So we've been trying to find a part time daycare center for my DD but so far the wait list is 9 months out or the center is full time only. Then this morning my current home provider tells me she doesn't want to work past this winter (awesome).
So now I need to accelerate my search for daycare which is very limited in my town. I've tried google and county website, but does anyone have care.com experiences, either good or bad that they could share with me? Is it worth paying for? I realize it may vary locally but really hoping for a minor miracle at this point.
Re: Experience with Care.com
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Another thing to keep in mind, is please for the love of anything holy, if you are trying out multiple people, clearly state that from the onset! The last position I took from their site I had no idea I didn't actually have the job after turning down SEVERAL offers throughout the months of July and August. The family had asked me to start part time through August and I would start full time in September, only to be told the last Friday of August "I'm so sorry but we have been trying out multiple people and we are just going to go with someone older that is willing to work for minimum wage." (I'm still really upset with this family for stringing me along this whole time)
This was my experience also, we had to weed through a ton of crap. I felt like people messaged me when they didn't have the qualifications, availability, or price range I was looking for, which only wasted both of our time.
I am not if this was only my personal experience, but nearly everyone who inquired about the position asked if they could bring their own child, which is a definite no for me.
While literally 100 people applied, I felt like a had a very few good options. Part of this was on me, because it was my first time hiring a nanny and I didn't know exactly what questions to ask. We ended up with a very underwhelming nanny, who lasted 7-8 months. Now DS is in daycare and we couldn't be happier.
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Rhys - born 04.17.2013
Harry - born 04.18.2016
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Nov siggy challenge: animals eating Thanksgiving food
Rhys - born 04.17.2013
Harry - born 04.18.2016
I completely understand where you're coming from. I know if I end going back to work after LO is born, it will cost us money. It wasn't my intention to say you specifically were being cheap, but when a physician and a lawyer are contacting you for a nanny position and don't want to pay more than $10 an hour, are you kidding me???
I completely understand where you're coming from. I know if I end going back to work after LO is born, it will cost us money. It wasn't my intention to say you specifically were being cheap, but when a physician and a lawyer are contacting you for a nanny position and don't want to pay more than $10 an hour, are you kidding me???
Just because someone makes more money than the average salary shouldn't mean they have to pay above industry standard for your location. We make good money and live in a nice neighborhood and I don't pay our babysitters any more than my friend whose husband makes 80k a year. To imply that a "doctor or lawyer" should pay more is kind of insulting.
Also if you are choosing to work as an independent contractor and pay your own taxes etc, that's yore prerogative.that still doesn't mean families should pay you more than the going rate in that city. If you want to make more, get a different job or accept the going rate in your area. $15-20 an hour is NOT the going rate in cities in North Carolina (where Pinot is from). Maybe in Boston, NYC, and LA.
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Nov siggy challenge: animals eating Thanksgiving food
Rhys - born 04.17.2013
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I'm sure you're aware that there are teirs to the level of service you're receiving, aka don't go into a nice restaurant expecting McDonald's prices, similarly don't pay McDonald's prices, expecting a quality service. The longest contract I had with a family I was making 13.50 an hour, and paid taxes out of that. I had twin infant boys and a 4 y/o girl.
I am not being judgemental about what you're paying your nanny. If that's what you can pay, and that's what she is comfortable making, then it's a great situation all around. (The family I was referring to had make a posting for a position in the $15-$25 an hour range then said they went with someone willing to work for minimum wage. Clearly not what you did, or said.)
I stopped using the site when I received four back to back text messages from different phone numbers from "a deaf woman who was moving to Florida right before school started and needed my help tonrun errands before she arrived with her son, and where is the closest McDonald's to your house?"
OK I say back to back, it was over the course of a few weeks. Scam much???
I've done both. Make sure you talk about it up front. I had one family who agreed on cash and then 1099'd me at the end of the year and I ended up paying like 3k that year and they weren't paying me much go begin with.
Obviously depending on where you live the pay will be different but if you want only cheap options a nanny might not be for you. I know I cost as much or if not more than daycare but I also cook, clean, do laundry, arrange playdates, drive 200+ miles a week to activities and school. And the child gets one on one learning time in the child's home.
In home family childcare is probably your cheapest option.
Thanks!!