| When it comes to getting a more personalized | | | | you are finding someone who is a great fit for |
| one-on-one childcare, nanny childcare is often the | | | | your child. |
| better bet. After all, you can be sure that your | | | | 3. Less confusing. If your child is interacting with |
| child is receiving personalized attention, including | | | | the same person every day, he or she is going to |
| potentially more intellectually stimulating care. At a | | | | develop a relationship not unlike that with relatives |
| daycare center, there are other children | | | | or other friends. This is important for bonding and |
| competing for the affection of those who are in | | | | helpful for providing a constant person in your |
| charge, and sometimes getting the right amount | | | | child's life while you head back to work. This is |
| of attention and nurturing might not be easy for | | | | one of the reasons that people have chosen |
| your child. And considering the high costs of many | | | | nanny childcare for years. |
| childcare centers, when it really comes down to it, | | | | 4. Better health. If you are going with nanny |
| nanny childcare actually does seem more | | | | childcare, then your child is free of the |
| affordable. | | | | environment where germs and illness run rampant. |
| 1. Personalized attention - There's regular child | | | | 5. Good examples. Because your child will not |
| care, and then there's the one-on-one attention | | | | have the chance to be around aggressive or |
| that comes with nanny childcare. You are going to | | | | poorly behaved children unsupervised, he or she |
| be sure that your child is getting that kind of | | | | will not pick up the same kind of behavior quite as |
| focus and attention that just doesn't happen if | | | | fast as it might happen in a daycare setting or |
| you have your child enrolled in a daycare program. | | | | situation. |
| This nanny care is especially important for infants | | | | 6. Secure backgrounds. Because childcare centers |
| and newborns. | | | | sometimes might hire dubious or sketchy |
| 2. More choice on your part. Sure, you can ask | | | | employees, and not have the right screening |
| some questions if you are touring daycare | | | | process. With a nanny you can run a nanny |
| centers, but chances are, you are going to be | | | | background check, check personal references and |
| able to ask a nanny more questions during an | | | | take other precautions. |
| interview. It's simply a lot easier to be sure that | | | | |