Of all the things parents agonize over, child care has to top the list. It doesn’t matter whether you can’t get back to the office fast enough or are weeping at the thought of leaving your little ones ...

How much a nanny costs partly depends on whether you provide housing Don%27t forget to take into account Social Security taxes when hiring a nanny Consider using a flexible spending account and child ...

After exploring different options for childcare my husband and I chose a nanny share. I assumed, incorrectly, that at a day care my daughter would receive less attention. A day care would've been ...

We've been talking a lot about child care recently. My editor, Jamie Heller, has always relied on either day care, full-time preschool/school or some other group-care setting outside of her home. My ...

It's not as if everyone has access to a nanny, but it strikes me that in our society this is a different version of what I hear from a lot of folks - oh, I can't find a reliable babysitter, I can't ...

Nannies may once have been seen as a luxury, but are now the best option for some parents – particularly those who find ...

Natalia Nikulina has two kids — and four nannies. The 37-year-old mom, who lives in Brighton Beach, says the disproportionate help is what saves her from losing her mind. There’s the weekday nanny, ...

Child care is getting more expensive and harder to find for many families. The monthly cost of infant day care in the United States ranges from $453 in Mississippi to $2,020 in Washington DC, ...

When only US wages can support families in the Global South, parents and children divide to survive. (Louisa Bertman) By signing up, you confirm that you are over the age of 16 and agree to receive ...

Pre-pandemic, about half of U.S. families reported having trouble finding care for a young child. That number jumped to nearly two-thirds this spring as day cares closed and other caretakers, such as ...

It's a question many parents face: Where to turn for child care? There are day care centers, but some parents go the nanny route. And as we've found, some of those parents are surprised to discover it ...