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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a 4.5 year-old and a baby just over 1. Baby in full day daycare and the older one has done DCPS PreK + aftercare for the past two years which he loved. Now in summer camp + aftercare, though he deeply misses all his school friends (who scatter to the wind during the summer).

Two kids is wild. One of us is home by 545 with the kids, dinner, play, bath time, etc. Our oldest kid won't go to bed at 715pm anymore and is stretching out bed time + longer daylight hours. We don't get a free moment until 9pm; it's killing us. Have a long list of babysitters and we rotate through them, it's been nice to get out of the house in the evening once the baby is down for the night.

Strongly considering an au pair. We can afford it ($250K x 2 jobs). Would be super helpful for getting kids ready in the AM, picking up our oldest kid from school/camp, packing the lunch box, etc. [/quote]

Get a real nanny. At your income you can afford it and sounds like you really need the help[/quote]

Why get a "real nanny"? I'd need to hire a top-notch nanny for her to cover everything my baby does in his Montessori daycare (with instructors who have college degrees). So probably at least $70K after-tax to get a high quality nanny. Doesn't seem worth it.

Literally only need an extra set of hands for 1 hour in the morning and 3 hours in the evening. Plus have an au pair do sporadic kid stuff - laundry, lunch boxes, straightening up their rooms - throughout the week. I don't think an au pair would even hit 40 hours with us in a week. [/quote]

You do you.  I'm not a fan of kids taking care of kids and especially babies. [/quote]
What are you talking about?  Our au pair is 26 with a college degree.  She's using her au pair year to perfect her English so she can get a job with a multinational company when she goes home.  She's absolutely an adult and is fantastic.

At our aftercare a parent came to pick up their kid with their leashed dog.  Apparently a kid asked to pet the dog and the adult said okay.  Then the dog lunged and bit the child in the face.  The bleeding kid ran to the bathroom.  The parent with the dog left.  The aftercare staff saw *none* of this, even though all the kids were aware and there was a big commotion.  When the parent of the bleeding kid showed up for pickup the staff still had no idea.  The kid ended up needing several stitches on his face.  It was a huge deal at our school.

I don't even consider aftercare to be childcare--no one actually watches or cares for the kids.  It's basically a fee you pay so your child can hang at the school until you get off work.  We're much happier with our au pair.[/quote]

Sounds like it worked out for you. 
Most au pairs are teenagers[/quote]

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