hi all, i recently found a babysitter for nirja. she said she will charge 120$ per week, is it a good price. i have to drop nirja there, its 30 mins drive.
or nanny is good. i could not find nanny, i have posted an ad past 15 days.is 120$ a good amt. also to mention that she does not have any license. or it is better to go for childcare. i have one hourly childcare at 15 mins drive.
please advice.
Regards
Hetal suchie replied. Hetal,

I drop my daughter to licensed daycare, which charges me $850 / month (everything is provided)
Earlier she used to go to another daycare, which used to charge $50/ day. Both the daycares take baby for max 10 hours/day

I personally feel u should go to licensed one nanny/daycare/babysitter, because they are trained to take of children and know how to handle emergencies. No experience of nanny though.


Hope this helps,
-Suchie.
Vidya replied. Hi Hetal,
It really depends upon where u live. I pay $800 a month for a sriya's baby sitter (drop off), i.e, about $200 weekly. I used to pay only $600 for my son a yr ago (but that was a friend). In NJ, the rate is usually $5-$6 per hour. Also found a live -in nanny for $1300 thought it was too expensive so we didnot go for it.

Like everything else, think NJ is more expensive than other states.

Vidya