Photo: Sarina Finkelstein
There’s a reason why our city—and not, say, San Francisco—spawned The Nanny Diaries. If real estate is New York parents’ No. 1 obsession, the question of who watches our kids is a close second—perhaps because securing an excellent, affordable caregiver is on par with finding a brownstone for less than a cool mil. Fortunately, we’re here to help. Read on.
Photographs by Sarina Finkelstein
In this issue:
- Quest to hire: Some people think finding a job or a spouse in NYC is tough, but parents know the truth: The most maddening, elusive search is for a child-care provider you can afford—and trust.
- NYC’s day-care crisis: In a city experiencing something of a baby boom, you’d think day-care centers would be popping up everywhere. And yet, working parents are still struggling to find care for their kids. Here’s why a slot in a center is harder to come by than a front table at the Waverly Inn.
- O sitter, where art thou?: Mystery solved: Why there are so few affordable teen baby-sitters in New York City.
- Do the right thing: How to put your nanny on the books in five (mostly) easy steps.
- Break out: If you look hard enough (we did), you can find baby-sitting where you least expect it.
- Caregiver portraits
- The no-nanny diaries Two NYC parents share their own child care experiences.
