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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why you would not hire a nanny if your kids are not school aged.  All the more if you have two or more kids. Heck, I have one five year old and I am thinking of hiring a nanny.  [/quote]

Your inability to understand that not everyone can afford a nanny, for whom you have to pay a competitive rate, insurance, taxes, workers comp, potentially overtime, says A LOT about your privilege.  [/quote]

We did a nanny temporarily for one infant and it ended up being about 2x the cost of our infant daycare slot incl. taxes, payroll company, parking spot, and required workers comp insurance.  Before COVID, we had one infant in daycare and one preschooler in a subsidized year-round program.  I assume we'd need to pay an even higher hourly rate to a nanny for two children.  Parents aren't usually able to double their childcare costs indefinitely and without warning (and I'm assuming they aren't also paying to hold their daycare spots).  Plus, where would a nanny and the children go in our tiny apartment while we telework all day?  FWIW, our current solution has been moving in with grandparents far away, which is not a long-term solution and not an option that most parents have.  I don't know what we'll do when our Federal jobs want us back in the office.
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