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[quote=Anonymous]OP it's hard to tell without knowing the exact amounts, but for us, it made sense to move from daycare to a nanny after we had our 2nd, mostly because we didn't/don't need FT care and could not find a daycare that would allow us to do a PT schedule with our younger one.

4 years later, we still have a nanny and I have been very happy with the situation even though I am sure we would save money if we switched to after-care for our older one and daycare for our younger.

We pay $18/hour in Arlington.  You will hear all kinds of numbers, benefits, etc but the reality is, we found it very hard to find someone when we offered $15/hour.  In our case, it might be partly bc we need someone legal, with a drivers' license, and also don't offer overtime since the position is about 35-38 hours/week.  There are "hidden" costs in the form of vacation time (we pay for holidays, vacation, and sick leave), unemployment taxes, FUTA, and payroll (we use a software) which isn't a whole lot, but it's something.

But there are also "hidden" benefits in that our younger one got sick almost never, while our older one was sick all the time in daycare.  Our nanny takes care of the kids when they're sick (not as frequent, but it happens) and that is huge.  Not having to get out the door with multiple kids is wonderful, too.  [/quote]

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