check those out. I think we pay about 10/hour now for daycare when I calculate it over the month. 15/hr wouldn't be that much more than I expected, though the nanny share idea sounds tempting (if

JessieJH · April 2013

Seven... I love the idea of a nanny who would bring her own LO's over. It would be great for my daughter to have other LO's to play with. :-)

But 20/hour- yikes! It's a lot to chew off, but I completely understand since Seattle is so e

SevenT7Switch · April 2013

I've had quite a few friends work at generic daycares, such as Kindercare. They made anywhere from minimum wage to $12ish dollars an hour. However, none of these were downtown, nor at some of the fancier places. I'd be super surprised if they are making o

JessieJH · April 2013

Thanks Seven. At our first daycare (this is our second which we thought would be wonderful due to being a Montessori with great reviews) we had a woman in the infant room that we adored and she loves our daughter and has continued to babysat. I am hoping

hizah05 · April 2013

I've always considered a nanny to be someone who comes to your house, not you to there's. That would be more of an in home day care provider which is usually cheaper. I agree that nannies are at least 15 per hour or more.

Anyway, my cousin h

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