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February 2014 Moms
Nikkijo1022
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In home daycare vs. care in our home and $ question
Nikkijo1022
member
Hi 
We had originally planned to send LO to an in home setting where they charge $800/month. It's a nice place- 2 adults there and 7-8 other kids. LO would be youngest by just a few months.
DH works a 6 on 3 off rotation and so we don't need full time care (average 20 hours a week of care) but because the days aren't consistent we can't find any in home facility that will allow us to pay for a part time spot.
Enter care.com! I put an add up for someone to come to us and welcome to bring their child. I was a little skeptical but ended up finding someone amazing who has a LO who will be 5 months older than mine.
On the site there is a payment calculator where you can enter your zip code etc. And get the "going rate" for 20 hours a week in our are is give or take $800 month. Just to give you an idea of the costs. I know it can vary in each region.
So my questions.... How much less do you think we could/should pay (or not) if someone is bringing their own child and essentially getting free childcare? I would just assume if I brought my son I would get paid less than I did when I was nannying right our of college.
Am I crazy for not taking the spot at the in home? We would pay for the full week and have care anytime vs only when DH is working with the nanny. Spots in a daycare Are hard to come by in my town. (No large childcare center) but I can't help but love the idea of LO in his own home and obviously the convenience of him just being here so no drop offs/ pick ups and getting him packed up and ready in the AM. And possibly saving some money.
Thoughts... Experience? Thanks for reading!!
We had originally planned to send LO to an in home setting where they charge $800/month. It's a nice place- 2 adults there and 7-8 other kids. LO would be youngest by just a few months.
DH works a 6 on 3 off rotation and so we don't need full time care (average 20 hours a week of care) but because the days aren't consistent we can't find any in home facility that will allow us to pay for a part time spot.
Enter care.com! I put an add up for someone to come to us and welcome to bring their child. I was a little skeptical but ended up finding someone amazing who has a LO who will be 5 months older than mine.
On the site there is a payment calculator where you can enter your zip code etc. And get the "going rate" for 20 hours a week in our are is give or take $800 month. Just to give you an idea of the costs. I know it can vary in each region.
So my questions.... How much less do you think we could/should pay (or not) if someone is bringing their own child and essentially getting free childcare? I would just assume if I brought my son I would get paid less than I did when I was nannying right our of college.
Am I crazy for not taking the spot at the in home? We would pay for the full week and have care anytime vs only when DH is working with the nanny. Spots in a daycare Are hard to come by in my town. (No large childcare center) but I can't help but love the idea of LO in his own home and obviously the convenience of him just being here so no drop offs/ pick ups and getting him packed up and ready in the AM. And possibly saving some money.
Thoughts... Experience? Thanks for reading!!
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Re: In home daycare vs. care in our home and $ question
Is the in-home licensed? Because that would be important to me.
We pay more for our two kids to be in an in-home than we would to have someone come to our home. I really like the interaction they get with other kids.
We had a nanny for a brief time, and I loved not having to worry about drop off and pick up. The downside is if nanny is sick (or her LO) you are stuck with no childcare. If nanny is late, you're late. So finding someone who is reliable is very important.
I will say as LO got older (by 18m-2yr) his need to get out and interact with other kids outweighed the convenience of being at home. One of the reasons we switched to group care at a center. But if she's bringing along a child that may not be as problematic. The other downside of care in your home is that usually means the kids can be get bored - same toys, etc. Again this is largely thinking long term. Babies are a lot easier to entertain since everything is brand new.
There are going to be pros/cons to both options. I don't think you're crazy for not going with daycare though. But you'll want to pay a nanny well if she's really a great nanny she'll be worth it.
I agree with previous posters that you should not pay less because she is bringing her own kid.
I think what I said came across wrong!
What I meant was- (IMO) the going rate for a "nanny" is based on the fact that your child will get 1 on 1 care. When I nannied I was with the child all day, did laundry for the child, loaded/unloaded dishwasher, swept and vaccumed etc. When he was sleeping. Took him to play groups and his activitys (little tumblers class) and took him to his weekly speech appt. I think the pay was higher bc I was doing more than just watching him, using my own gas etc.
I think having someone come to our home and bring their child is a little different. Yes it will be harder with 2 little ones because their care is split 2 ways. Just like the in home family facility doesn't charge $10/hour like a nanny would because their care is split between many kids.
As a first time mom with major anxiety as it is, I'm very very picky and definitely don't want to "bargain shop" for care. I haven't left LO for a night yet! I honestly just didn't know if those that bring their child would make the same as someone who doesn't as the only experience I have is nannying and what my parents paid back in the 1980's lol.
Thank you!
That said, I *used* to complain alot about the cost of daycare pre-baby, but after spending 10 weeks home taking care of my little fussbucket I think daycare should charge twice as much! They don't get paid enough to deal with that!
I ask because that's kind of where my post is coming from.
In our area the going rate (for one child) bringing him somewhere would cost us around $5/hour ($40/day) that's significantly less than a nanny but they also don't offer part time care. Ie: you pay when LO isn't there.
If someone came to us as a nanny or nightly babysitter I would pay them $10/hour. My question is because the person is coming to me but bringing her child I see it as kind of in between a nanny and in home facility. Maybe I'm wrong in thinking this?