Although typical business hours are 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday, most families do not start or end their days at those times. Live-in nannies enable families to attend to their commitments with ease and flexibility.
Live-in nannies not only care for your loved ones on your own schedule and following your guidelines, but also help with housekeeping chores, freeing precious time to enjoy with your family.
Live-in Nanny vs. Daycare Comparison
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Live-in Nanny |
Daycare |
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One-on -One attention |
No individual attention |
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Less costly that enrolling two children in Daycare |
One child enrolled fulltime in daycare can cost between $600 to $1,000/Month |
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No morning rush to get child dressed or evening rush to pick child up |
Morning and evening rush. Must pick child up on time or charges apply |
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Help with household chores and cooking. |
Must arrive home to prepare meals and tend to other household chores |
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More quality time with child and/or with spouse |
Limited Quality Time with child at the end of the day |
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Evening, overnight and/or weekend babysitting can be easily arranged with your nanny |
Daycare centers have set hours, usually 7:00 am to 6:00 pm, alternative arrangements must be made outside of these times |
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Child is not exposed to numerous illnesses |
Child exposed to numerous illnesses |
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If your child is ill, there is no need to make special last minute arrangements |
If your child is ill, he/she cannot attend daycare and you must make last minute arrangement or miss work |
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You are in control of child’s diet, napping schedule and daily activities |
Child’s diet, napping schedule and daily activities decided by the daycare |
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Flexibility, Flexibility, Flexibility |
N/A |
