Tell me about summer nannies
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Anonymous
| Right now, we have au pairs, but in a couple years we want to transition away from that. I still want my kids to have less structured summers, so I don't want to send them to more than a couple weeks of camp. So I'm interested in a live-in summer nanny. Does anyone else do this? Any tips? What is a reasonable rate and where do you search for your summer nanny? I think it would be great to kind a college student who can live with us for the summer and do Mon-Friday, 9-10 hours per day. Thanks for your input. |
Anonymous
| Why would someone want to move in for only 2-3 months? What will they do with all their stuff? Where will they go afterwards? Why do you need a live-in? How little are you trying to pay? |
Anonymous
| We hired a college woman who wanted to stay in town for the summer and could tutor/speak to DD in her second language and take her to lessons, swimming, etc. For the last two summers, it has worked out great. |
Anonymous
| My niece is a rising junior in college and works as a summer nanny every summer. Great job for her and she is good at it! |
Anonymous
She is not a live-in, btw. |
Anonymous
| I was a live in summer nanny. I sublet my place- it worked great! |
Anonymous
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Any legal employee will need minimum wage and overtime. It will be very hard to find a nanny who wants to "live-in" for just the summer.
Look for Georgetown/college students who have apartments in the city and want to work here during the summer. |
Anonymous
| 11:50, where did you look to find the college student nanny? Did you post on local student job boards? |
Anonymous
Hi, OP. Since we knew we wanted a German major or German speaking nanny, we went thru a language round-up message boards at the local universities. Posting on education major's student job boards is also a great way. Lots of college kids want to stay here for the summer rather than return to their hometowns. Like any college kid - some are wonderful and responsible (like our summer nanny) and I'm sure others are not so dedicated. Good luck! |
Anonymous
| 16:18, that's an exceptional idea. We are actually an English/German speaking family so that would be perfect for us! Thanks for sharing. |