Those prices are weird. Why would somebody ever pay that much rather than just hire a private nanny?

lostphilosopher 28 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

One challenge with hiring a nanny is if they need to take a sick day (or if they quit!) you can end up in a tough spot. In contrast a day care center usually has backups built in so you don’t end up scrambling.

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waynesonfire 26 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Also, a nanny is not the same ecosystem as child-care. It's not nescessarily a substitute. If what's desired is a private-private child-care, I suspect you'll be paying a lot more than the price of a nanny.

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dron57 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Because a nanny in Seattle charges $30/hr.

	▲	pigpop 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Something's not adding up there unless you mean 30/hr/kid
	▲	lurk2 an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		At $30 an hour, $6,000 would cover 10 hours a day for 20 days per month.

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pertymcpert an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

A private nanny isn't realistic for 4 kids. You need 2.

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dragonwriter an hour ago | parent [-]

The few people that I've known with private nannies (usually au pairs) have had only one and also each had 3 or more (up to 6) kids.

	▲	dh2022 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		$30 / hr + federal payroll taxes is 5,700 / month ($30 / hr x 40 hrs/week x 4.33 weeks in month x 1.1 for federal payroll taxes). Who has this kind of money on top of mortgage, car payments, food, utilities, etc...? In my circle of friends only one family affords this (the dad is a Director at Meta)