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PT Nanny?

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DH and I are looking at the possibility of hiring a PT nanny. We have one LO right now with a second due in a few weeks. DD loves her daycare, but we'd alos love it if she could be home a couple days per week and it would be nice to have the two together. We did find someone we're interested in, but she's asking a bit more for an hourly rate than we expected. Granted, we knew we'd pay more, but when we did the math, it comes to an extra $4k per year for the two days. I guess I have two questions. One, is it rude to offer her a litlte less than she asked for if she seemed firm? And second, if you've had this kind of arrangement before, was it worth it to you?
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DS: 3/12/14

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    Just to clarify, both would attend daycare 3 days per week, with the nanny coming 2 days per week.
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    Two kids in daycare is expensive, but an extra 4k for them to be home PT, is a lot. There is no way my family could swing that. I guess I just don't see much of a benefit to them being home those 2 days, to make it worth the extra money. They are still being exposed to all the daycare germs, which is the main benefit to a FT nanny (IMO).
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    I agree with the PPer. If you are already in daycare PT, I don't see the point of not being there fulltime, especially at a much added cost.  

    We have a FT nanny and the kids don't go to daycare at all.  We pay a premium for this but it's worth it to us. 
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    I don't think the benefit of having the two kids together at home a couple of days a week will outweigh the extra cost of the nanny.  My DD and DS are 3 years apart and yes they interact but it's only for a few minutes at a time.  I don't think my kids would benefit (more than being at daycare) for being with each other all day.  It definitely doesn't seem worth it to me.
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  • eec129eec129 member
    Thanks, I'm really starting to rethink this situation a bit more now!
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    jlaOK said:
    I don't think the benefit of having the two kids together at home a couple of days a week will outweigh the extra cost of the nanny.  My DD and DS are 3 years apart and yes they interact but it's only for a few minutes at a time.  I don't think my kids would benefit (more than being at daycare) for being with each other all day.  It definitely doesn't seem worth it to me.
    Yea and FWIW, my kids are just now sort of starting to play together.  And still, it's really minimal. 
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  • *sparky**sparky* member
    The extra $4k/yr is not worth it if your kids are still in DC 3 days/wk IMO. You will still have DC illnesses to contend with and therefore sick days to take from work on the days you don't have the nanny. Also your kids may have a hard time going back and forth between DC and nanny.

    When figuring out your costs of having a nanny, don't forget to factor in a bonus, paid vacation and taxes. So if you haven't added all of that in already, it may end up being even more than $4k extra.

     

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