vic-wing,
Yes, I bring and pick up my baby to and from 育嬰院. They can take care the baby from 8:00am to 6:00pm but you can extend one moer hour to 7:00pm. Their service do not include bathing and washing hair and the baby from new born to 2.5 year old. They divide the baby into 3 groups by age. The price is HK$4,200 including 奶粉, 糊仔, congee, juice, biscuilt (所有食) but not including diaper.
If both mom and dad are working, you can apply for 政府. I know one mom only need to pay HK$500.
It is pretty tired as after I pick up my son, I have to help him bathing, feed him, washing the pump .....
vic-wing,
Yes, if you did not get the subsidy, it is more expensive than hiring a maid. As my parent live at Kowloon side that they cannot come to my home so often to monitor the maid and I am not 放心 to hire a maid, I thus, put my baby at 育嬰院