whicn one is better?hiring a maid to look after baby or just drop them to nursery?

Question

I've been hiring a maid but flea with many reasons. I felt its unsecure to send my baby's to nursery. Do they really bad as wht i read/heard on news?Do they feed my kids ontime?and so on..

Answer 1

just watched dr.phill show about babysitters and what they do to small babies thet babysit. this is horror. i would never ever leave my own child with any stranger. if u don't have any relatives who can babysit for u do not leave your baby with a stranger - someone else's baby is after all someone else's baby - nobody will care about your baby the way u care about him/her

Answer 2

Ha, I wasn't aware they looked that much different! My husband and I have money, but we haven't done anything really extravagant with the nursery... just a coat of paint and some little accents that I painted myself. It's just a moon/star theme right now; soft blues, yellows and silver. We DO have a very special crib with custom painting and wood-work, in the star and moon theme. The crib was actually what we based the room on. But that was the only expensive thing we really have. Everything else was just painted to fit in with it. I'm very anxious to move her into her big-girl room when we move to a new house and to decorate and paint that! I'll be happy to put the effort into something she'll remember and appreciate, rather than the nursery in our temporary place that she won't remember. I'd like to do a forest theme (for when she's really little - as she gets older we'd accommodate her interests). I'm a pretty good artist and could paint the scenery myself, and possibly the bed as well. I had an awesome room when I was a preteen/teen, so I'd definitely incorporate some of the useful/neat features I had into my daughter's room: - silver wire baskets hanging from the ceiling, excellent for storing toys and such - built-in bookshelves / desk - a loft area Really, all that stuff can be done on a budget! I don't think you need a lot of money to make a fabulous room or nursery, just a lot of creativity. You can make wooden furniture bought at discount or second hand look like a showroom set by using wood stains or paint; that can be done in your garage on a weekend! White furniture is very cute for babies and can be done with most furniture from garage sales even.

Answer 3

Options should include:

1. Engage a nanny (not a "maid") from a reputable firm such as NannyFinders. Ask for and review all certificates, references and get evaluations from others who use the service, especially friends and family if any are familiar with the service/agency.

2. Find a good LICENSED home day care -- for babies and infants under three-four years this can be an ideal setting, where there are only 4-5 infants under the care of a state-certified home day care provider. I emphasize again checking all certificates, ratings, and seeking references and testimonials from others.
My sister has provided quality home day care for toddlers for more than twenty-five years, providing such good care that she is now caring for the children of former clients (who were toddlers under her care in the past.) The level of care in a good home day care is far superior to nurseries, and usually at similar or sometimes slightly more economic costs.

3. Nurseries and pre-school day care. The main benefit are the organized group learning activities. The downside is there are always many children in ratio to number of care-givers. Again, I cannot over-emphasize the importance of checking all credetnial etc.

Answer 4

I was a child care worker for over 30yrs. I also am the mother of three adult male children. I have raised my children mostly on my own. I have worked in peoples homes with their children as well as in a day-care setting. Hiring a child care professional is best when they are very young - however as they age they need to develope social skills and this is where day-care comes in. Most day-cares and nursery schools are great - but do your homework. Check references, spend a day in the daycare as a volunteer - then you will know - also get feed back from other parents. My personal opinion - is if you can afford it stay home till the child in is school full days then go back to work - then you know your child is being raised with your morals and ethics and not someone elses. - I did stay at home until mine reached fulltime school. So the choice is yours - but please do your homework and check out a few places and people.

Answer 5

If you can afford it a Nanny is always best. It's one on one with attention given immediately. Day Care is sometimes overloaded and problems arise that may not get the attention they deserve right away. It's all in the money. However a good Day Care is a viable option. Ask for references good and bad. Maybe a stay at home mom in the neighborhood would also be an alternative. Good Luck.

Answer 6

It's according on how old your children are, I think it's best to wait until your child can talk so you know what's going on, and I've never heard of a nursery not feeding your child maybe people have complained because their child didn't get feed when and what they wanted to be feed. I just think as a mother you should watch your own children because if something happens to them you can't bring them back, but if you just have to leave them with someone please, please interview people and check their back ground twice if need be, good luck.

Answer 7

well in home maids are usually alone and neglect the baby. you see on tv that they abuse them when they dont stop crying. nursery is probably better cause there is more people around to witness such things. if you have an in home nurse, get the nanny cameras because they abuse a lot of the babies

Answer 8

maid..you can give him pointers or instructions about taking care of the kids..And you can even check on your kid once in a while, you can even take your maid when you and your kid go out, she can help you with things regarding your kids...just pick the maid which has more experience on taking care of kids also pick the maid who have her on children cause' its always a good thing to have a maid with a mother's heart so you can be sure that you're kids are safe...

Answer 9

Dropping the kids off to the nursery, is good for them. They learn early in life how to deal with issues, they are more independent and sociable. They make good citizens.

Answer 10

nursery's better IF and only if it's a reputatble place (more than just a place where kids run around with one person looking after them)

if they have structured activities and adequte supervision with teachers that are good then go wit hthe nursery

Answer 11

That phrase, "just drop them" really went right through me. Guess I come from the "old school." where moms should take care of their kids at home as much as they can. IF you have to work, there are some great day cares out there, though.