Nanny Services at Walt Disney World
Do you want to experience an adults-only night out at Walt Disney World? Or just need a helping hand around the parks!
Here are some tips for finding the best childcare in Orlando.
I know it sounds crazy. Why would you take your kids to Disney World and then get a nanny service to watch them or help you while at the parks? Well, you want to enjoy the time in the parks with your kids and reduce stress! I see much hate online when people say they're getting a theme park nanny. But the benefits far outweigh any criticism anyone can give you.
Let's talk about the different scenarios.
Disney Date Night
Disney has some of the most incredible restaurants. Of course, children are welcome at almost all of them. But there are reasons why I do not want to take my children to all dining experiences.
The cost - some of these meals are very expensive. My kids would much rather be with a nanny who brings crafts and activities than at a fancy restaurant with the food they're not going to appreciate. Recently my husband and I went to California Grill, which has an $89 price tag per person just for food. That is a pretty pricey meal. And although the children's dinner is at a discount price, there comes the point you don't want to pay $30 something dollars for macaroni and cheese.
Date Night at California Grill
Theme Park Days
In my family, we have a significant gap between the twins and our youngest. This means there are many rides that she cannot go on, but the older three kids can. Having a theme park in Nanny at the parks allows us to keep her with us and have a great time with all the kids, and we also have a helping hand. That reduces stress for myself and my husband. It's nice to know that if we want to ride seven dwarfs mine train, we know that there's someone we can trust to stay with our daughter, and we do not have to use rider switch.
Also, let's say our daughter falls asleep at the park and needs a quiet, calm place to rest. Our theme park nanny can find somewhere indoors to take her. Or, if she needs a break while the group wants to keep going, she can take her to the Baby Care Center, where she can change her diaper and allow her some downtime in the sitting area.
We had a Man-ny accompany us to Typhoon Lagoon From Twinkle Toe Nanny Service so that we could ride family rides with the big kids! Then he even went to the Typhoon Wave pool with our oldest so I could take a break from being knocked around and huge with our littles. The kids had the best day and I had very little stress because we ha a helping hand!
Time with the BIG kids to do Family rides
Cost
The cheapest and BEST option is always family. We are SO lucky that one or two grandparents come along on many of our trips. If you don't have grandparents, but aunts, uncles, cousins, or anyone who can go with you, that is always a big help!
But for the times we need to pay for extra hands like everything at Disney World, this also comes with a price tag. Getting theme park Nanny’s you know are well vetted, background checked, and have good recommendations doesn't come cheap. We are talking about a minimum of $25 per hour, even if it is one child. I will give pricing below for a couple of agencies we have used in the past. Of course, just like anything, these prices could go up. These are the prices when we use the service.
The only Disney-recommended nanny service is Kids Nite Out. Anytime Disney recommends something, you can almost be sure they have vetted them properly, and our experience with them was wonderful. Our cost in 2022 was $34 an hour for four kids.
The other agency we used in 2022 is Twinkle Toes Nanny Agency (this is a national chain.) The pricing was much more reasonable, but they only watched one child at the theme parks, and this was a Typhoon Lagoon day. This cost was $25 for one child per hour, and they were one of the only agencies that would go to the water parks.
Our other go to service is , Once Upon A Nanny LLC. We have used them several times now and have been happy each time. They are the best about texting updates and sending pictures. They have a large group of nannies an Ms. Celine the owner is very active on social media and very responsive. We love using them especially now that the kids are a little older.
My Guidelines for Nannies
It took me a long time to get comfortable with someone watching my kids in the hotel room. It is STILL EXTREMELY rare, and I did not allow it until this year when my oldest was ten years old. On top of that, all my kids have Gizmo watches and can call me.
At the theme parks, I am more comfortable allowing nannies to come along with us because I am there! However, male nannies are still hard for me, and I have to meet them the day before they watch my kids. It's a bias I am fully aware of, but I must go with how I feel. But the agency will ask you if you are comfortable before they book one for your family.
Overall, this has been only a positive experience for us because we are only willing to use well-vetted agencies with background-checked nannies! I know I have met nannies from Care.com and other agencies at the parks too! If you had an extraordinary theme park nanny, drop a comment below!
How To Pick the Best Nanny For You
If you have very young children who are infants and toddlers and you are weary about leaving them alone, I trust only one service, Kid's Nite Out. They are the Disney-recommended agency, so with that recommendation, you know the company will do everything in its power to ensure the reputation is at the highest standard. You will get a progress report of all the activities the kids do, including crafts and eating, and will stick to a bedtime routine. They are the most strict, according to my kids, and I understand that because, again, they have that Disney recommendation and want to ensure they provide top-notch service. If I only had children under five and this was my first time leaving them with a nanny, you would feel the most comfortable with them. Unfortunately, they are also the most expensive option.
My preferred nanny service is Once Upon a Nanny. And here are my reasons why, my youngest is two years old, and my oldest is 11; essentially, my older kids are already watching my youngest child. Even when I had the service come with my eight-year-old twins and the two-year-old, my daughter is like another mother to her two-year-old sister, so I was comfortable. Once upon a nanny had excellent caregivers, but it's more laid-back. They don't come with a bunch of crafts, and they don't give you a progress report, but they are very quick to text and send you pictures. They are like having a highly qualified background check for Babysitter that is college and adult-age. I would trust them with an infant or toddler, but I understand at that point in my life when I had three under 3. I wonder if I would've been as comfortable. Now as a seasoned mom, I am more relaxed. But I understand when you're raising only toddlers and infants, you want the highest recommended service. We love Once Upon a Nanny; we are using them again in our upcoming trips. But I do recommend them for slightly older kids.
Twinkle Toe Nanny Services, I have nothing but good things to say about the service. They are a franchise, so you will find them throughout the United States. They will go to water parks, and that is something that kids' night out will not do you. It's hard to find any services willing to go to the waterpark. This is an excellent option if you plan on spending time at Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach and you need that extra hand if you have a toddler or infant.
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