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[quote=Anonymous]One of your best choices may be to put the 4 year old in preschool half or full days, have the nanny take the toddler to activities, park, etc. while you are on maternity leave, and then the nanny will be with the two younger children during the day after you go back to work.  The nanny will be available for all three children when the oldest doesn't have school.  Another good choice would be a 24/5 or 24/7 nanny.

You really need to think about whether you want 24 hour care.  A 24 hour nanny is more of a parent than a nanny to the child, so the transition to a new nanny or away from nanny care can be very, very wrenching, similar to the trauma caused by divorce or a parent's death.  With that said, there are nannies who are happy to become the parent's partner to raise the children, love and teach them, and it can be wonderful with the right nanny for your family.

An AP can only work 45 hours per week, must have one weekend off per week, and can only work 10 hours per day.  So the best that you could probably do with an AP would be to have a weekday nanny from 7.30am-5.30pm, AP M-Th 5.30pm-3.30am, and all but one Friday from 5.30pm-10.30pm.  You would have full responsibility from 3.30-7.30am Tu-Fri, and from Fri 10.30pm to 7.30am Monday morning.  Be sure, because the AP must be IQ and will be sleeping during the latter part of her shift, getting up with the baby but otherwise sleeping.  An alternative schedule would be AP M-F 5am- 2pm and nanny M-F 2pm-10pm.  That would leave you to handle 10pm-5am by yourself.  Weekend nannies rarely may be willing to work 12-16 hours, so you could feasibly have someone work weekends 6am-10pm, again leaving you with just nights..

AP stipend is $200 per week, regardless of hours.  An AP can't be asked to do housework not directly benefiting the children.
The nanny would be likely to ask $18-20+ if live-out.  Most nannies won't do housework unless it is directly related to the care of the children, but if they do agree to do more, you will also pay more.
Some live-in nannies will discount their rates if they are working typical work hours and live-in the whole week (and weekend), but not drastically, as they are still giving up privacy.  Live-in nannies are not on call during off hours unless they agree to it, and it usually involves more pay or benefits.  If you had a live-in, she might be willing to accept $15 per hour for both younger children, and responsibility for the eldest when not in school.
A 24/5 or 24/7 nanny will not do housework, but you wouldn't have an issue with one caregiver passing the kids to another caregiver and possibly missing something important.
Live-out nannies must be paid overtime for 40+ hours.  Live-in nannies must be paid overtime in MD, but not in VA.  Some live-in nannies will negotiate salary, as the boundaries blur much easier than they do with a live-out nanny.

Running the numbers, minimum would be $1k per week, and that's most likely if you do a live-in nanny and cover nights and weekends yourself.  For 24/5 or 24/7, minimum would probably be $1.2K, given that there are three children.
Minimum for any of these options will be $920 per week, but that doesn't factor in the agency fees.[/quote]

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