Need advise on domestic helper? Nanny or maid ?

[Reeve lim]

Hi all,

Seeking advise after confiement we will be moving in to our new house in (Yishun), I would like to know if anyone hired extra PART TIME HELPER ? Like those come to your house from 930am to 6pm from Mon-Fri? Basically for me is easy the helper at my house does not need to clean the house just assist my Wife to look after twins till the evening when I come back, I will pay around 600 to 800 for a month. I know is way too Low BUT she don need to cook, wash ,clean the house , just assisting my wife with the twins at home that's all.

Or should I just hired a maid ? But my Wife will go back to work after 4months of maternity ,so we will put the babies in infant care centre.

I just need a extra manpower to help out my wife for a short period.


Thanks in advance

 

[RachelWG]

im intending to do part time helper...Maids can be trouble, especially if ur kids going to infant care and wife to work..meaning maid alone at home for the day.

 

[Reeve lim]

What kind of part time helper you mean ?

 

[verluv]

I think in your case, it is better to get a nanny. The start up cost for a maid is there like agency fee and I have to wait for them to come which typically will be ard a few weeks. By the time u train the maid, then your wife is going back to work already. However I'm not too sure whether u can get anyone to take up the job at 600-800 since the person need to go to your hse and take care of twin. Twins can be quite tedious de.. So when u tell them it's a twin, they will ask for more.
Hopefully U can resolve this..

 

[Mayochuu]

It is best to look for part time nanny. Some do go to client house, 800 seems reasonable too, the few I contacted seems to accept this price. But part time nanny in the north area can be really really difficult to find.

 

[Pricilla88]

Yeah nanny is the best. I send my daughter to the nanny at $800 per mth. I just delivered 2nd child, and she willing to look after 2 (5 year old and 2 mth old) at $1,400 for the first year. Most nannies prefer the comfort of their own home. To go to your house, they may be required to pay more. FYI, I also stay in Yishun and my nanny too.

 

[verluv]

$800 seems reasonable for one but if it's a twin, they might charge more. You have to check with the nanny.

 

[Reeve lim]

Due to financial issue , I talk to my Wife , currently we will decide 2plans.

1. Hired maid for temporary till my Wife going back to work than we see how.

2. Send my twins to infant care

I am changing my job soon and my new company got maid agency lobang, don get me wrong I am not up selling maid agency in my new company but just want to share it with people who needs a maid . I think the agent fees quite reasonable.