Late Evening Nanny - Part time

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone -

I'm a single mother living in Fairfax, Virginia (By the Vienna Metro station) with a two-year-old. I work full-time until 6 PM, and then bring my daughter back From daycare to get home by 7 PM or so. I'm trying to find a nanny who can work for me from 6 PM to 9 PM to help cook for my daughter, Give her a shower at the end of the day, do minor cleaning etc..


My question for the moms in the group - any suggestions on whether it would be easy / difficult to find a late evening part-time nanny? Should I be expecting to pay more for the odd hours than a normal rate? any particular suggestions, tips on where to go looking Would be much appreciated.

Regards & Thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

Do you have a local parents list serve? Try posting there to target nannies already near your home during the day. Pay more then average to sweeten the deal.

[Anonymous]

Should be able to find some underpaid full time nanny who needs more money and wants an extra job. However, they'll probably burn out after a few months.

[Anonymous]

You could probably find a nanny who finishes work on the earlier side and wants some extra 'babysitting money"
How many evenings a week are you looking for, because your 2yo may not be very receptive to someone else after being in daycare all day and then not seeing you all evening either.

[Anonymous]

nannies and sitters, generally dont do cleaning unless specifically related to the childcare they are doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could probably find a nanny who finishes work on the earlier side and wants some extra 'babysitting money"
How many evenings a week are you looking for, because your 2yo may not be very receptive to someone else after being in daycare all day and then not seeing you all evening either.

This is an excellent point. Most nannies would run from any job where the child wanted his mother (which is natural) and the mother was there. Look for a less expensive babysitter, maybe a college kid.