Novice Questions: The Cost of Nannies and Nanny Shares

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We hired a great, experienced nanny for $15 an hour and increased her pay each year up until $20 for two children (40 hours a week guaranteed).
She was well known in the area, great with kids and legal.
I will say we had a number of candidates to choose from for $15/ hour. Ignore the $30/ hour posters.. unless you can afford to pay that.. some may make more, some may make less but as long as you are clear on what you are offering and have a contract, the nanny will be able to decide if she wants to accept the job.

The above poster is a known troll. Please ignore her.

This is so funny to me.. I am the poster who wrote the above.. and not a troll. I have two kids and a busy job. I don't have the time to troll. Let alone establish a 'well known' reputation for trolling. What I wrote above is all true, and echos what many others have written. I'm not saying there aren't nannies making more but our nanny was quite happy in her position because she was treated well and given other perks (like a LOT of paid time off when she had a family emergency). When we transitioned to Preschool our nanny was sad to leave but we helped her find another job that paid more. She was happy for that but the trade off is that much more is expected of her.

[Anonymous]

Hi OP! The world of nanny care can be tough to navigate but it has been a great solution for our family.

We had a ton of candidates for a one-on-one nanny for a baby at $18 an hour.

We currently do a share where each family pays $14. There is a Park Slope guide to nanny shares that I found helpful. Whatever you do, you should definitely have a contract spelling out the essentials like work hours, rates, vacation, sick policies, taxes, etc. so everyone is on the same page.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP! The world of nanny care can be tough to navigate but it has been a great solution for our family.

We had a ton of candidates for a one-on-one nanny for a baby at $18 an hour.

We currently do a share where each family pays $14. There is a Park Slope guide to nanny shares that I found helpful. Whatever you do, you should definitely have a contract spelling out the essentials like work hours, rates, vacation, sick policies, taxes, etc. so everyone is on the same page.

Also, not sure where you live but my biggest piece of advice for finding a new nanny is to get on some mom listserves for your area and get recommendations from other parents. You could also look on DCUM for posts where parents are advertising for their nanny who is leaving because they are moving or kids are going to preschool. I tried to do the Care.com thing and it was super overwhelming. I know others who have had success with it, but I felt much better using word of mouth. It's a pretty small world and I actually found that one of the nannies we were interviewing had worked for a neighbor and my husband's old coworker - those kinds of recommendations are invaluable. Just my 2 cents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We hired a great, experienced nanny for $15 an hour and increased her pay each year up until $20 for two children (40 hours a week guaranteed).
She was well known in the area, great with kids and legal.
I will say we had a number of candidates to choose from for $15/ hour. Ignore the $30/ hour posters.. unless you can afford to pay that.. some may make more, some may make less but as long as you are clear on what you are offering and have a contract, the nanny will be able to decide if she wants to accept the job.

The above poster is a known troll. Please ignore her.

This is so funny to me.. I am the poster who wrote the above.. and not a troll. I have two kids and a busy job. I don't have the time to troll. Let alone establish a 'well known' reputation for trolling. What I wrote above is all true, and echos what many others have written. I'm not saying there aren't nannies making more but our nanny was quite happy in her position because she was treated well and given other perks (like a LOT of paid time off when she had a family emergency). When we transitioned to Preschool our nanny was sad to leave but we helped her find another job that paid more. She was happy for that but the trade off is that much more is expected of her.

Just a casual reader her, but I wondered how one can pinpoint a "troll" when EVERY post writer is "anonymous."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Having just looked at this and hired a nanny for my infant in the DC metro-

1.) What is the typical cost of a full time nanny in DC? About $15-22 an hour + overtime, taxes, bonuses, insurance, ect., on average. Range varies even outside that based on education, special needs, number of guaranteed hours, years of experience, location...
2.) What is the typical cost of a full time nanny share in DC? I was seeing about $5-10 more an hour for a two kid share.
3.) Is there some sort of governing 'how to' document in setting either of these up? Any resources I should be privy to? Internet and talk to other nanny families - preferably on a non-anon basis.

You are simply not to be believed. No decent nanny in this area takes a job for $15/hr, unless she has someone else to support her, and your kid is her "hobby".

Those people do exist - even if you're not one of them.

OP - what you pay depends on what important to you. I didn't see anyone asking for more than $22 for infant care, but this forum is plagued by some folks claiming you should be paying a nanny more than you make per hour.

Cite your source, Liar.

I wouldn't want someone as childish as you looking after my children even if you had a Master's degree and were free. I literally just did this search last month in DC and am not obligated to type up my personal research so that you feel justified in some way.

I don't understand why it's so impossible to post your experience on this site without folks spouting vitriol and ad hominem attacks just because they don't like you're experience. I almost didn't go the nanny route because this site makes it look like many of them are nasty, mean people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP! The world of nanny care can be tough to navigate but it has been a great solution for our family.

We had a ton of candidates for a one-on-one nanny for a baby at $18 an hour.

We currently do a share where each family pays $14. There is a Park Slope guide to nanny shares that I found helpful. Whatever you do, you should definitely have a contract spelling out the essentials like work hours, rates, vacation, sick policies, taxes, etc. so everyone is on the same page.

Can you afford to live in Park Slope if you earn only $18/hr? I seriously doubt it, unless you're renting a living room sofa. Where do your $18/hr nannies live?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP! The world of nanny care can be tough to navigate but it has been a great solution for our family.

We had a ton of candidates for a one-on-one nanny for a baby at $18 an hour.

We currently do a share where each family pays $14. There is a Park Slope guide to nanny shares that I found helpful. Whatever you do, you should definitely have a contract spelling out the essentials like work hours, rates, vacation, sick policies, taxes, etc. so everyone is on the same page.

Can you afford to live in Park Slope if you earn only $18/hr? I seriously doubt it, unless you're renting a living room sofa. Where do your $18/hr nannies live?

Queens or the outskirts of Bed Stuy. Most people who work hourly in NYC live with multiple roommates in the outskirts of the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP! The world of nanny care can be tough to navigate but it has been a great solution for our family.

We had a ton of candidates for a one-on-one nanny for a baby at $18 an hour.

We currently do a share where each family pays $14. There is a Park Slope guide to nanny shares that I found helpful. Whatever you do, you should definitely have a contract spelling out the essentials like work hours, rates, vacation, sick policies, taxes, etc. so everyone is on the same page.

Can you afford to live in Park Slope if you earn only $18/hr? I seriously doubt it, unless you're renting a living room sofa. Where do your $18/hr nannies live?

Queens or the outskirts of Bed Stuy. Most people who work hourly in NYC live with multiple roommates in the outskirts of the city.

College aged kids do roommates. If that's who the bargain FT sitters are, so be it.

Lots of parents want, and can afford mature professional nannies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The cost can vary. You can illegally hire someone who does not have the right to work, does not speak English, does not drive etc.--but will make a reasonable effort to ensure that your daughter is still alive and breathing when you come home. You can probably get this for as little as $10/hr.

You can hire a professional nanny with a Masters in a relevant field with a decades of experience and who speaks several languages which she is willing to teach your daughter. This will cost you closer to $30+/hr.

Wow! Trump supporter and proud I see!

New poster. How is a person a Trump supporter for answering the question by posting information from both ends of the spectrum?

[Anonymous]

We live in NE DC and are in a share with another family. Nanny receives $22 hour that we split 50/50. Overtime pay over 40 hrs as required by law. She also gets 5 sick days and 12 vacation days each year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good morning,

My daughter is 9 months old and is currently in a daycare center. My husband and I are interested in getting her into a more personalized care situation, so we're exploring the option of a nanny or--more ideally--nanny share.

The thing is, we're clueless as to cost and logistics. Can anyone help us out?

1.) What is the typical cost of a full time nanny in DC?
2.) What is the typical cost of a full time nanny share in DC?
3.) Is there some sort of governing 'how to' document in setting either of these up? Any resources I should be privy to?

Thank you so much for your time. I am looking forward to learning more about this!

For a full time nanny, you can pay anywhere between $17-20 per hour for one child. Nanny shares in DC can range anywhere between $22-$26 to start. Whether you decide on a nanny or nanny share, you need to figure out what responsibilities the nanny will have and what compensation you can afford (i.e. hourly wage (and OT), sick, vacation, healthcare). If you go the nanny share route, you should find a family first. Post an ad and let the families know the age of your child (and what age you would like the other child to be) the location and the hours- you can discuss everything else in private. Any responsibilities: wages (OT included), hours, stipend, sick, vacation, inclement weather, holidays, cause for firing, transportation to be used with children, PTO request protocol etc. should be included in your contract. Who will be hosting or if you would like to fluctuate houses, some nanny shared route weekly, monthly and even daily.

Hope this helps! Good Luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in NE DC and are in a share with another family. Nanny receives $22 hour that we split 50/50. Overtime pay over 40 hrs as required by law. She also gets 5 sick days and 12 vacation days each year.

Do you offer your nanny a stipend?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in NE DC and are in a share with another family. Nanny receives $22 hour that we split 50/50. Overtime pay over 40 hrs as required by law. She also gets 5 sick days and 12 vacation days each year.

Do you offer your nanny a stipend?

For what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in NE DC and are in a share with another family. Nanny receives $22 hour that we split 50/50. Overtime pay over 40 hrs as required by law. She also gets 5 sick days and 12 vacation days each year.

Do you offer your nanny a stipend?

For what?

Healthcare?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The nannies we interviewed were asking $17-$20 for one and $22-$24 for a two-child share. This was in 2015 so rates may have gone up. We ended up joining an established share that was $24 when we started. All of the nannies we seriously considered were experienced (10-20 years) with good local references, but none had early childhood training beyond CPR/first aid. I assume if you want someone with this background, you have to pay more. We were also paying on the books and were explicit about this upfront, which may have affected both the rates and the pool of applicants.

Exactly the same experience here, but we ended up paying $17 for one child and $23 for two (one started first then the nanny share partner joined). This was January 2016. We have given a raise of $1 per hour each year since. We love our kids' nanny. This is Georgetown, by the way, and the nanny lives in Glover Park, so it's about as expensive a COL as it gets in this area.