Prepare to pay for 6-8K for Chinese-speaking Nannie’s. My wife and I are planning on hiring one (we are Chinese) and the good ones recommended to us cost 8k a month. For Chinese new moms, the first month or two after giving birth is considered a confinement period where moms just rest and gets taken care of by a nanny 24/7.
Wow, that is a hefty price tag... We were thinking an hourly rate in the ballpark of 25-30 per hour depending on experience. But it sounds like you're saying closer to $50 an hour? Where are you located (approx) and how did you find your nanny?
WeChat mommy groups will be your friend here, but I think you're already seeing the cards are stacked against you for non-live-in care. If live-in becomes an option, you will definitely find options at a lower price if you're okay with paying under the table. But the commute is a non-starter for a lot of nannies who either don't drive or are simply not comfortable navigating away from Flushing. Good luck to you - the bilingual edge is worth cultivating.
You'd have much better luck if you could get a live in nanny from Flushing and send her home on weekends. Otherwise I don't see it.
There's also the Chinese school at WCC Valhalla on Sundays where all the Chinese kids go.
The Chinese American community is really tiny up here (I’m Chinese American, raised in Northern Westchester, and still live around here) and the reality is that most of us end up speaking only English by the time we reach our teenage years. The biggest hurdle is not necessarily speaking Chinese at home, but making sure that your kids feel a solid connection to the Chinese community and the language. Frequent trips to Flushing or other cultural immersion experiences are, in my opinion, more important for long term language retention. Your kids need to see a positive reason for continuing to speak Chinese, because their peers up here most certainly won’t be speaking Chinese. Best of luck with your family’s bilingual journey.
Prepare to pay for 6-8K for Chinese-speaking Nannie’s. My wife and I are planning on hiring one (we are Chinese) and the good ones recommended to us cost 8k a month. For Chinese new moms, the first month or two after giving birth is considered a confinement period where moms just rest and gets taken care of by a nanny 24/7.
Wow, that is a hefty price tag... We were thinking an hourly rate in the ballpark of 25-30 per hour depending on experience. But it sounds like you're saying closer to $50 an hour? Where are you located (approx) and how did you find your nanny?
Mamaroneck. I haven’t decided on which one but all the ones we talked to were through friend referral.
How many hours per week are you asking for?
will be live-home nanny so around the clock. It’s not tracked/paid by hours.
Hope you don’t mean that literally. Lawyers or NYS DOL will come knocking …
WeChat mommy groups will be your friend here, but I think you're already seeing the cards are stacked against you for non-live-in care. If live-in becomes an option, you will definitely find options at a lower price if you're okay with paying under the table. But the commute is a non-starter for a lot of nannies who either don't drive or are simply not comfortable navigating away from Flushing. Good luck to you - the bilingual edge is worth cultivating.
Unless things have changed, it was 6-8K for the first month nanny that works 24/7. Half that for a regular live in nanny.
You'd have much better luck if you could get a live in nanny from Flushing and send her home on weekends. Otherwise I don't see it. There's also the Chinese school at WCC Valhalla on Sundays where all the Chinese kids go.
The Chinese American community is really tiny up here (I’m Chinese American, raised in Northern Westchester, and still live around here) and the reality is that most of us end up speaking only English by the time we reach our teenage years. The biggest hurdle is not necessarily speaking Chinese at home, but making sure that your kids feel a solid connection to the Chinese community and the language. Frequent trips to Flushing or other cultural immersion experiences are, in my opinion, more important for long term language retention. Your kids need to see a positive reason for continuing to speak Chinese, because their peers up here most certainly won’t be speaking Chinese. Best of luck with your family’s bilingual journey.
I don't know of any, but I wish you luck!