Michelle
i tried both types of nannny...
my first nanny who took care of #1 from 2mths till 8mths, she comes to my place every morning, then will leave the moment we come back from work... she will do some minor housework and cook dinner for us. but problem is i realised my electrical bill goes up like nobody's business and i pay her $1.3k... my place also looked more messy than ever [IMG=http://www.singaporemotherhood.com/forumboard/clipart/sad.gif]
after the first nanny, i sent my son to IFC which i of course found that was not a good option for us cos beside being sick all the time, we have to pick him up by 7pm, bring him home, bathe him and cook dinner for him, which all in all is super rush...
the current nanny, we send #1 to her place, pay her only $650, and she will bathe, and feed him before we come back from work... like that we spend more quality time with him and he can go to bed by 9pm...