Quick rate check

[Anonymous]

Any nannies out there willing to chime in with the hourly/weekly rate they would accept for a two-family share with four kids total -- a 3 yo, 1.5 yo, and two infants (late spring/summer arrivals)? Both MBs have flexible/work-from-home schedules so would be around some, especially while the new babies are very small.

[Anonymous]

My rate would be at minimum $26/hour, or $1100/week, a full 2 weeks off at my own choosing, and an additional week at yours. If the rate sounds high, it should, and I do think you'd both be better off getting your own nanny. If both MBs will be around some, you could get your own less experienced but great nanny for $13-$15/hour and train her.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the PP. I was thinking minimum of $25/hour. That's 4 kids under 4! (Now that I wrote that I think maybe the rate should be closer to $30/hour!)

[Anonymous]

MB here. That is a LOT of small children. I'd be pretty nervous about burn-out for the nanny, attention for the kids, and long term feasibilty of this plan.

I would think you'd have to pay the nanny at least mid to high 20's to get someone who could handle this. At that salary level (each family $13/15 per hour) I think you should each get a nanny and arrange to have them work as a team sometimes so that each could be an emergency back-up for the other. If you ran the searches at the same time and hired with the understanding that you were looking for this sort of collaboration, perhaps you could wind up with two great nannies who work well together, could socialize the kids together (or even split up so that sometimes the toddlers get excursions while the infants stay home) and one nanny could, in a pinch handle the other's absense (with compensation of course).

[nannydebsays]

I agree with the above posters. If you were to do a share, you're looking at $28+ per hour, or $14+ per family. And I would say that's for a nanny with less than 5 years experience. That's not any real savings, IMO, if you can find a nanny for one family for $15 - 16/hour.

I would seriously consider what 12:21 posted, if you want or need the ability to "share" in emergencies or want to have a tag team situation occasionally

[Anonymous]

Is it legal to have four kids in a share?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it legal to have four kids in a share?

Of course not. I highly doubt someone who would consider this arrangement cares.

[Anonymous]

PP that is a rude comment. It actually is legal, and I am a nanny with 4 children. I began with the two families when their first children were about 2 months old and they recently both gave birth to their next two children. The older children will be going off to school in the fall but neither of the families nor I wanted to break up the nanny share since they would only have one child (each) needing care in the fall.

I was very excited when both MBs told me they were pregnant again and none of us hesitated when we did the math and realized it would be 4 under 4 for a few months. I am a very capable nanny and have been doing just fine for the last two months that I've had infants and two 3yos.

[Anonymous]

Sorry OP, I'm the PP and got off track when I said the situation was legal. I get paid $30/hr

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP that is a rude comment. It actually is legal, and I am a nanny with 4 children. I began with the two families when their first children were about 2 months old and they recently both gave birth to their next two children. The older children will be going off to school in the fall but neither of the families nor I wanted to break up the nanny share since they would only have one child (each) needing care in the fall.

I was very excited when both MBs told me they were pregnant again and none of us hesitated when we did the math and realized it would be 4 under 4 for a few months. I am a very capable nanny and have been doing just fine for the last two months that I've had infants and two 3yos.

Where is it legal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP that is a rude comment. It actually is legal, and I am a nanny with 4 children. I began with the two families when their first children were about 2 months old and they recently both gave birth to their next two children. The older children will be going off to school in the fall but neither of the families nor I wanted to break up the nanny share since they would only have one child (each) needing care in the fall.

I was very excited when both MBs told me they were pregnant again and none of us hesitated when we did the math and realized it would be 4 under 4 for a few months. I am a very capable nanny and have been doing just fine for the last two months that I've had infants and two 3yos.

My comment wasn't rude, it was an unfortunate truth. This ratio breaks child to caregiver ratio laws in MD and DC, and is right on the line in VA for LICENSED daycare centers. Are you licensed as a daycare center? Do you think OPs nanny is? At these ratios, you should be. Sorry sweetie pie, being "excited" and "capable" doesn't make something legal. But, as I said before, I doubt you care and neither does OP. this is NOT what is best for the children.

[Anonymous]

it's legal in virginia and you have never met me, so please do not imply that my care is not up to snuff. I would never add more children if there was any risk; I used to run my own daycare, legally, where I had five full time children and I was the only employee. It is legal where I lived. The children I care for are very happy as are the parents

[Anonymous]

I live in NYC and the daycare regulations require no more than 6 children per daycare provider, so it seems to me like 4 children per one person is definitely doable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it's legal in virginia and you have never met me, so please do not imply that my care is not up to snuff. I would never add more children if there was any risk; I used to run my own daycare, legally, where I had five full time children and I was the only employee. It is legal where I lived. The children I care for are very happy as are the parents

Are you a licensed care provider? Has the home that the care is being provided in been inspected? Doubt it. This is not a nanny share. Its a daycare. If you are running it in any other way it is illegal. Its not about your care. You seem to be unable, intentionally or not, to understand the actual laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it's legal in virginia and you have never met me, so please do not imply that my care is not up to snuff. I would never add more children if there was any risk; I used to run my own daycare, legally, where I had five full time children and I was the only employee. It is legal where I lived. The children I care for are very happy as are the parents

Are you a licensed care provider? Has the home that the care is being provided in been inspected? Doubt it. This is not a nanny share. Its a daycare. If you are running it in any other way it is illegal. Its not about your care. You seem to be unable, intentionally or not, to understand the actual laws.

this person sounds like a douche