Is this childcare situation strange or too good to be true?

[Anonymous]

I think she wants money that will go towards food and toys, and a little extra for her efforts. The draw for her is a playmate for her kid.

[Anonymous]

It's not that exorbitantly cheap. I paid less for licensed full time in home daycare in NOVA. I would stop over thinking it and go for it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:$550 a week or a month? You posted both.

I'd check references really carefully. But I would do that anyway. It could be great, but I would worry a little that she's doing this because she thinks it's fun, or because she's focused on the benefit to her own child, and that she might quit abruptly if she realizes it isn't that fun to have 2, or that she might prioritize her daughter over your child.

A week. Most daycares for toddlers around here run about $800 a week. Granted they offer more hours but I really don’t need more than 30.

I’ve called three references but she offered a long list. She was a professional nanny for 15 years.

Yes, honestly my biggest concern is her deciding it’s not worth it but I guess that could happen with any nanny, even one in our home.

I actually think that is a very appropriate weekly price. She is watching her own kid, too. She isn't a licensed daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$550 a week or a month? You posted both.

I'd check references really carefully. But I would do that anyway. It could be great, but I would worry a little that she's doing this because she thinks it's fun, or because she's focused on the benefit to her own child, and that she might quit abruptly if she realizes it isn't that fun to have 2, or that she might prioritize her daughter over your child.

I imagine its a month because $18/hr for someone to watch your kid and theirs doesn't sound so low that people would be telling OP its too good to be true

No, a week. Which believe it or not is several hundred dollars cheaper than most decent daycares locally (that don’t have openings anyways).

We didn’t speak to a single nanny offering less than $20-25 an hour and I know many see the perks of having the child in your home but it has not worked for me. I have friends with nannies paying four figured a week easily.

But this isn't a nanny. She is a SAHM home with her own kid and you are bringing your kid over just three days per week. I would not pay much more than what she is offering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$550 a week or a month? You posted both.

I'd check references really carefully. But I would do that anyway. It could be great, but I would worry a little that she's doing this because she thinks it's fun, or because she's focused on the benefit to her own child, and that she might quit abruptly if she realizes it isn't that fun to have 2, or that she might prioritize her daughter over your child.

I imagine its a month because $18/hr for someone to watch your kid and theirs doesn't sound so low that people would be telling OP its too good to be true

No, a week. Which believe it or not is several hundred dollars cheaper than most decent daycares locally (that don’t have openings anyways).

We didn’t speak to a single nanny offering less than $20-25 an hour and I know many see the perks of having the child in your home but it has not worked for me. I have friends with nannies paying four figured a week easily.

But this isn't a nanny. She is a SAHM home with her own kid and you are bringing your kid over just three days per week. I would not pay much more than what she is offering.

It’s still the cheapest option we’ve received.

There was a home daycare that was $500 a week but it was really not great. Lots of old broken plastic toys and snot nosed kids.

This house looks like a PB Kids catalogue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$550 a week or a month? You posted both.

I'd check references really carefully. But I would do that anyway. It could be great, but I would worry a little that she's doing this because she thinks it's fun, or because she's focused on the benefit to her own child, and that she might quit abruptly if she realizes it isn't that fun to have 2, or that she might prioritize her daughter over your child.

A week. Most daycares for toddlers around here run about $800 a week. Granted they offer more hours but I really don’t need more than 30.

I’ve called three references but she offered a long list. She was a professional nanny for 15 years.

Yes, honestly my biggest concern is her deciding it’s not worth it but I guess that could happen with any nanny, even one in our home.

I actually think that is a very appropriate weekly price. She is watching her own kid, too. She isn't a licensed daycare.

This. It makes sense to give a discount for being part time and unlicensed. It sounds like she's a lucky find but not too good to be true. I'd try to get character references/background check to be safe but I would be more suspicious at a lower price!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$550 a week or a month? You posted both.

I'd check references really carefully. But I would do that anyway. It could be great, but I would worry a little that she's doing this because she thinks it's fun, or because she's focused on the benefit to her own child, and that she might quit abruptly if she realizes it isn't that fun to have 2, or that she might prioritize her daughter over your child.

A week. Most daycares for toddlers around here run about $800 a week. Granted they offer more hours but I really don’t need more than 30.

I’ve called three references but she offered a long list. She was a professional nanny for 15 years.

Yes, honestly my biggest concern is her deciding it’s not worth it but I guess that could happen with any nanny, even one in our home.

I actually think that is a very appropriate weekly price. She is watching her own kid, too. She isn't a licensed daycare.

Yeah, it’s certainly not alarmingly low. She probably took the average weekly price and knocked it down due to those factors.

[Anonymous]

That's an insane amount of money for 3 days in her home, which is easy for her. Hard no if she's not willing to become licensed. For that amount she should be licensed.

[Anonymous]

Hierarchy of Childcare Options by Pay:

- Nanny
- High End Daycare Center
- Nanny Share
- Daycare Center
- Home Daycare
- Grandma & Grandpa

It’s hard to place where OPs childcare situation. I’d say between Nanny Share & High End Daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$550 a week or a month? You posted both.

I'd check references really carefully. But I would do that anyway. It could be great, but I would worry a little that she's doing this because she thinks it's fun, or because she's focused on the benefit to her own child, and that she might quit abruptly if she realizes it isn't that fun to have 2, or that she might prioritize her daughter over your child.

I imagine its a month because $18/hr for someone to watch your kid and theirs doesn't sound so low that people would be telling OP its too good to be true

No, a week. Which believe it or not is several hundred dollars cheaper than most decent daycares locally (that don’t have openings anyways).

We didn’t speak to a single nanny offering less than $20-25 an hour and I know many see the perks of having the child in your home but it has not worked for me. I have friends with nannies paying four figured a week easily.

But this isn't a nanny. She is a SAHM home with her own kid and you are bringing your kid over just three days per week. I would not pay much more than what she is offering.

$10-12 an hour is more reasonable given this isn't her job, she isn't paying taxes on it, she's not licensed and she has her own child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hierarchy of Childcare Options by Pay:

- Nanny
- High End Daycare Center
- Nanny Share
- Daycare Center
- Home Daycare
- Grandma & Grandpa

It’s hard to place where OPs childcare situation. I’d say between Nanny Share & High End Daycare.

Nanny share and day care can be equal but I'd put this at the very bottom as the woman is not licensed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That's an insane amount of money for 3 days in her home, which is easy for her. Hard no if she's not willing to become licensed. For that amount she should be licensed.

Where do you live? We do a nanny share in our home and on our own we are paying $600 a week for about 40 hours.

There are cheaper options, there always are but is it worth it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$550 a week or a month? You posted both.

I'd check references really carefully. But I would do that anyway. It could be great, but I would worry a little that she's doing this because she thinks it's fun, or because she's focused on the benefit to her own child, and that she might quit abruptly if she realizes it isn't that fun to have 2, or that she might prioritize her daughter over your child.

I imagine its a month because $18/hr for someone to watch your kid and theirs doesn't sound so low that people would be telling OP its too good to be true

No, a week. Which believe it or not is several hundred dollars cheaper than most decent daycares locally (that don’t have openings anyways).

We didn’t speak to a single nanny offering less than $20-25 an hour and I know many see the perks of having the child in your home but it has not worked for me. I have friends with nannies paying four figured a week easily.

But this isn't a nanny. She is a SAHM home with her own kid and you are bringing your kid over just three days per week. I would not pay much more than what she is offering.

It’s still the cheapest option we’ve received.

There was a home daycare that was $500 a week but it was really not great. Lots of old broken plastic toys and snot nosed kids.

This house looks like a PB Kids catalogue

So, she has a spending habit she needs to maintain. If she were on the up and up she'd get a license. A nice home doesn't mean good care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hierarchy of Childcare Options by Pay:

- Nanny
- High End Daycare Center
- Nanny Share
- Daycare Center
- Home Daycare
- Grandma & Grandpa

It’s hard to place where OPs childcare situation. I’d say between Nanny Share & High End Daycare.

Nanny share and day care can be equal but I'd put this at the very bottom as the woman is not licensed.

Why would she get a licensed for one extra kid? OP already said in her state it’s not required? The insurance cost for that wouldn’t cover the payment she’s receiving and she’d end up having to take on more children to cut even.

I’ve ran a home daycare. I stopped because it was an impossible game.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That's an insane amount of money for 3 days in her home, which is easy for her. Hard no if she's not willing to become licensed. For that amount she should be licensed.

Where do you live? We do a nanny share in our home and on our own we are paying $600 a week for about 40 hours.

There are cheaper options, there always are but is it worth it?

A nanny share is a different situation than this one. That also seems high for a share.