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Anonymous wrote:No inflation here, OP. We pay our nanny $27 an hour. She was a preschool teacher, has advanced degrees and also handles all our child's laundry, grocery shopping and schedule. She also orders for our house ( toilet paper, dish soap, etc).
+1 You really do get what you pay for. We are around the same - $26 and hour for one child - and our nanny has a BA in Early Childhood Education. She has engaged DD since the day she was born - narrating, reading, singing - and at 22 months DD is the most verbal, communicative child I've ever met. And she loves books. Nanny also found the best classes and story times for DD once she was old enough. Nanny has also never once been late - has only been sick once and that was when DD gave her a stomach bug - and has taught me so much about childhood development and milestones. Nanny is never on her phone and keeps DD's life - laundry, groceries, supplies, class fees - in order. It is a great feeling to have 100% confidence in a nanny. I never worry about DD when I am at work and she truly loves her nanny. I never feel bad about leaving her in the morning. They are good buddies.
Think long term, OP, and really think about what you want for your child.
Anyway in terms of a benefits package - I hired nanny a month before my due date and gave her a $3,000 signing bonus (otherwise she would have taken a position with a family ready to start right away). After a year, we covered her healthcare insurance. Two weeks vacation/PTO which includes sick days. Holidays, of course. And a gas allowance to cover gas and car use to take DD to classes.
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