Is $30/h cheap for nanny share in NW DC ? 12 & 15 months old babies

[Anonymous]

Successfully juggling two babies at once takes enormous skill and experience. When was the last time a parent volunteered to do it when nanny needed a day off? In all my years of doing shares, the answer would be “zero”.

How many parents of twins opt to provide the full time care? Not that many.

Most parents here have no clue.

[Anonymous]

That is very true, PP. you can get a cheap nanny and try to do share but it will be a mess for everyone. Babies are of course resistant but why should they be suffering...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Successfully juggling two babies at once takes enormous skill and experience. When was the last time a parent volunteered to do it when nanny needed a day off? In all my years of doing shares, the answer would be “zero”.

How many parents of twins opt to provide the full time care? Not that many.

Most parents here have no clue.

I mean, this is a bit exaggerated. Taking care of two babies is definitely much more challenging than taking care of one baby, but it is still within the realm for most career/professional nannies. Yes it might be challenging for an inexperienced mom of one baby who isn’t used to it, but it’s not impossible. Plus, the nanny isn’t up every 2-3 hrs all night breastfeeding two babies.
-SAHM of twins whose husband traveled for work most weeks and who had minimal babysitting support and no local family.

[Anonymous]

In ten+ years, I've not met a single nanny in this area who found work through an agency. Everyone goes through word of mouth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much families pay for a nanny share in DC

Yes!

[Anonymous]

whoever find jobs through "word of mouth" gets the least wages, from what i know. Agencies work with specific types of families who often look for educated nannies with certain skills, so agencies can get a qualified nanny a much, much higher rate. The typical "word of mouth"nanny most often has a high school diploma only, and her typical day is spend chatting with her nanny friends in the park while the baby is strapped in the stroller/carseat under pretense of "getting fresh air". I do not blame these nannies because this is a result of their lower pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:whoever find jobs through "word of mouth" gets the least wages, from what i know. Agencies work with specific types of families who often look for educated nannies with certain skills, so agencies can get a qualified nanny a much, much higher rate. The typical "word of mouth"nanny most often has a high school diploma only, and her typical day is spend chatting with her nanny friends in the park while the baby is strapped in the stroller/carseat under pretense of "getting fresh air". I do not blame these nannies because this is a result of their lower pay.

We get it. You work for an agency and think you're the cat's meow. Almost everything in your post is incorrect, but you do you, boo.

[Anonymous]

Nannies do not "work for the agencies". Families pay a flat fee and that is the end of it. The family pays nanny via payroll and nothing goes to the agency after the nanny is hired.