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[quote=Anonymous]I always thought a nanny was best for very young kids. We hired through an agency with a more thorough background check than the one I had as a fed. For my first born, she was great. Over time, she became less great, but we added in half-day three days a week preschool at 2 and it was working. Years 3-4 with the same nanny have not worked.

Turns out she is fine with one infant, but cannot take care of my 3 year old at all. She tries to bribe him with potato chips and candy to hang out with her (I’m not kidding). She told me she likes boys better (our second born is a girl) and misses my son (we started him at FT school when my mat leave ended bc it was clear she couldn’t manage the two, or even manage my 3 alone at all)

We are putting our youngest in daycare at 14 months. Not my favorite decision, but she’s already getting all the colds from her big brother and we love the center we send him to.

I think the very best nanny beats the very best center any day of the week. But even a person who starts as an excellent employee can become less so. Ours will have been with us for almost four years when we enroll the baby in daycare. If she was continuing to be great, we would eat the cost, have her take baby to some classes this year and then have baby do three halfdays of preschool at age 2.

Not good nannies, imo, can be way worse than your average accredited center.

For us, we could have searched for a new nanny but just felt like at 14 mos it was reasonable to transition. It saves about $25K/year, and we are fortunate cost wasn’t a driver or we would have enrolled both kids much younger.

I’m looking forward to having the house to myself while wfh and not coming home to messes. Once upon a time our nanny did light housework, now it’s messier when she leaves than we she arrived. I’m so over it.

Another consideration— I do not like being an employer. I don’t like talking raises, ins, vacation, performance. Frankly, I hate it. I’ll be so glad to be done with that![/quote]

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