Recommendations for an Au Pair/Nanny

[GD007]

My wife and I are expecting our first child at the end of November this year (2007).  We both plan to take advantage of our time-off benefits to stay at home with the baby for as long as we can.  I do believe, though, that we will be needing the services of a live-in or live-out nanny/au pair mid to late next year.

Does anyone have experience dealing with Nanny/Au Pair agencies in the Philadelphia area?  Any lessons learned you could share?  Recommendations?  Thoughts on a line-in/live-out versus finding a day care facility that takes 8-9 month olds?   Anyone know a nice old lady in Drexel Hill that would like to come to our place around 8:00AM till ~5:45PM Monday - Friday to take care of an 8 month old?

 

Thanks,

-GD