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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate that and have avoided doing that to my child through conscious choices. Some things that have worked for us included hiring a nanny when the child was young and reducing hours to work part time. Of course that was all done in a thoughtful manner with lots of planning. Times are suddenly tough now that the meanest of the bullies are in charge and no one has been given the courtesy of time to make alternative plans. It's not easy to hire a good  nanny with less than a week's notice to work in the office fulltime with NO flexibility to telework. Sadly it is families and children who are being effected the most. Every family has to do what they have to do to survive.[/quote]Are you saying one on one time with a nanny is preferable to learning and playing with a group of peer and caregivers? If yes, please explain how it is definitively better? [/quote]

A nanny was preferable in my situation so that the child could relax with downtime at home. I didn't want my child in a structured environment for the entire day. 8+ hours is a long day when most young children are only awake 12 hours a day. No one said anything about keeping a child away from peer groups. Kids can go to school and have after school nannies.[/quote]

This is my philosophy as well. Kids go to preschool/elementary school and do some after school activities. They are otherwise at home with our nanny. To me this is preferable particularly for babies and toddlers - I think being in daycare all day is too much stimulation for them and it’s nice for them to be able to have downtime and nap in their own bedrooms/cribs/beds. Daycare costs these days are similar to a nanny, and once you have two kids in daycare a nanny makes sense. Obviously preschool is an additional cost, but the difference isn’t crazy.[/quote]

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