Custodial care-giver vs Educator

[Anonymous]

This concept is the reason why nanny wages are really all over the map. There is no standard or even a "ceiling". Every parent is looking for something different. It's almost as impossible as constructing a job description for your spouse. You know what qualities you are hoping for, but you never know for sure until you see it, and how it all fits together. The relationship is so personal, that what's worth next to nothing to one person, is worth the world, to another.

The most vocal parents here seem to have a focused mission, to dictate that NO nanny can possibly be worth $XX/hr. Who are they to determine what every other parent values? What is their real agenda?

[Anonymous]

OP you are one of the biggest BS posters on this forum. You know what qualities make a great nanny? Honesty, patience, love of children, good work ethic, sound judgement and positive energy. Nasty, entitled, egotistical attitude is not on the list.

[Anonymous]

How promptly the guilty mb reveals herself...

[Anonymous]

In another thread a poster commented that what I do is custodial care. I didn't (and still really don't) know if she was being sarcastic or genuine.
Anyway, I'm pretty much the family nanny. My charge is one 6mo old and occasionally (ie maybe 1-2 times every 2/3mos) his 3yr old sibling. I have free reign over my days and MB doesn't care if we go places or run errands or just stay home. I don't have any housework in my contract but if I see something that needs to be done, I do it. My entire (IMO) existance as a nanny is to make MBs life exponentially easy. Otherwise she could as easily stick ds in daycare. I'm flexible, accommodating and do what this board would consider extreme above and beyond. And I don't agree. I feel it's doing the best job I can, even if that means some housework or dinner prep without demanding more pay. I am responsible for stimulating baby ds, working on motor skills, nutrition, etc but not at the expense of being lazy. Idk what kind of technical "nanny" care that is, but it works for me and my nanny family and they pay 20$ an hour for a 50hr week

[Anonymous]

$20/hr seems like a solid fee in exchange for your excellent services, pp.

[Anonymous]

Well, PP, you don't know 12:47, unless you're a sock puppet, so we can pretty much assume you are just desperately trying to drive up rate expectations here. Or you're a liar.

Which is it? Because here in DC, everyone knows there are no nannies earning $20/hr for 2 kids. Unless the parents are astonishingly stupid or have extraordinary needs.

I'm sure that's not your situation, nanny. And before you get all het up. we're sure you're not an MB either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, PP, you don't know 12:47, unless you're a sock puppet, so we can pretty much assume you are just desperately trying to drive up rate expectations here. Or you're a liar.

Which is it? Because here in DC, everyone knows there are no nannies earning $20/hr for 2 kids. Unless the parents are astonishingly stupid or have extraordinary needs.

I'm sure that's not your situation, nanny. And before you get all het up. we're sure you're not an MB either.

You are forgetting that this forum is now NON-region specific. There are regional areas for posts that need to be region specific, but in this General Discussion area of the forum, nannies can be from ANYWHERE. In my area, $20/hr for 2 kids can be standard. It is usually $16-20 for one kid, $18-22 for 2 and quite a few families will do $18-23 for even just one child (mostly if using an agency but also found without one). After school sitters/nannies generally make $20/hr and Mother's Helpers can easily make $15/hr. More professional/high end nannies make $25+/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, PP, you don't know 12:47, unless you're a sock puppet, so we can pretty much assume you are just desperately trying to drive up rate expectations here. Or you're a liar.

Which is it? Because here in DC, everyone knows there are no nannies earning $20/hr for 2 kids. Unless the parents are astonishingly stupid or have extraordinary needs.

I'm sure that's not your situation, nanny. And before you get all het up. we're sure you're not an MB either.

You are forgetting that this forum is now NON-region specific. There are regional areas for posts that need to be region specific, but in this General Discussion area of the forum, nannies can be from ANYWHERE. In my area, $20/hr for 2 kids can be standard. It is usually $16-20 for one kid, $18-22 for 2 and quite a few families will do $18-23 for even just one child (mostly if using an agency but also found without one). After school sitters/nannies generally make $20/hr and Mother's Helpers can easily make $15/hr. More professional/high end nannies make $25+/hr.

What area are you from, PP?

[Anonymous]

I've seen these rates in CA, NY, NJ and DC areas for select nannies.

[Anonymous]

I'm 12:47 OP and I'm in the Raleigh-Durham area of N Carolina

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, PP, you don't know 12:47, unless you're a sock puppet, so we can pretty much assume you are just desperately trying to drive up rate expectations here. Or you're a liar.

Which is it? Because here in DC, everyone knows there are no nannies earning $20/hr for 2 kids. Unless the parents are astonishingly stupid or have extraordinary needs.

I'm sure that's not your situation, nanny. And before you get all het up. we're sure you're not an MB either.

No DC nannies earning 20+ for 2 kids in dc????
You are delusional. There are lots of them. Most of the parents paying them aren't here however, for obvious reasons.

[Anonymous]

Educator nanny usually = unemployed teacher. You are better off sending your child to a great preschool to be taught by the preschool teachers who were qualified enough to get those jobs, not hiring one of the rejects to work in your home.

[Anonymous]

9:42, why so angry?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Educator nanny usually = unemployed teacher. You are better off sending your child to a great preschool to be taught by the preschool teachers who were qualified enough to get those jobs, not hiring one of the rejects to work in your home.

Sounds like someone is bitter about being uneducated and under qualified. Are you jealous that you're missing out on the good jobs because YOU'RE the reject who never went to school? I am an educator nanny-not an unemployed teacher. In fact I've never even applied to classroom positions because I would prefer to do what I do now. I get the best nanny positions and the best pay because of my qualifications. My MB would gladly argue with you on your preschool point-why would you send a child to preschool where the teacher to student ratio could be high, when you could have your child learning ONE ON ONE in your own home? My charge knew his colors, numbers to 30, alphabet, and 50 states by 19 months because he had someone teaching him one on one. You can't tell me a preschool can do that. Go get educated yourself before you make such nasty judgements.

[Anonymous]

BTW 9:45, as long as you have a high school diploma, you can get hired as a preschool teacher. So these "great preschools" you're talking about usually don't even require college educated teachers. As long as they take a few early childhood credits at some point they're considered "qualified". Whereas these rejects you're referring to usually have college degrees on more than one child-related field.