Are there any live-in nannies anymore?

[Anonymous]

Can't seem to find one for love nor money.
Been to agencies who've promised to find me one but once I register I get the stats that 1/500/300/1000 nannies want to live in and they start persuading me to look at live out. I have my reasons for wanting a live -in. I'm over the bait & switch.

Looked care, etc- nothing.
I've had live ins for the last 16 years (3 in total) but can't seem to find one now some 6 years after I last looked.
Are they a dying breed?
Help me find one. Where do I look?

[Anonymous]

Nannies learned from experience that living in is tantamount to being on duty 24/7 for less pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nannies learned from experience that living in is tantamount to being on duty 24/7 for less pay.

OP here. That has never been the case in our house. Nanny's time off was respected. We always had long term live ins and have never had any problems.




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[Anonymous]

I'm a live in nanny . Always have been , always will be. I found my last few jobs on care.

[Anonymous]

Op, for the right price you can get almost anything. Explore your options to see how you can sweeten the pot. Living in is typically a pretty big sacrifice.

[Anonymous]

If you are looking at paying the live-in less because living at her job is supposed to be part of the compensation, then you are looking to hire young, inexperienced nannies who just want to move to a big metropolitan area and don't have the work history, credit rating or life skills to find a place in the big city. These women are rarely going to meet the basic requirements of most agencies. You need to be looking online and you need to so deep dives.

If you want a professional nanny, you will need to pay her normal rate in addition to living in.

[Anonymous]

I do agree OP that it seems to be a dying profession. IMO it's because of the glut of $250 per day nannies and agencies that made families and caregivers think this is the norm. It drove away good nannies who kept trying but couldn't get more.

[Anonymous]

There are definitely still live ins, but I've seen the number of nannies willing to live in AND the number of live in positions available steadily decline over the last 10 years.

[Anonymous]

I'm a live in nanny! I pretty much only go through agencies now. I also only really look at top dollar jobs (not for the crazy wealthy but those offering top of the range as well as car and phone)

If you can't find someone local maybe you could go outside the box and relocate a nanny from else where? Thats how I ended up in my current position

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nannies learned from experience that living in is tantamount to being on duty 24/7 for less pay.

This.
I would never, ever live in. Not only for that reason, but also because it's impossible to take a sick day when you live in. And, living in also requires you to give up the opportunity to live with a significant other, or any other sort of your own family. Way too huge a sacrifice for me.

[Anonymous]

if the person was otherwise reliable and qualified, what possible reason could you have for requiring they live in your house? genuine question.

[Anonymous]

I charge extra to live-in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can't seem to find one for love nor money.
Been to agencies who've promised to find me one but once I register I get the stats that 1/500/300/1000 nannies want to live in and they start persuading me to look at live out. I have my reasons for wanting a live -in. I'm over the bait & switch.

Looked care, etc- nothing.
I've had live ins for the last 16 years (3 in total) but can't seem to find one now some 6 years after I last looked.
Are they a dying breed?
Help me find one. Where do I look?

Live-in nanny here. There are pros and cons, and the families who have hosted already know that, so kudos!

I have used enannysource, gonannies, nannies4hire, sittercity and care. Although I found my current position through an agency, the owner was initially hesitant. According to her, most people don't want live-in nannies.

My suggestion would be to talk to several agencies in your local area, but also look nationally. If you are willing to talk over the phone and on Facetime/Skype initially, and meet the top 2 candidates in person, it works.

[Anonymous]

I have a live in and I found her on DCUM years ago. I have a good friend that also has a live in nanny. They can be found -- but it takes more work because there are definitely less than live out.

But, advertise well - let them know how you handle job creep and time off and soon real ones will see that you will have boundaries and will be a good employer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nannies learned from experience that living in is tantamount to being on duty 24/7 for less pay.

This.
I would never, ever live in. Not only for that reason, but also because it's impossible to take a sick day when you live in. And, living in also requires you to give up the opportunity to live with a significant other, or any other sort of your own family. Way too huge a sacrifice for me.

Not OP but I will confess: fewer sick days being taken is one of the reasons I prefer live-in.