Re: Trusting maids with your kids?
If we can manage, we will not opt for maid/baby sitter and by manage I mean taking long time off (yes without pay). I did it for last 15 months as my wife was finishing up some of her certificate/diploma courses, I stayed home with our little one and now as she has finished her courses, she is at home and I have rejoined my work.
But then I guess it also depends on the nature of work. I am a IT professional and found tonz of work even while working from home so there was no (or very little) effect on household earnings.