Anonymous wrote:We currently have a part time babysitter coming in to help with our two kids (3 and 5 years old) for about 5 hours a day. Since it doesn’t look like daycare will be opening anytime soon we are thinking about looking into a full time nanny.
Would it make more sense to try and see if our part time babysitter would be interested in going full time? Or hiring an experienced nanny? The current part time babysitter doesn’t really do any teaching with the kids, rather plays with them and keeps them entertained.
Also how much do full time nanny’s charge? We have a 5 year old (who is hopefully starting kindergarten in the fall), a 3 year old and a 4 month old. I would be working from home and taking care of putting the baby down for naps and feeding the baby. Is this doable? Would $20 an hour be reasonable?
Current babysitter isn’t doing teaching because she is babysitting for $20/hr. If you manage to find a nanny for $20/hr she also won’t be doing any teaching because she probably won’t be legal or speak English or have an education.