Reply to Daycare v Nanny Care

Forum Index » Infants, Toddlers, & Preschoolers

Reply to "Daycare v Nanny Care"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have worked in daycares and was also a nanny for 6 years (one family for 1 year and another family for 5 years). I can give you my thoughts based on my experience as a childcare provider. It's a personal choice and what works for one family might not work for other families. I also think it greatly depends on the provider. Daycares and nannies can't be painted with one broad brush. There are good and bad providers in both categories.

Generally speaking, the biggest benefit of a daycare is not having to find alternative childcare if a nanny is sick or unreliable. If you have a job with very little flexibility and/or don't have family or friends who can help in with childcare in a pinch, daycare is probably your best bet. On the flip side, a nanny can care for a sick child when a daycare would require them to be at home. When I was a nanny, my employers didn't have to miss work when a child had a fever.

Having a nanny is convenient because you don't have the burden of drop off/pick up. A nanny is also able to care for school age children when there is no school.

A nanny can assist with child related tasks like laundry.

Daycare has built-in socialization. However, nannies can also socialize by planning playdates, attending activities like story time, going to the park, etc. My charges and I were always out and about doing things. We stayed very busy!

Being an employer adds an extra layer of responsibility because you'll have to take care of payroll and everything associated with that. Some people don't want to deal with the hassle of that.

Other posters have given a lot of good pro/cons for both. You really need to trust your gut and go with what works best for your family. Good luck![/quote]

Many people love quickbooks! Administration is fun, I love my job.
My nanny didn't go many places and I see some kids bored or bullying each other at the park. Not pleasant. Maybe that park suk.
I like home daycares, they are small and have everything ine one place, a perfect learning place for all the learning areas for Early child development [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics