Going Rate for part-time nanny/sitter?
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Anonymous
| We are considering hiring a nanny/sitter, in August, for 2 days per week to take our 5 year old to school in the morning and pick her up when school closes. The person would have to drive because the school is 2 miles away. What is to going rate for something like this? Any tips for making such an arrangement and finding a reliable person? Up until now we have just dealt with daycares....... |
Anonymous
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People always post this question and the answer is always the same: it depends on what you want. Legal? College graduate? CPR trained and certified? How many years of experience? Will she need to use her own car for school drop pick up?
Part time is always harder to fill as your future nanny will most likely need a job for the other three days. |
Anonymous
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You may also have to pay her for time during the day, if she is losing the ability to work that day.
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Anonymous
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Every time the same boring question appears, we should ask the op for the going rate for what she/he does.
This will illustrate what a ridiculous question it is, without knowing a full laundry list of details. |
Anonymous
Someone always posts something like this and it's really ridiculous. Yes sure if you find someone looking for full-time work and you want them to take your 10 hour a week job then sure maybe you would need to pay them a full time salary, but in the real world OP will just find people who fit this schedule, and there are many because this is a common setup among parents and babysitters and OP will just pay for the hours she uses. OP the going rate for a morning nanny/driver is like $12-15 depending on how affluent your area is. |
Anonymous
Ehh, not so much. If you actually want an experienced, reliable nanny who will stick around for the long term, you'll need to offer more like $16-20/hr, especially in the greater DC area. Also you'll need to compensate for gas/mileage if she's using her own car. |
Anonymous
Have you ever hired, met or even heard of a nanny/driver you earns 12 an hour? |
Anonymous
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I don;t understand what people who post ridiculously low hourly wages on this forum think they are accomplishing. Don't you think OP will try and fail to get anyone halfway decent for $12 an hour? Why is the point of wasting everyones time by posting such nonsense?
OP - try and get someone for that job for $15 or less and hour. Please come back and tell us how it worked out for you. |
Anonymous
They don't want an experienced nanny, did you read the post? They want a 2 day a week warm body that can drive a car. $12 is generous, $15 is over the top. |
Anonymous
I would think a parent would want more than a warm body to drive a five-year-old. Then again, I love my children so that might be the difference. |
Anonymous
| If it is just driving some kindergarteners, I would take 12 per hour. |
Anonymous
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OP, is it strictly driving (no getting the child ready or taking care of the child after school)? If so, go with a car service, it will be cheaper in the long term, and you won't have to worry about reliability. There are plenty of people in the DC area that do car service for pick up and drop off.
However, a car service won't help the child tie shoes or zip up the coat, nor will they do anything with the child after she gets back home, so if you need something beyond transportation, you need to be clear about the hours needed, and post in the appropriate forum. |
Anonymous
Nanny vs. Sitter? |
Anonymous
| Use uber |
Anonymous
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You can get someone for $12/hour. For $12/hour, you'll also get a lot of calls from your child's school telling you nobody showed up to pick your child up.
It is always better to pay a bit more to insure that you are getting a quality person to drive your child. They will be more likely to stay. You also should pay them the standard federal rate for mileage. |