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Arcadia • Ashburton

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Barclay • Beechfield • Belair - Edison • Bolton Hill • Brewers Hill • Bridgeview-Greenlawn • Broadway East • Bromo Arts District • Brooklyn

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Canton • Cedonia • Central Forest Park • Central Park Heights • Charles North • Cheswolde • Clifton • Coldstream - Homestead - Montebello • Cross Country • Curtis Bay • Curtis Bay Industrial Area

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Dorchester • Downtown • Druid Hill Park

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East Arlington • East Case • Edmondson • Elwood Park

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Fallstaff • Federal Hill-Montgomery • Fells Point • Frankford

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Glen • Greater Northwood Covenant Association • Greektown • Greenspring • Guilford • Gwynn Oak

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Hampden • Harford - Echodale - Perring Parkway • Harwood • Hunting Ridge

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Inner Harbor • Irvington

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Jonestown • Joseph Lee

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Langston Hughes • Lauraville • Little Italy • Loch Raven • Lochearn • Locust Point

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McDonogh • McElderry Park • Mid-Govans • Middle East • Midtown Edmondson • Morgan State University • Morrell Park • Mount Clare • Mount Vernon • Mount Washington

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North Harford Road

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Old Goucher • Oldtown

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Park Circle • Poppleton • Port Covington

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Reisterstown Station • Reservoir Hill • Riverside • Roland Park • Rosebank • Rosemont

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Sandtown-Winchester • South Baltimore • South Clifton Park

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Tuscany - Canterbury

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Upton

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Violetville

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Walbrook • Waltherson • Waverly • Wilson Park

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Nanny Anita

"She truly loved our child. She took him to gym class and on various outings. She helped him reach milestones that we were struggling to get him to meet. She was a great addition to our family."

- Marissa

Nanny Anita

"Anita has a lot of experience in taking care of 2 kids at the same time, so she was a great fit for our infant twins. She kept them on a schedule and supported their development and transitions in different months."

- Cristina

Nanny Paige

"Great with the kids, mine tend to be a little reserved around strangers but they liked Paige right away. She handled tasks capably and efficiently and also provided a lot of enrichment to the kids, keeping them occupied with fun and stimulating activities."

- Joshua

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Aberdeen, MD • Abingdon, MD • Accokeek, MD • Adelphi, MD • Annapolis, MD • Arbutus, MD • Arlington, MD • Arnold, MD • Aspen Hill, MD

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Bel Air, MD • Belcamp, MD • Beltsville, MD • Berlin, MD • Berwyn Heights, MD • Bethesda, MD • Bladensburg, MD • Boonsboro, MD • Bowie, MD • Boyds, MD • Brandywine, MD • Brookeville, MD • Brooklyn Park, MD • Brunswick, MD • Bryans Road, MD • Burtonsville, MD

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California, MD • Calverton, MD • Cambridge, MD • Cape Saint Claire, MD • Capitol Heights, MD • Catonsville, MD • Centreville, MD • Chesapeak Bch, MD • Chesapeake Beach, MD • Chestertown, MD • Cheverly, MD • Chevy Chase, MD • Chillum, MD • Clarksburg, MD • Clarksville, MD • Clinton, MD • Cockeysville, MD • College Park, MD • Columbia, MD • Cresaptown, MD • Crofton, MD • Crownsville, MD • Cumberland, MD

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Damascus, MD • Daniels, MD • Darnestown, MD • Davidsonville, MD • Denton, MD • Dentsville, MD • District Heights, MD • Dundalk, MD • Dunkirk, MD

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East New Market, MD • Easton, MD • Edgemere, MD • Edgewater, MD • Edgewood, MD • Eldersburg, MD • Elkridge, MD • Elkton, MD • Ellicott City, MD • Emmitsburg, MD • Essex, MD

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Fairmount Hgt, MD • Fallston, MD • Federalsburg, MD • Forest Heights, MD • Forest Hill, MD • Fort Meade, MD • Fort Washington, MD • Frederick, MD • Frostburg, MD • Fruitland, MD

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Gaithersburg, MD • Gambrills, MD • Garrison, MD • Germantown, MD • Glenarden, MD • Glen Burnie, MD • Glenn Dale, MD • Glyndon, MD • Grasonville, MD • Greater Landover, MD • Great Mills, MD • Greenbelt, MD • Greensboro, MD

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Hagerstown, MD • Halethorpe, MD • Hampstead, MD • Hanover, MD • Havre De Grace, MD • Highland Beach, MD • Hillcrest Heights, MD • Hollywood, MD • Hughesville, MD

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What’s the average cost of a child care provider in Baltimore, MD?

The average cost of a child care provider in Baltimore, MD is $20.17 per hour. Most Baltimore families on Nanny Lane pay $18 to $22/hr, and live-in and infant-specialist roles run higher.

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How to Find Affordable Child Care in Baltimore, MD

Nanny Lane is a child care website to help you find child care near your area in Baltimore Baltimore. Our child care services include background checks, a dedicated hiring agent, and payroll.

Understand the Different Types of Child Care in Baltimore, MD

If you’re looking for affordable child care, you should explore the different types of care and how they compare to each other. What are the differences between a solo nanny and a nanny share? What about a nanny share vs. daycare? Or nanny share vs. nursery school? Or a solo nanny vs. an au pair? What is a nanny share?

There are lots of options to find affordable child care that works best for your family, and Nanny Lane’s child care services is here to help along the way.

Explore the Costs of Different Child Care Options

There are various types of child care (solo nanny, nanny share, etc), with different levels of costs. For how much to pay a nanny, key factors that determine cost are experience, the number of children, where you live, and much more. In addition, during the hiring process, you should be considerate of how to handle expenses (e.g. gas, food, etc.).

If you choose a nanny as the best child care option for your family, there are ways to save on nanny costs like an afterschool co-op or having relatives who live close offer child care support on certain days.

Alternatively, you can split the costs of a nanny. There are lots of different nanny share setups that highlight how to make nanny shares even if the kids are different ages. With a nanny share, you can find a family first or hire a nanny and consider creating a nanny share. Either way, a nanny share is the most affordable way to employ a nanny.

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