I was able to get an aunt to interview about how her child care experience was and learn about what were her priorities and challenges that she faced. Starting off the conversation on what options were she most interested in, she said - " Day Care was simply not an option." She went on to explain that given her cultural background, she wasn't comfortable with the idea of letting the kid not be at his/her home as an infant. For her, the next best option was to hire a Nanny. The 'Nanny Hunt' process was daunting and time consuming and involved a lot of Google searches, recommendations by friends and family members and word-of-mouth advertisements. She specifically wanted a nanny who was referred to her by some one she knew given that there was a greater trust factor. Up until the time she didn't find a nanny, both the parents worked around the schedule to look after the kid. She would often leave for work very early in the morning and come back by noon at which time the father would leave the home for work. Her first nanny lasted for a short period of time as she would often smoke and she didn't have ways to find out if the nanny was smoking in the kid's presence. A second nanny who she learned about from a friend, was more suited given her similar cultural background. She retained the nanny for her 2nd child as well. She liked the nanny as besides just child care, the nanny also took care of other household chores.
Some of the reasons behind her specific needs were:
Why not Day Care? There is an initial hassle of getting ready yourself, getting the child ready in the morning, waking up the child very early in the morning.
What were the challenges in the Nanny hiring process? The resources were fragmented. There was no organization providing nannies with specific cultural background or language preferences. Finding someone who is caring and is personal with the children. The process in itself is very expensive.
What were the challenges with Nanny? She didn't know how to drive. She had to find another driver to take the nanny and kids to library and other places. There were language issues from time to time with both the nannies.
Would you be comfortable babysitting your friend's children and vice versa? No. There are several considerations such as family issues, eating habits, living style etc.
Some of the reasons behind her specific needs were:
Why not Day Care? There is an initial hassle of getting ready yourself, getting the child ready in the morning, waking up the child very early in the morning.
What were the challenges in the Nanny hiring process? The resources were fragmented. There was no organization providing nannies with specific cultural background or language preferences. Finding someone who is caring and is personal with the children. The process in itself is very expensive.
What were the challenges with Nanny? She didn't know how to drive. She had to find another driver to take the nanny and kids to library and other places. There were language issues from time to time with both the nannies.
Would you be comfortable babysitting your friend's children and vice versa? No. There are several considerations such as family issues, eating habits, living style etc.
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