Consider a nanny5 of 7Credit or flex spending still doesn't solve the problem of where to find cheap child care. For parents who can't enlist the help of baby-sitting family members, outside care is frequently the only option. Instead of shelling out thousands to a child day care center, Sierra Rix, development director for Cultural Care Au Pair in Cambridge, Mass., recommends that families investigate in-home options."Day care is about $1,140 a month per child, but au pairs that stay in your home cost about $340 a week to handle two children," Rix says. "They'll also help with light housekeeping." Related Articles:Blended family financesStrategies for single parents4 money lessons for childrenChoosing a school for kidsRelated Links:A college investment planFamily learns to spend lessIRS can help you look after kidsAvoid the nanny tax pitfalls advertisement
Credit or flex spending still doesn't solve the problem of where to find cheap child care. For parents who can't enlist the help of baby-sitting family members, outside care is frequently the only option. Instead of shelling out thousands to a child day care center, Sierra Rix, development director for Cultural Care Au Pair in Cambridge, Mass., recommends that families investigate in-home options.
"Day care is about $1,140 a month per child, but au pairs that stay in your home cost about $340 a week to handle two children," Rix says. "They'll also help with light housekeeping."
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