God help the family who provides "apprenticeship". For those considering nanny career, the path is through working in daycare centers for a few years, they are always hiring, and these days they would hire anyone, they are so short of teachers

Anonymous wrote:That is super cheap, no qualified nanny will accept that, and 2 yrs of experience is nothing, be very careful op who you hire for such young baby

I interviewed someone once for a nanny position and asked her why she wanted to nanny. She said she'd only ever done food service (Panera, McDonalds) and one day decided she wanted to be a "nanny" because she was tired of working with food and wanted to make more money. No education, no credentialing. Just didn't want to make minimum wage. If we tell high schoolers and young women with zero ambition that they can be a "nanny" just by waking up one day and deciding it... and command $25/hr with ZERO experience... that's dumb. And unnecessary. An entry level nanny should make $18/hr and consider those first few years an apprenticeship.

Anonymous wrote:That is super cheap, no qualified nanny will accept that, and 2 yrs of experience is nothing, be very careful op who you hire for such young baby

I'm qualified. I'd take it, but 3 hours max and in DC very near my own home.

...and it does not matter how much she sleeps since that changes all the time

That is super cheap, no qualified nanny will accept that, and 2 yrs of experience is nothing, be very careful op who you hire for such young baby

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Anonymous wrote:That’s cheap and I wouldn’t expect much more than needs met and alive when you get home.

I am interested in what you think a reasonable rate is then?

I’m not the pp you quoted, but 4 hours at $25 is only $500/week. Obviously no one can live on that so the nanny will need to find a second part time family or other job. Juggling two part time jobs is less desirable than just one full time job, so a higher rate is necessary to attract a decent candidate

Anonymous wrote:That’s cheap and I wouldn’t expect much more than needs met and alive when you get home.

I am interested in what you think a reasonable rate is then?

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Anonymous wrote:That’s cheap and I wouldn’t expect much more than needs met and alive when you get home.

I am home.

Then it works out.

Anonymous wrote:That’s cheap and I wouldn’t expect much more than needs met and alive when you get home.

I am home.

That’s cheap and I wouldn’t expect much more than needs met and alive when you get home.

It's normal to pay more per hour for part time.

Anonymous wrote:I’d say normal. For that rate, I’d expect someone with at least 2 years experience, a no screen policy, with specific experience in bottle feeding, introducing solids and upcoming milestones.

At that rate, I would not expect them to have a degree in early education or any certifications beyond the basic ones. I would also not expect them to do much around the house beyond cleaning bottles or picking up after baby. If you want “more” from your nanny (maybe one who drives baby to appointments or does all baby laundry), you’re probably looking more like $28/hr.

I don't expect any of that.
I just want someone to play with her (f2f, sing songs, etc) or make sure she is playing safely in various stations and take her on a walk/go outside for 20-30min plus diaper changes. I nurse, she doesn't bottle feed and she naps 2 out of the 4 hours I am asking for coverage (9-1) and will continue to nap at least 1-2 hours of that time for at least another 6 mos. There's no cleaning required. Adding in feeding lunch and cleanup in about 3mos but my babies always take awhile to ramp up solids so closer to 4mos.

$25 for part-time is fair. If hours were full-time, I could see negotiating a slightly lower rate.

I’d say normal. For that rate, I’d expect someone with at least 2 years experience, a no screen policy, with specific experience in bottle feeding, introducing solids and upcoming milestones.

At that rate, I would not expect them to have a degree in early education or any certifications beyond the basic ones. I would also not expect them to do much around the house beyond cleaning bottles or picking up after baby. If you want “more” from your nanny (maybe one who drives baby to appointments or does all baby laundry), you’re probably looking more like $28/hr.

I'm getting 25/hr quotes in PG county. Is this abnormal or is this within expectations? One kid under 6mo.