Hiring a nanny during covid- Sept 2021

[Anonymous]

How to find a good nanny? Any tips? I am due in May and looking for someone to start end of September. Super worried because of Covid and hoping to find someone who can just work with me. Really have no idea where to turn ! Any tips would be helpful. Thank you

[Anonymous]

Hopefully all but children will be vaccinated by September.

Look for an educated nanny who lives alone and has been vaccinated for covid and tDAP as well as measles. Ask questions about how she and her previous employers handled the precautions this past year and what’s changed for her after vaccination.

No one knows what September is going to look like so just be extremely careful yourself and enjoy your pregnancy and new baby for now.

[Anonymous]

We found our amazing and brilliant nanny on care.com but also signed up with an agency. Don’t expect a bargain, OP. Good nannies are expensive.

Our nanny has a liberal arts degree but has taught in preschool and taken nearly all her graduate school classes in Early Childhood Development. She lives alone and has willingly formed a pod with us (we see no one but nanny and she sees no one but us). She’s older and has absolutely no problem asking passers by to step back from our baby’s stroller.

She’s just smart. I guess that’s the bottom line. She gets it. And she truly loves my son and would never put him at risk.

[Anonymous]

From a nanny's perspective: the best matches with families have come through word of mouth. Start asking coworkers, family and friends for recommendations and also to put their feelers out. You have time. I know of 3 nannies who would be looking right now, if not for staying on to supervise distance learning. Assuming school goes back and stays in person, they will need new jobs come September.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How to find a good nanny? Any tips? I am due in May and looking for someone to start end of September. Super worried because of Covid and hoping to find someone who can just work with me. Really have no idea where to turn ! Any tips would be helpful. Thank you

If you don't want them to have a weekend/after hours gig with another family, you really need to make sure you paying more than enough for them to live on and make it worth it. I see so many ads of parents only wanting 25 hours/week of care @$15-20/hr and expecting to the the nanny's only job, and for the nanny to live alone and not take public transportation. No nanny is going to dig into their savings to accommodate that.

So maybe figure out how much a nanny would need to earn to afford housing, car payment, food, entertainment, savings, etc. and make sure you are paying above and beyond that amount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How to find a good nanny? Any tips? I am due in May and looking for someone to start end of September. Super worried because of Covid and hoping to find someone who can just work with me. Really have no idea where to turn ! Any tips would be helpful. Thank you

If you don't want them to have a weekend/after hours gig with another family, you really need to make sure you paying more than enough for them to live on and make it worth it. I see so many ads of parents only wanting 25 hours/week of care @$15-20/hr and expecting to the the nanny's only job, and for the nanny to live alone and not take public transportation. No nanny is going to dig into their savings to accommodate that.

So maybe figure out how much a nanny would need to earn to afford housing, car payment, food, entertainment, savings, etc. and make sure you are paying above and beyond that amount.

While we pay our nanny $28 an hour and she can afford to live alone, that alone is not enough to guarantee a smart nanny who will take needed precautions. I hate to be ageist but the young nannies don’t get it. They’re still socializing and seeing friends. And as a Mexican-American myself, my own community isn’t getting it either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How to find a good nanny? Any tips? I am due in May and looking for someone to start end of September. Super worried because of Covid and hoping to find someone who can just work with me. Really have no idea where to turn ! Any tips would be helpful. Thank you

If you don't want them to have a weekend/after hours gig with another family, you really need to make sure you paying more than enough for them to live on and make it worth it. I see so many ads of parents only wanting 25 hours/week of care @$15-20/hr and expecting to the the nanny's only job, and for the nanny to live alone and not take public transportation. No nanny is going to dig into their savings to accommodate that.

So maybe figure out how much a nanny would need to earn to afford housing, car payment, food, entertainment, savings, etc. and make sure you are paying above and beyond that amount.

While we pay our nanny $28 an hour and she can afford to live alone, that alone is not enough to guarantee a smart nanny who will take needed precautions. I hate to be ageist but the young nannies don’t get it. They’re still socializing and seeing friends. And as a Mexican-American myself, my own community isn’t getting it either.

Of course. I'm just saying that a lot of parents have completely absurd expectations when they only want to give their nannies $1000/month and think their nanny is going to be able to live alone, have a safe reliable car, and not have any type of second job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a nanny's perspective: the best matches with families have come through word of mouth. Start asking coworkers, family and friends for recommendations and also to put their feelers out. You have time. I know of 3 nannies who would be looking right now, if not for staying on to supervise distance learning. Assuming school goes back and stays in person, they will need new jobs come September.

I don't have this option as I'm new to the area and I dont know anyone. so am reaching out on here and looking for websites. Hopefully there is time - thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We found our amazing and brilliant nanny on care.com but also signed up with an agency. Don’t expect a bargain, OP. Good nannies are expensive.

Our nanny has a liberal arts degree but has taught in preschool and taken nearly all her graduate school classes in Early Childhood Development. She lives alone and has willingly formed a pod with us (we see no one but nanny and she sees no one but us). She’s older and has absolutely no problem asking passers by to step back from our baby’s stroller.

She’s just smart. I guess that’s the bottom line. She gets it. And she truly loves my son and would never put him at risk.

That's amazing. Seems it would be hard to find. May I ask how much you pay? Id assume it would be hard to find someone who can live alone and work exclusively for someone without a higher wage.

We are looking for someone to start January 2022. Also, might I ask if your nanny might have any referrals of other nannys? Happy to give more info about myself and what we are looking from. Advice from other moms on here so far is that word of mouth is the best way so am giving it a try! New to the area after living in NYC for several years. Based in Arlington. I appreciate any help you can offer/insight into costs if you don't mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a nanny's perspective: the best matches with families have come through word of mouth. Start asking coworkers, family and friends for recommendations and also to put their feelers out. You have time. I know of 3 nannies who would be looking right now, if not for staying on to supervise distance learning. Assuming school goes back and stays in person, they will need new jobs come September.

I don't have this option as I'm new to the area and I dont know anyone. so am reaching out on here and looking for websites. Hopefully there is time - thanks

Get on all of the neighborhood FB parents groups. Do you work? As co-workers. Ask your husband’s coworkers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We found our amazing and brilliant nanny on care.com but also signed up with an agency. Don’t expect a bargain, OP. Good nannies are expensive.

Our nanny has a liberal arts degree but has taught in preschool and taken nearly all her graduate school classes in Early Childhood Development. She lives alone and has willingly formed a pod with us (we see no one but nanny and she sees no one but us). She’s older and has absolutely no problem asking passers by to step back from our baby’s stroller.

She’s just smart. I guess that’s the bottom line. She gets it. And she truly loves my son and would never put him at risk.

That's amazing. Seems it would be hard to find. May I ask how much you pay? Id assume it would be hard to find someone who can live alone and work exclusively for someone without a higher wage.

We are looking for someone to start January 2022. Also, might I ask if your nanny might have any referrals of other nannys? Happy to give more info about myself and what we are looking from. Advice from other moms on here so far is that word of mouth is the best way so am giving it a try! New to the area after living in NYC for several years. Based in Arlington. I appreciate any help you can offer/insight into costs if you don't mind.

We’re in West Los Angeles which, I believe, skews higher than DC but our nanny started with us two years ago at $30 an hour and is now up to $32 an hour for our toddler and newborn.

Sorry I can’t help with word-of-mouth!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a nanny's perspective: the best matches with families have come through word of mouth. Start asking coworkers, family and friends for recommendations and also to put their feelers out. You have time. I know of 3 nannies who would be looking right now, if not for staying on to supervise distance learning. Assuming school goes back and stays in person, they will need new jobs come September.

I don't have this option as I'm new to the area and I dont know anyone. so am reaching out on here and looking for websites. Hopefully there is time - thanks

Get on all of the neighborhood FB parents groups. Do you work? As co-workers. Ask your husband’s coworkers.

My job is based in NYC. Not too many kids at my partners job, but I'll join the FB group. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We found our amazing and brilliant nanny on care.com but also signed up with an agency. Don’t expect a bargain, OP. Good nannies are expensive.

Our nanny has a liberal arts degree but has taught in preschool and taken nearly all her graduate school classes in Early Childhood Development. She lives alone and has willingly formed a pod with us (we see no one but nanny and she sees no one but us). She’s older and has absolutely no problem asking passers by to step back from our baby’s stroller.

She’s just smart. I guess that’s the bottom line. She gets it. And she truly loves my son and would never put him at risk.

That's amazing. Seems it would be hard to find. May I ask how much you pay? Id assume it would be hard to find someone who can live alone and work exclusively for someone without a higher wage.

We are looking for someone to start January 2022. Also, might I ask if your nanny might have any referrals of other nannys? Happy to give more info about myself and what we are looking from. Advice from other moms on here so far is that word of mouth is the best way so am giving it a try! New to the area after living in NYC for several years. Based in Arlington. I appreciate any help you can offer/insight into costs if you don't mind.

We’re in West Los Angeles which, I believe, skews higher than DC but our nanny started with us two years ago at $30 an hour and is now up to $32 an hour for our toddler and newborn.

Sorry I can’t help with word-of-mouth!

Thanks for the pricing info!

[Anonymous]

OP, are you located in the DMV area? I am looking for a job that will begin in August, perhaps September. I am a nanny and will be a mother as well (due shortly after you). I’m a veteran nanny will ample excellent references and take covid-19 precautions very seriously. Let me know if you’d like to chat.

[Anonymous]

If you want a nanny who will only work for you and not with other families, you need to pay a wage so she can afford to do that. I’m a nanny in Los Angeles and earn $30/hr. I have only worked for my family during the pandemic and I can afford to live alone.

My friends who earn $20/hr and have roommates and babysit on the side.

If you want a nanny to work for you exclusively, you need to pay a wage so she can afford to do that. It’s literally all in your hands. What you pay, will determine what you get.