Ever hire a daycare teacher to be your nanny?

[connorlevismom]

OK - I am wondering how this would work. We send our child to a daycare center that we like and we really like his teacher. Well, she is pregnant and was talking with my husband this morning about how they are kind of freaking about their little one and daycare. They cannot afford to send him to the DC that she works at because they don't give a good enough discount. I know, that is terrible. Anyway, DH was saying that we were thinking about another kid but did not know how we were going to afford two at the center. So she said to him "well, you go right ahead and have that other baby and I will be your nanny". Now, I am not even sure if she is serious or not but I am kind of liking this idea. Has anyone done this before? There are a lot of things to think about but I am really thinking of telling her to put together a proposal for us and we will see if we can make it work. I do have some concerns, but nothing to huge. Do you think I should ask her to come up with something? Has anyone ever done this? How did it work?

Kristine

 

[mom2aredhead]

I think it's more common than you may realize. My sister's friend hired her son's daycare teacher as her nanny and it worked out well for them.
Also, one of he teachers at my son's daycare was "stolen" by a family to be their nanny.
Having her put together a proposal is a good idea...
Good luck!

 

[HA_Mom]

At our daycare center, if we hire the day care teacher/assistant within six months of our leaving / and her leaving the center, we have to pay the daycare center an amount equal to six months of her salary to compensate for thier time and expense in training the original daycare teacher and their replacement so make sure to read your contract first. Just wanted to throw that out there. Also she may have a clause in her employment contract that won't allow her to work for any of the daycare familes for so many months after her employment ends. Wouldn't want her to get in trouble either.

 

[brymolmom]

Are you sure this would be less expensive? I would investigate the 'going rate' for a nanny in your area. I know that here, it is less expensive to go to a daycare center - even with 2 kids - especially if you want it done in your own home vs. her home.

Some things to consider - not sure how old your dc is - but one HUGE thing for hiring a nanny for me would be that he/she would DRIVE them - like to preschool or to a library story hour, etc. We do not have a nanny right now and it is a struggle to get dd to and from her preschool 3 days a week. Make sure to specify that upfront and in writing.

 

[LMEJ]

We have had a wonderful nanny for 5 years and I love it! So much more convenient than the center. If the child has a cold or other minor illness where he/she can't go to school, you don't have to miss work. Anyway, we originally used a daycare center and the most wonderful teacher there was hired away by a family. I was so bummed, mostly because I hadn't thought of it myself.

For the most part, I think once you have 2 kids, the economics weigh in favor of a nanny. And so, so handy!

 

[connorlevismom]

We have had a wonderful nanny for 5 years and I love it! So much more convenient than the center. If the child has a cold or other minor illness where he/she can't go to school, you don't have to miss work. Anyway, we originally used a daycare center and the most wonderful teacher there was hired away by a family. I was so bummed, mostly because I hadn't thought of it myself.

For the most part, I think once you have 2 kids, the economics weigh in favor of a nanny. And so, so handy!

May I ask what you pay her?

Kristine

 

[connorlevismom]

At our daycare center, if we hire the day care teacher/assistant within six months of our leaving / and her leaving the center, we have to pay the daycare center an amount equal to six months of her salary to compensate for thier time and expense in training the original daycare teacher and their replacement so make sure to read your contract first. Just wanted to throw that out there. Also she may have a clause in her employment contract that won't allow her to work for any of the daycare familes for so many months after her employment ends. Wouldn't want her to get in trouble either.

I looked at our contract and I did not see anything so I think we are in the clear on that issue.

Kristine

 

[connorlevismom]

Are you sure this would be less expensive? I would investigate the 'going rate' for a nanny in your area. I know that here, it is less expensive to go to a daycare center - even with 2 kids - especially if you want it done in your own home vs. her home.

Some things to consider - not sure how old your dc is - but one HUGE thing for hiring a nanny for me would be that he/she would DRIVE them - like to preschool or to a library story hour, etc. We do not have a nanny right now and it is a struggle to get dd to and from her preschool 3 days a week. Make sure to specify that upfront and in writing.

I am sure that it would not be less expensive with one child. But I am also willing to nanny share if anyone else might be interested at the center. And I am totally open to her doing it in her home. I just really like her.

Kristine

 

[2n2]

I was a daycare teacher turned Nanny.(long time ago LOL) I loved the daycare but also wanted to raise my own.... So, it worked out great for me and my employer. They paid me cash 150. per week. This was for a 9mth old and 2year old. I was 20 at the time. I didn't really have to take them anywhere. The mom was a little funny about that. The great thing about this is daycare teachers are trained to work on schedules. So when I took the job I kept a pretty good schedule so once my baby came into the mix it was fairly easy to adapt. I only did this for 2years because we had another baby and I wanted to devote all my time to my own. On the negetive side if her baby is sick your out of child care.

 

[Princess Roo]

I would be surprised if there isn't something in her contract against it. The 1st place we used it was in both of our contracts and the place we currently use it's just in theirs.

The main reason we use a center instead of a nanny is that I like for our son to have the preschool/socialization experience and to be able to run off energy with all the other kids. I find it hard to keep up with him sometimes (he's only in daycare 3 days) and he's my own kid, so I don't know how well another person would do (especially if, like in your case, they also had their own child to care for). I'm in no way saying the nanny option is a bad one - just pointing out some negatives for us. There are certainly benefits, too!

 

[2n2]

I kept the children at her house because she had a huge basement with a great playroom.

 

[LaurinG]

I recommend you check out the nanny board over at babycenter, it's a great resource.

I am a kindergarten teacher turned nanny and I make more as a nanny than I did as a public school teacher (and much more than a daycare employee.) If you are trying to figure out what the cost would be, I can tell you the #1 factor in the cost of a nanny is location, then things like experience, education, responsibilities. It is also customary for a nanny who brings her own child to be paid less, as if it were a 'nanny-share' arrangement, usually between 20-40% less from my experience.

I will save my 'nanny vs. daycare' arguements for another day. I would be happy to answer any questions about employing a nanny if that would be helpful.

 

[Princessbaby]

Several years ago my neighbor sent her DD to a daycare center and loved her teacher!! They got to talking about a year later about things and one thing led to the next and the teacher quit her job to become her nanny and had no problems with it! She said it was the best thing she could have done for her DD and the teacher/nanny was pleased with the situation too! Good luck!