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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh!  Yes, it is real!  Like any occupation, there are those with experience, education, special skills and talents that command more money.

As I have posted before, our nanny makes $28 an hour for one child.  We wanted an educated (she has a masters degree in ECD), experiences (10 plus years), former preschool teacher who speaks impeccable English and rudimentary French.  She is also an amazing, loving, devoted nanny.

My best friend pays $22 an hour for a wonderful, loving and hardworking nanny who speaks broken English and fluent Spanish.  She works off the books which is not an option for us.

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+1.  Different families have different expectations, too.  We explored the possibility of a nanny share with our old neighbors, and came to an agreement on a target rate of $18-$20/hour, on the books. For that rate, I expected strong English skills and willingness to walk DC to local parks/activities during "our" hours.  Neighbors' additional expectations included school pick-up (driving), cooking dinner, and doing light housework while watching their 2 kids.  There's a reason we never found any mutually agreeable candidates.[/quote]

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