Appropriate hourly rate for part-time job caring for one 4-yr old?

[Anonymous]

What is an appropriate hourly rate for a part-time nanny caring for one 4-yr old child, two afternoons per week in northern Virginia?

[Anonymous]

Minimum $25 an hour since it's not full time

[Anonymous]

$12-15.

[Anonymous]

I'd hire a high school kid rather than a nanny, and offer $10 an hour.

[Anonymous]

On this forum it is either $5 and hour and she'll wash your car or $75 an hour and you have to give her a manicure/pedicure.

Ask your friends to recommend a sitter and ask her/him what her rate is. If it is too much find another and ask the same.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd hire a high school kid rather than a nanny, and offer $10 an hour.

Because high school students are known to be responsible.
Theyre also SUPER reliable!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd hire a high school kid rather than a nanny, and offer $10 an hour.

Because high school students are known to be responsible.
Theyre also SUPER reliable!

And very mature and CPR trained. Thank God they never text and are always watching your child.

[Anonymous]

I cannot use a high school student. I need the nanny to pick up my child from preschool at noon 2 days per week and watch DC until the end of the work day (~5:00).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On this forum it is either $5 and hour and she'll wash your car or $75 an hour and you have to give her a manicure/pedicure.

Ask your friends to recommend a sitter and ask her/him what her rate is. If it is too much find another and ask the same.

So true.

Get a few names, OP, and ask their rate. Or put an ad in care.com and ask the good applicants rate.

You will never get a straight answer here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is an appropriate hourly rate for a part-time nanny caring for one 4-yr old child, two afternoons per week in northern Virginia?

I would say $15 an hour. A nanny who gets out early from another job, would probably be your best candidate. If you have a neighborhood listserv, you can post the hours you need. I'm sure you'll get some responses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Minimum $25 an hour since it's not full time

This is why people don't take nannies seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd hire a high school kid rather than a nanny, and offer $10 an hour.

Because high school students are known to be responsible.
Theyre also SUPER reliable!

I was a super responsible and super reliable babysitter when I was in high school. I babysat for every kid in a three-block radius to my house, plus walked someone's dog every weeknight. I babysat from 12-33, and never once needed to call 911.

[Anonymous]

I'm so sorry, OP, that you are hearing from all the very bitter nannies and trolls on this board who are not providing helpful information.

Normal nanny rates for one child in DC are $15-17/hr. It is true that you may have to pay a little more if you have them PT and doing things like driving or tutoring. In that case, maybe $16-18/hr tops.

You will find many excellent candidates at that price point. If you only require a HS student as a mother's helper, you can find many at $12-15/hr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'd hire a high school kid rather than a nanny, and offer $10 an hour.

Because high school students are known to be responsible.
Theyre also SUPER reliable!

I was a super responsible and super reliable babysitter when I was in high school. I babysat for every kid in a three-block radius to my house, plus walked someone's dog every weeknight. I babysat from 12-33, and never once needed to call 911.

Lucky you. You may have been a good sitter, but you were a child. You lacked the experience and judgement that it takes to handle a true emergency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm so sorry, OP, that you are hearing from all the very bitter nannies and trolls on this board who are not providing helpful information.

Normal nanny rates for one child in DC are $15-17/hr. It is true that you may have to pay a little more if you have them PT and doing things like driving or tutoring. In that case, maybe $16-18/hr tops.

You will find many excellent candidates at that price point. If you only require a HS student as a mother's helper, you can find many at $12-15/hr.

Yes, because nobody on an anonymous board would dare represent themselves as something they're not.
This is the internet. You're not allowed to lie on the Internet.