Anonymous wrote:We enrolled our kids in before and afterschool care offered by the school and drove the kids ourselves. It worked because we had the flexibility to drop off early and pick up late.
Anonymous wrote:We enrolled our kids in before and afterschool care offered by the school and drove the kids ourselves. It worked because we had the flexibility to drop off early and pick up late.
Anonymous wrote:OP here - my kids are in a private middle school with no bus service. I've been unable to find a carpool. We've considered an au pair, nanny, housekeeper -- all of the things you all have mentioned. I thought I would first try the simplest route as I am not too keen on having an au pair with us full time. Sounds like just for the car service it will be a minimum of $75 per day.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:$72 per day is a wild underestimate. No one will do this for $15/hour. You want someone to work, with their own car, from say 7:30-9 am and then again from 3-4:30 pm? The only possible person who might be willing to do this reliably would be a senior citizen neighbor with no one and no activities in their life.
Realistically, you'd be better off hiring a full-time housekeeper/nanny and paying them $25/hour + mileage. And then asking them to do other errands or housekeeping or whatever else you need during the 5 hours they aren't driving to/from school.
IME, rich people like us tend to say this all too reflexively, but it's just not the case.
I hired someone to do this for $15/hr for both of my kids. We provided the car. She drove to our house, picked up the car, then picked up the kids. She also cleaned during the PT hours (we only needed pick up). Started at $15/hr anyway, she did this for several years. That was in 2012. Hard to imagine the rates haven't changed.