Nanny vs. Daycare

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Choosing between hiring a nanny and enrolling your child in daycare doesn’t have to be stressful. The best approach is to be informed on the pros and cons of each. Only then can you make the best emotional and financial decision for you and your family.

A nanny is an experienced childcare provider who will come to your home and take care of baby.

Pros of Nanny:

They can handle tasks like packing lunches and shuttling children to and from school or activities.

Provides consistency and stability, and creates a one-on-one bond with the child.

Cons of Nanny:

They can be expensive.

If a nanny is sick, late or needs a day off your whole schedule can be disrupted.

Pros of Daycare:

Daycare provides important social interaction for children.

Teachers are usually trained professionals who know what children need.

Cons of Daycare:

Your child will be exposed to more germs, more often.

Daycare centers can have high turnover rates.

A day care facility is specially designed to care for children, usually from infants through preschool age. This childcare option comes in many forms. Here are a few to consider:

• Day Care Center. This is usually a childcare service in a state-inspected stand-alone facility, run by licensed caregivers. These facilities will often offer transitional or preschool level educational services, active play and other structured experiences for babies and toddlers. The child-to-caregiver ratio in such a facility may be higher, but children will frequently be divided into age-specific groupings with age-appropriate activities.

• In-Home Day Care. This smaller-scale childcare service is usually offered in the caregiver’s home. While less structured than a traditional day care facility, this type of day care is still strictly regulated by state rules and mandates. Here, your child may experience a lower caregiver-to-child ratio and more customized small-group or individual care. But checking references and licensing status for in-home caregivers is critical.

• Corporate Childcare. It feels like a fantasy, but some family-friendly major corporations are offering (sometimes subsidized) day care facilities on their campuses, which mean less stress for working moms and dads. The convenience factor here can’t be beat. Lunch with baby? What a treat.
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