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Nanny vs. Daycare: What's Best for Your Kid?
I'm about to become a mother and I leave in New York City , but I have not decided yet what would be better for my child (I'm not going to stay home, I'll work from home from time to time, but not every day ). What would you do? I'll appreciate some real with nannies experience.
Anonymous
11/03/18 at 1:21PM UTC
If money wasn’t an issue, i’d say nanny. But realistically speaking, a nanny isn’t financially possible for a lot of people. Especially if you’re living in one of the most expensive cities like New York.
Anonymous
11/03/18 at 12:39AM UTC
I've only done nannies, not daycare because I have such an intense work schedule that I just needed the flexibility I could get with a full-time nanny. I can't compare it with daycare but I do know that my young kids got sick a lot and nannies will work when your kids get sick whereas daycare doesn't allow you to bring sick kids in for fear of contaminating / infecting others. Obviously it can be more expensive to have a nanny but if you have multiple kids (like I do), the cost actually ends up working out because typically you're not paying your nanny 4x to take care of four (thank god). Also, another consideration is that you are obviously putting a lot more trust in a single individual rather than an "institution" so you have to find someone that you REALLY trust.
Anonymous
11/03/18 at 3:57PM UTC
There are definitely pros and cons to both. It’s definitely less work for a parent to have someone who can come to your home and cook and do laundry for the kids. But you are putting a lot of trust in one person. One challenge that I found is a lot of day cares close early - like 6 pm. So you always need at least one parent who can finish up work on the early side.
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