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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since you are also considering fit, here are some other points to keep in mind:

1) Daycares don't close because a single provider is sick -- AP and nanny care have that risk.
2) Daycares won't tailor everything to your child's preferences, like nap times, or way of being put to sleep, favorite foods, etc. -- AP and nanny care can provide that
3) AP can handle very early or late hours, but maxes out at 45 hours/wk; daycares have firm opening and closing times (mostly)
4) Nannies have no hard-and-fast max hours, but likely would not work a split schedule or very long hours (i.e., very early + very late)
5) Nannies and APs are employees, and you will have to be an employer/host mom; this means dealing with the kinds of things HR would deal with, managing quality control, responding to requests, training, etc..
6) You have no control over whom the daycare employs; you control who your nanny or AP is.
7) There are no major "hidden costs" to daycare. With an AP or nanny, you have to consider food, activities, setting up the house, taxes, unemployment insurance, etc..
8) The daycare will deal with conflicts between your family and another family if any arise; in a nanny share, your relationship with the other family is as big a deal as the nanny you pick.

If you have a standard 9-5 (or 8-6) job, and you are generally good at working with people, I think a nanny share offers a lot of perks.

I would really cross off the AP if you need full time care.

[b]If you can never, ever miss work for caregiver illness, or your schedule changes, daycare will probably be your best option.[/b]

Hiring a nanny means being an employer. Aside from the cost, it's the biggest negative to nanny care. It is unlikely that you will get through the entire relationship without having to say "no" or asking her to do something differently. If that will be hard for you, it's something to consider.[/quote]

I agree with so much of your post -- you pointed out great pros and cons for everything, except the part in bold. If they can never miss work, it will be an issue because children frequently get ill when they start daycare, and you have to be able to keep the child home in that case. Daycares usually have stricter policy in terms of illness. [/quote]

Notice that I said if the CAREGIVER gets sick in the bolded above. People expect to have to manage their sick days and their kids' sick days; some people can't also manage to handle a caregiver illness, especially if it goes on for a length of time, or happens frequently.[/quote]

Yes, I can read. But nannies generally get sick far less than a child entering daycare for the first time. [/quote]m
NP here, and I agree.  I ended up hiring a nanny because I couldn't keep taking off work with daycare.  [/quote]

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