by gemima » Mon Apr 28, 2014 4:45 pm
Hi there,
I've just had my first child and other than having anxiety about leaving her, I am having equal anxiety about the cost of a nanny etc. She's registered for nursery and I think I will have a place for her from when she is 2 but I need to cover the first year! (I go back to work when she is 11 months). I don't think I can afford £34k per year, so is that my only option? Either that or a childminder? I've spoken and visited a few childminders from the Wandsworth website and somehow for various reasons none of them felt right. Is it too young to have an au pair live in with you and look after an 11 month old - that seems like such a responsibility for a young person.
I never knew it was going to be this expensive! A nanny would be lovely (I would never be late for work) but I don't think I can afford one - arrgghhh!
Hi there,
I've just had my first child and other than having anxiety about leaving her, I am having equal anxiety about the cost of a nanny etc. She's registered for nursery and I think I will have a place for her from when she is 2 but I need to cover the first year! (I go back to work when she is 11 months). I don't think I can afford £34k per year, so is that my only option? Either that or a childminder? I've spoken and visited a few childminders from the Wandsworth website and somehow for various reasons none of them felt right. Is it too young to have an au pair live in with you and look after an 11 month old - that seems like such a responsibility for a young person.
I never knew it was going to be this expensive! A nanny would be lovely (I would never be late for work) but I don't think I can afford one - arrgghhh!