Short term job, advice on finding ayi / nanny

Anything is possible. You can ask the people at your company to help you find a nanny.  They are everywhere.  They are called "aiye" (Aunties).

They will probably NOT speak English. 

They will NOT understand why you pamper your child so, and will treat them Chinese style.  That might be too harsh for your sensibilities. (I won't get into it too deeply, but walking around with a hole in the pants is considered normal.  So is shitting on the sidewalk, and expecting the child to eat fish with bones and knowing how not to swallow the bones.)

You are only going to be here for a little over two months, and you want to bring your two year old? Really...?

Never been to China before, I take it.

OK.  Here is my advice. Unless you are willing to increase your stress level by a factor of 1000x by having your child in the hands of an Aiyi, I would strongly STRONGLY advise you leave your child at home. DO NOT TAKE THEM TO CHINA. This is China, keep that in mind. It is different.

yes， safety is probably main question for your situation， unless you have friends here.

maybe one possible solution is to find a local full time mother who can speak English and also could take care of your child for 9 weeks.

hope help.


Rike

I can take care your baby for 5 weeks .

Hi Rike,
If I am going through an agency and hire a nanny who speaks both English and Mandarin.  And has worked for foreign families or abroad, is safety still an issue?  I will check references.  Have you had direct experiences with nannies like this yourself?  I am willing to pay extra.  And yes, I have traveled in China and lived in Asia before.  This was not a problem with nannies in Taiwan and Singapore.  Just trying to get a better picture of the situation here.  And I will have a nanny camera in the apartment.  Leaving a young child behind is not an option for me.  Thanks for any thoughts you have.  Much appreciated.

hi Rory,
     should be much safer to sign contact with a agency, maybe signing ayi / nanny
with over 5 years shanghai severing experience  is better.
     for your suggestion, hope help.

     Rike