There is no system of public day-nurseries.
Under the term " Day Care Center
", one can find Child Care centers. Some take new -
borns (6 weeks- 3 months). Check out your various options
before deciding on a Day Care Center. See what the adult/child
ratio is, if food is provided, etc.
A Day Care or full-time Family Care
costs between $800 and $1200 a month. The centres
or Family Care who have timetables at your choice costs
between $5 and $7 an hour or $40 to
$50 a day.
Baby-sitting is a means usually used in the USA. The
cost of a Nanny who comes to your house during the day
varies between $9 and $12 an hour. You can ask
her to do from 40 to 60 hours a week, to stay in the
certain evenings or weekends. She will not do the housework
nor the shopping. The Nanny is paid every
15 days during the 12 months of the year ( 15 paid days
off ). It is necessary to declare the incomes
which you pay her. There are even live in Nannies and
Au Pairs (girls who come from foreign countries to live
and work in an English speaking house to learn English).
Visit http://www.elitenanny.com
To find a Nanny: Baby Sitters Guild / 60 E 42nd
St # 912 New York, NY (212) 682-0227
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