How much will I have to pay for this?

[Anonymous]

I currently have a live-in nanny but she is leaving. Here is what she does:

Start work at 7am, get two kids ready for school
8:45 walks kids to school
9-3:30 probably spends one hour or less cleaning house, rest is free time
3:40 picks up kids and walks them home
3:45-7pm watches kids, makes dinner, cleans up after dinner. Takes kids to sports 1-2x/week.
Also covers early release, snow days, sick days.

If I want to hire someone for this schedule, what should I expect to pay? Current nanny works for minimum wage (VA/$7.25).

[Anonymous]

How much is she making per week? Do you provide her a car ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much is she making per week? Do you provide her a car ?

My current nanny gets paid for 40 hours/week, though she probably works less. She doesn't get a car, but she uses our uber account.

[Anonymous]

At least $22 an hour, I would say.

You should get an au pair, OP.

[Anonymous]

$7.25/hr? Okay then. You probably can't afford a nanny.

[Anonymous]

$290 for a 40hr week. What in the hell. Good luck finding someone else that dumb!

[Anonymous]

Live-in Nanny here. What do you think the position is worth? How old are the kids, and are there any special needs?

If she covers sick, snow and early release, I assume she's also there for school breaks? So she gets 40 hours per week during regular school weeks for guaranteeing availability for 60 hours, then she gets paid for 60 hours for non-school weeks? Or are the kids in camps, so she's still under 40 hours unless there's a freak snow storm or kids are out sick all week?

I would suggest starting with a guarantee of 60 hours ($435), if your nanny ever works that many hours. You may also want to consider bumping the hourly rate up, as $7.25 isn't even close to competitive. If she has access to your uber account and isn't limited to a monthly amount, I can easily agree that a car isn't necessary. Do you provide a cell phone, pay for health insurance, or provide any other perks that make your position more desirable?

I agree, an AP may be a good option for you, since at least financially it makes more sense. An AP receives a set stipend each week, usually around $200 (varies by agency), but you also have agency fees, and you are expected to include the AP in family activities unless she has other plans. There are some limits to the program that may make it not work for your family. The AP is limited to 45 hours per week, and 9-10 hours per day (varies by agency). If your kids have camps for all scheduled days off, it can work. You would have to make other arrangements for snow and sick days; the AP could feasibly work 7 am to 5 pm or 9 am to 7 pm, but you would have to go in late, come home early or telework. There's are tons of people who switch to APs when their kids are in elementary school, they no longer need experienced nannies for infants and toddlers, and they can't justify nanny wages with decreased hours.

Good luck, OP!

[Anonymous]

You pay her $7.25 for all that?????

Jesus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Live-in Nanny here. What do you think the position is worth? How old are the kids, and are there any special needs?

If she covers sick, snow and early release, I assume she's also there for school breaks? So she gets 40 hours per week during regular school weeks for guaranteeing availability for 60 hours, then she gets paid for 60 hours for non-school weeks? Or are the kids in camps, so she's still under 40 hours unless there's a freak snow storm or kids are out sick all week?

I would suggest starting with a guarantee of 60 hours ($435), if your nanny ever works that many hours. You may also want to consider bumping the hourly rate up, as $7.25 isn't even close to competitive. If she has access to your uber account and isn't limited to a monthly amount, I can easily agree that a car isn't necessary. Do you provide a cell phone, pay for health insurance, or provide any other perks that make your position more desirable?

I agree, an AP may be a good option for you, since at least financially it makes more sense. An AP receives a set stipend each week, usually around $200 (varies by agency), but you also have agency fees, and you are expected to include the AP in family activities unless she has other plans. There are some limits to the program that may make it not work for your family. The AP is limited to 45 hours per week, and 9-10 hours per day (varies by agency). If your kids have camps for all scheduled days off, it can work. You would have to make other arrangements for snow and sick days; the AP could feasibly work 7 am to 5 pm or 9 am to 7 pm, but you would have to go in late, come home early or telework. There's are tons of people who switch to APs when their kids are in elementary school, they no longer need experienced nannies for infants and toddlers, and they can't justify nanny wages with decreased hours.

Good luck, OP!

Thanks! Kids are 7, no special needs. She really never works 60 hours/week - basically, she covers random snow/sick/teacher work days, but we put the kids in camp 9-3 during breaks so they can do activities and socialize. I have thought about an AP, but I'm scared off by some of the stories I've heard, and don't know that we're cut out to be a "host family" in terms of the emotional support of helping a young adult adjust to culture shock. But I'll look into it more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Live-in Nanny here. What do you think the position is worth? How old are the kids, and are there any special needs?

If she covers sick, snow and early release, I assume she's also there for school breaks? So she gets 40 hours per week during regular school weeks for guaranteeing availability for 60 hours, then she gets paid for 60 hours for non-school weeks? Or are the kids in camps, so she's still under 40 hours unless there's a freak snow storm or kids are out sick all week?

I would suggest starting with a guarantee of 60 hours ($435), if your nanny ever works that many hours. You may also want to consider bumping the hourly rate up, as $7.25 isn't even close to competitive. If she has access to your uber account and isn't limited to a monthly amount, I can easily agree that a car isn't necessary. Do you provide a cell phone, pay for health insurance, or provide any other perks that make your position more desirable?

I agree, an AP may be a good option for you, since at least financially it makes more sense. An AP receives a set stipend each week, usually around $200 (varies by agency), but you also have agency fees, and you are expected to include the AP in family activities unless she has other plans. There are some limits to the program that may make it not work for your family. The AP is limited to 45 hours per week, and 9-10 hours per day (varies by agency). If your kids have camps for all scheduled days off, it can work. You would have to make other arrangements for snow and sick days; the AP could feasibly work 7 am to 5 pm or 9 am to 7 pm, but you would have to go in late, come home early or telework. There's are tons of people who switch to APs when their kids are in elementary school, they no longer need experienced nannies for infants and toddlers, and they can't justify nanny wages with decreased hours.

Good luck, OP!

Thanks! Kids are 7, no special needs. She really never works 60 hours/week - basically, she covers random snow/sick/teacher work days, but we put the kids in camp 9-3 during breaks so they can do activities and socialize. I have thought about an AP, but I'm scared off by some of the stories I've heard, and don't know that we're cut out to be a "host family" in terms of the emotional support of helping a young adult adjust to culture shock. But I'll look into it more.

In that case, I would definitely suggest looking into either a nanny share situation or an AP. Or maybe look for a college student, and never schedule between 9 and 3?

[Anonymous]

You would have to pay way too much for what you need on an average day, OP. You are not going to find a nanny who will come in from 7AM to 9AM and then come back for 3PM to 7PM and be available for sick days and school holidays. You need to think about an au pair or change the childcare arrangement and you drop the kids off at school and the nanny come in at noon and work until 7PM.

If you can afford $20 to $22 an hour for 12 hours a day plus overtime - go for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You would have to pay way too much for what you need on an average day, OP. You are not going to find a nanny who will come in from 7AM to 9AM and then come back for 3PM to 7PM and be available for sick days and school holidays. You need to think about an au pair or change the childcare arrangement and you drop the kids off at school and the nanny come in at noon and work until 7PM.

If you can afford $20 to $22 an hour for 12 hours a day plus overtime - go for it.

She probably can’t if she’s been paying less Han $8 a hour so far.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You would have to pay way too much for what you need on an average day, OP. You are not going to find a nanny who will come in from 7AM to 9AM and then come back for 3PM to 7PM and be available for sick days and school holidays. You need to think about an au pair or change the childcare arrangement and you drop the kids off at school and the nanny come in at noon and work until 7PM.

If you can afford $20 to $22 an hour for 12 hours a day plus overtime - go for it.

She probably can’t if she’s been paying less Han $8 a hour so far.

That is true, I definitely can't afford that much. I wanted to get a range of what would be acceptable, but it seems I'll have to look for alternatives to a nanny. Our current nanny has been with us for several years, so I haven't had to think about other options until now. -OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You would have to pay way too much for what you need on an average day, OP. You are not going to find a nanny who will come in from 7AM to 9AM and then come back for 3PM to 7PM and be available for sick days and school holidays. You need to think about an au pair or change the childcare arrangement and you drop the kids off at school and the nanny come in at noon and work until 7PM.

If you can afford $20 to $22 an hour for 12 hours a day plus overtime - go for it.

She probably can’t if she’s been paying less Han $8 a hour so far.

That is true, I definitely can't afford that much. I wanted to get a range of what would be acceptable, but it seems I'll have to look for alternatives to a nanny. Our current nanny has been with us for several years, so I haven't had to think about other options until now. -OP

Good luck, OP. Not everyone can afford a nanny and the truth is that you don't need a full time nanny.

[Anonymous]

$7.25??? Jesus, is that with taxes taken out, as well?
Sorry, I know it’s not the point of the thread, but I’m curious. Does the nanny pay rent? For her own groceries? I can’t imagine she could afford that.