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[quote=Anonymous]Thank you! The 20 hours per week includes a weekly date night (that was one of the 3 nights mentioned. we could cut that out if necessary to get it to 15 hours).

I have thought (seriously) about an au pair but am hesitant for a few reasons: #1, I am reluctant to pay so much when I know I will not be using anywhere close to the amount of hours. We really can't afford to do that and keep our daughter in preschool. I also can't afford for the au pair to have a car, which I think would be really critical in our area (Fairfax County). Essentially, we would be stretching our budget to the absolute max - really going overboard - to just pay for the agency fee and weekly salary. When you add in the extra food costs, transportation costs, that kind of thing, I just don't think we can comfortably afford it, and I'm not really willing to stretch to make it happen when considering that we will not use anywhere near the full amount of hours. If we had two kids or needed more care, an au pair would be perfect. Or if I could somehow get around paying the agency fee but I don't think that is possible. And then #2, on a whole different level, I am nervous about having someone live in my home who I have never had the opportunity to meet in person, with potentially dubious references, etc. I think that it could go really well, but also really not well - have seen it go both ways with friends - and it is hard to justify taking that chance when it would stretch our budget so much.

How would a room exchange work? Just the room in exchange for the child care? Where would I even advertise for this?

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