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Those just sound like bad nannies. 800/week doesn't seem outrageous compared to 2200/month for daycare if we're talking about a great nanny but those benefits are crazy. @SAHM0811: the one thing I'd say is that while there may be more sets of eyes at daycare, the ratio of adults to children is lower so it's not necessarily more eyes on your LO.
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@mrs. bird: you are such a great nanny!
We have a part time nanny that is a college student. She's great, not crazy-expensive or ridiculous with requests, she loves J and we love having her.
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@Anagram: holy geez. I'm a nanny currently and while I obviously have interest in how much I'm being paid (after all, this is my job and I have a family to help support) I certainly wouldn't demand certain things, or refuse to do things because I didn't "like" someone.
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If they're demanding that much, it's because someone is paying for it! I think the drama is unfortunate.
I also don't think that salary is very high if it's 40 hours a week and a trained professional--someone with an education/early childhood ed background, CPR certified, etc.
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Wow, those comments are sad and scary! Our first nanny didn't work out, but it wasn't for any huge reason. I love our second nanny. We negotiated quite a bit about pay before she started, but now everything is nice and smooth. I will give her something for Christmas, but I doubt she's expecting much. I imagine it really depends on where you live.
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@rachiecakes: i don't think i'm the greatest nanny ever, different families want different things, so i work for families i click with, that want something i think i can offer. for the most part, i have a lot of love to give and i LOVE my job- i get paid to fall madly in love, and i do! then, i get to go home and have my own space, it's kind of amazing and i feel so fortunate to have such a beautiful extended family of families i've worked with.
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@googly-eyes: yes that's true... I guess what I mean to say is, there's more variety in who's watching your child. "More eyes" isn't a good way to put it... I should've phrased it differently. It's just that what I liked about daycare is that you're not just solely trusting one other person to their care, it's an entire center, a variety of teachers, etc...
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Being in a very similar town (almost too similar - do we live in the same town!?), I have heard the same horror stories about nannies. Plus, the cost is exorbitant and relatively prohibitive for us. Being at home during maternity leave and now being a SAHM (only 4 days in), I am surrounded by nannies with the kids they are caring for, and I'm glad we didn't go the nanny route. It sure would have been nice to have the extra hand around the house, but I've been so pleased with the level of care she has gotten at daycare and her socialization is just amazing. I know a lot of parents who have nannies for the first year who switch to daycare and are much happier. I have my own personal reasons for choosing daycare over a nanny, which i won't go into here out of respect for other people, but just wanted to chime in.
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Honestly, I have met a few really lovely nannies, but living in NYC also, I must say that I did relate to a lot of the OP's post. I have had two nannies and now DD is in daycare and I much prefer the daycare route. I will never do nanny again unless we move to another part of the country.
My first nanny was a flipping nigtmare, constantly complaining about how all teh other nannies got much nicer gifts and bonuses than she did and were paid. more. Our next nanny was even worse as she just up and left one day with zero notice. Both of them had paid metrocards and extra money for coffee, activities etc.
Neither of them did any cooking or cleaning whatsoever. Daycare pickup and dropoff is a little hectic but I don;t care, I'll take it. At LO's daycare the ration is 2:1 or 3:1 teachers to kids and she gets music, yoga, art etc. I'll take that anyday over the nanny headache in NYC.
eta: I know we have some incredible nannies on the board, please don't take offense, I'm just bitter, cynical and jaded after my experiences.
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I wish daycare was an option for us, but I am in a part of Brooklyn where the daycare waitlists are 14 months+. Nannies are only option unless we are willing to commute just for drop off and pick up. I have to think that there are good nanny options out there as well.
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@SAHM0811: ah I see.. I read that wrong, oops!
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