What's the Best - Nanny Vs Daycare

Parents now a days have to work together toOn the other side, one good thing about getting
make a living. As a result, children are left to ayour kids into a daycare is the existence of
nanny or a daycare while they are away. Theredaycare learning programs. This is one of the
are a lot of advantages and disadvantages ofthing most nannies are not capable of doing for
both parents working to make a quality living.their service is purely for babysitting. Your children
With this, one of the disadvantages is to leavewill be able to mingle with other kids and develop
their children to someone who will take care.their social skills, improve their physical and mental
However, while they are away, how can they belearning with the programs existing with daycares.
sure that their children are well taken care of?Let's now talk about the disadvantages. When
Hence, we will have to know the choice betweenyou have a nanny, you are relying only on one
choosing a nanny or a daycare.person to take care of your kids. Hence, if your
Hiring a nanny can be a difficult decision to makenanny calls off sick or unable to work for any
for a parent especially if he/she is a first timereason, you will be left helpless to get a
parent. One of the advantages of a getting areplacement right away. This is when the daycare
nanny is having an opportunity to know theadvantage will come in.
person as a person. The agency you got theOne of the disadvantages of a daycare is the
nanny from already made a background checkcost. Here, you are charge per hour and may end
and obtaining clearances and records. Most nanniesup paying more compared to getting a nanny at
obtained from agencies are already experiencedfixed rate. You are not sure if your child is taken
and trained with first aid applications. Same as acare of by the teacher due to the child-teacher
daycare contract, your nanny has a contract too.ratio. Most of all, when you enroll your child in a
This includes pay, hours of work, benefits anddaycare, there is a chance for your child to catch
responsibilities. Notions that we hear around is thatsickness such as flu and colds. And there is really
nannies are only for can afford rich families. This isa high probability of catching illness since your child
not true if you will be doing the math. In ais surrounded with other kids that might be sick.
daycare, you usually pay by the hour per enrolledWith the comparison made above, it will be up to
kid. With the nanny, you are paying flat rate.you which one is advantageous and will work out
Hence, this will save you a lot of money in thein your situation. This only shows that everything
long run especially if you have more than twohas pros and cons.
kids.