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

[Anonymous]

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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.

I doubt her homeowners would cover her full time babysitting but it's being professional.

[Anonymous]

Take it. It sounds great. Don't bring up the camera thing, that's weird to say.

[Anonymous]

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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.

It’s $15 per hour per family.

If you consider that high for childcare I feel incredibly sorry for your nanny.

[Anonymous]

What’s the plan if something goes wrong or your kid gets injured? I’d also be concerned that the arrangement could end at any moment since you don’t have a contract. I wouldn’t take my name off waitlists.

[Anonymous]

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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.

It’s $15 per hour per family.

If you consider that high for childcare I feel incredibly sorry for your nanny.

I'd never higher a nanny. And, I'd never do what OP is saying

[Anonymous]

Sounds great. And how rude of your husband to presume a woman should just do this sort of work for free because she “doesn’t need the money.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s the plan if something goes wrong or your kid gets injured? I’d also be concerned that the arrangement could end at any moment since you don’t have a contract. I wouldn’t take my name off waitlists.

Those are valid concerns. I hope if my child is injured in her home she’d offer to pay medical expenses?

I’m honestly asking what are your options if your child is injured at daycare or with a nanny in your home?

They definitely have the money to pay for it. And if need be I’d guess we’d sue?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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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.

It’s $15 per hour per family.

If you consider that high for childcare I feel incredibly sorry for your nanny.

I'd never higher a nanny. And, I'd never do what OP is saying

Higher than what?

I’m going to assume you own a home daycare and are angry people prefer situations like this. Home daycares have a bad reputation for a reason. I’ve seen licensed centers (both home and traditional) that I wouldn’t even send a dog to.

[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.

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.

This is closer to a nanny share than a nanny. $18 per hour per child (so $36 total) would be a good salary in that situation. If she was being paid for both kids it's equivalent to a $72,000 salary if she chose to work full time with no overtime. $550 a week is also more than 3 days at centers that have a 3 day option.

I am the one who wrote what's above about it being just for fun. Now that I see it's per week, and that she has a lot of experience, I would worry less about that. I mean, of course she could still quit, but she knows what nannying entails, and she's asking for an appropriate rate.

[Anonymous]

It sounds good and reasonable for nanny share pricing. Even if they are wealthy she should still charge what she is worth.

[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.

This is closer to a nanny share than a nanny. $18 per hour per child (so $36 total) would be a good salary in that situation. If she was being paid for both kids it's equivalent to a $72,000 salary if she chose to work full time with no overtime. $550 a week is also more than 3 days at centers that have a 3 day option.

I am the one who wrote what's above about it being just for fun. Now that I see it's per week, and that she has a lot of experience, I would worry less about that. I mean, of course she could still quit, but she knows what nannying entails, and she's asking for an appropriate rate.

OP also said the woman was prepping and providing homemade meals (2X) and snacks for her daughter. I assume that’s the extra $50 per week.

OP, I’m very curious where you live?

[Anonymous]

Hard pass.

[Anonymous]

Definitely would try this! (BTW this is consistent with CA law - you never know who might be lurking 😉)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely would try this! (BTW this is consistent with CA law - you never know who might be lurking 😉)

That’s true.

I am in CA. I guess childcare is just much pricier here than DC. I figured it would be the same. $550 is a deal to me for what we are getting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She's clearly not doing it for the money, but for her kid's benefit. I'd go for it.

I mean $2,200 a month, most likely tax free, isn’t nothing. That is a pretty nice side hustle and it gives her kid a playmate as well.