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[quote=Anonymous]My husband and I are expecting our first child in early May 2014. We are on a wait list for infant daycare, but we are now leaning a lot more on getting a full time nanny instead. We are both small business owners, but work close to home. Both our families live out of state/overseas, so we will not have family help for the first few weeks.

My friend has the model nanny. Even now that her children are 5 and 9 years old- she still is part of their lives because she genuinely cared about them. I am really hoping we get someone who is professional, but who genuinely cares about children. I also want to be fair and reward the person who is helping care for our family. I want to get a sense for what realistic expectations are.

Here are my questions:

1. If we are looking for someone full time (to come in at 8 a.m. and leave around 6 p.m.)- what should we expect will be a fair pay. 
2. We have the option of providing housing for our full time nanny. We have a complete separate fully stocked/furnished private english basement. If we have a live-in, what should we anticipate the cost will be? We live in Mount Pleasant.
3. How do you work around the hours when someone in a live-in.
4. If we live close to parks etc, would we need our nanny to have a driver's license, and drive our LO around?
5. Can we expect that our nanny will also do light housework? Is this extra? We have a housekeeper currently who comes in twice a week.
6. If we wanted additional help like a night nurse a few nights a week, what should we expect in terms of costs.
7. When should I start interviewing for next May?
8. Is it better to use an agency?

Thanks for your help in answering any or all of the questions.[/quote]

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