We have been swamped with families calling to try to figure out their childcare/educational options for the summer. In an effort to help families define exactly what they need we have created a breakdown of the different types of childcare and education along with their costs.
Traditional Nanny
Cost: Depending on the city, between $20-$30hr gross
Best for families with children who are too young for school or need additional care outside of school hours.
- Main childcare provider in the home
- In charge of the children’s health and well-being
- Responsible for preparing children meals, tidying up after the children.
- Actively engages the children daily in both indoor and outdoor play
- May occasionally help out with homework
- May help with additional household duties such as meal preparation, errands or laundry.
Education Minded/High End Nanny
Cost: $25-$35/hr (depending on location)
- Main childcare provider in the home
- In charge of the children’s health and well-being
- Responsible for preparing children meals, tidying up after the children.
- May have an ECE, Bachelor of Education or Masters of Education
- Is passionate about education and learning
- Actively creates a learning environment to positively influence the children’s minds
- Incorporates learning into the children’s everyday activities.
Education Support Childcare
Cost: $25-35/hr (depending on location)
- Best for families who are sending their children to school in person or online.
- In addition to all the other traditional nanny duties:
- Has an education background (assistant, aid, tutor or practicum experience)
- Assists with homework and project completion for children in physical and/or online school settings.
- In charge of managing the technology for the children’s online learning (websites, passwords, schedules, deadlines) if applicable.
- Liaises with the children’s teachers regarding homework assignments, projects, tests, etc.
Private Educator
Costs: $35hr+ gross
- Best for families who are choosing to pull their children from the traditional school and homeschool full time.
- Hired for the specific purpose of teaching the family’s children in the home on a full-time basis:
- Has specific teaching credentials (ECE, Bachelor of Education or Masters of Education)
- Develops the grade curriculum and teaching plans for the school year in accordance to provincial education standards
- Adapts lessons to your child’s needs
- Responsible for purchasing all required support materials to support teaching and children learning (within a budget set by the family)
- Responsible for all teaching, evaluating and progress reporting.
Nanny/House Manager
Cost: $28-$40/hr (depending on location)
- Performs the same duties as a traditional Nanny, plus:
- Administrative duties, such as paying household bills.
- Supervising other household staff, if applicable.
- Running errands.
- Grocery shopping.
- Doing laundry.
Travelling Nanny
Cost: $30-$40/hr (depending on location)
- Hired on a short-term basis, specifically to travel or go on vacation with a family, or:
- Hired as a traditional Nanny for a family who travels regularly.
- Engages with and cares for the children from morning to evening.
- Organizes personalized activities for the children, depending on the location and according to the parents’ requirements.
- Needs to be an experienced traveller, so as to anticipate the children’s needs and plan accordingly in advance.
Newborn Care Specialist
Cost: $25-40/hr (depending on location)
- Highly specialized and trained to focus on the care and well-being of newborn infants.
- Generally works independently with minimal guidance from parents.
- Helps establish good feeding and sleeping habits in newborns.
- Familiar with behaviours, appearance, and general care of newborns.
- Understand and recognize signs of possible food allergies, intolerances, and reflux in newborns, and know ways to help.
- Understand the value of and can support a breastfeeding parent.
- Have an understanding of Postpartum Mood Disorders, can recognize them, and confidently address them as they arise.
Night Nanny
Cost: $25-35/hr (depending on location)
- Provides all aspects of infant care during the night.
- Bottle-feeding and nursing help, as well as burping.
- Helps with bathing the infant and changing diapers.
- Helps establish good feeding and sleeping habits in infants.
- Any other infant care-related duties, as needed.
Postpartum Doula
Cost: $25-40/hr (depending on location)
- Helps provide support to the family in the first few weeks following the birth.
- Provides education, baby care, birth parent care, and household assistance.
- Focus is on supporting the family, not necessarily the newborn.
Looking for more information? Take a look at our other post “What Should I Pay My Nanny?”