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On the subject of nannies vs daycare, does the US have an equivalent of family-based daycare?[0] When I was a young kid, my brother and I spent six hours a week
by strken 3y ago
On the subject of nannies vs daycare, does the US have an equivalent of family-based daycare?[0] When I was a young kid, my brother and I spent six hours a week in family daycare, and it was much better than the big centres.
I don't remember hearing Americans talking about that style of childcare, and was wondering if it exists over there, because it's a good compromise between a nanny and a massive childcare centre. Maximum 7 kids at a time, 4 if they're under school age, usually looked after by a stay-at-home mum[1]. Ours were all nice.
[0] https://www.familydaycare.com.au/about https://www.familydaycare.com.au/about
[1] I assume it's not always mums, but they make up the vast majority
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoThese are quite common, and quite visible, in lower income neighborhoods in US cities. Consider that anecdata at best, though.
- n8cpdx 3y agoHome-based childcare is reasonably common as sibling points out. Multnomah County (Portland OR) is rolling out preschool for all with an emphasis on home-based providers. One of the major questions about that approach is how well it scales compared to expanding something like head start or funding the schools to add preschool services. https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/02/multnomah-county-preschool-for-all-applications-exceed-available-slots/ https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/02/multnomah-county-pres...
- pottertheotter 3y agoMy mom did this for a few years when I and my sister were young. Had a couple more kids around, but it wasn’t a ton more work than the two of us, and she got paid.
- astura 3y agoYes, it exists and it's common.