Mismatch between rates here and NOVA Nanny network
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Anonymous
| I went to go post my job on NOVA Nanny Network and noticed that the rates people are listing are lower than what I was planning on offering based on discussions here. I was thinking I needed to offer $23-25 an hour for 40hrs plus paid vacations for my two kids that go to preschool some mornings. Everythin on that pge lists around $20 for experienced nannies who have decent qualifications. What gives? |
Anonymous
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Some ppl are cheap and others aren’t.
Some nannies will work for cheap and others won’t. Decent is good for some ppl and others want excellent. Why is this a hard concept to grasp? |
Anonymous
I realize that some people are cheap, I was just surprised to not find anyone offering/looking for positions like this in the rate range I was thinking. I suppose my real question is where do I find an excellent nanny in my rate range, or am I totally off base with my rate because of DCUM and NoVA doesnt command the same rates as DC? |
Anonymous
| Experience and education as well as special skills change a nanny’s rate as well as legal status. Look for someone you think is a good fit and then ask her hourly rate. It is truly ridiculous to argue about it here. |
Anonymous
So true. We have a friend who pays $30 an hour for a nanny with a masters degree and years of nannying as well as teaching experience. And she speaks French. Our nanny is lovely, foreign-born but has little education. She charges $23 an hour. Look for what you want and then ask. |
Anonymous
| A client of mine in Maryland has just started interviewing for a nanny. Nanny asked for $25 an hour + health insurance |
Anonymous
That's what I'm asking for as well. As everyone knows it is an expensive area to live in and health insurance is rising every year. |
Anonymous
| Since nannying has low barriers to entry, you will find a large pool of newbies with lower rates, especially because those nannies may be switching jobs more frequently (especially those in school). Excellent nannies are fewer and probably stay with families longer (just as high paying employers are fewer and more likely looking for a long term nanny) so just numbers-wise this will be a very small percentage of the job postings/searches you see at any point. If your standards are very high you may need to be patient and wait a bit for the right nanny to pop up. |
Anonymous
| THE admins of the nova nanny network stink. Saying you need to read a pin post that isn’t even there. |
Anonymous
For a professional nanny, $25 is the minimum. Sitters are cheaper. |
Anonymous
Look into daycare. Not every family can afford a good nanny. |
Anonymous
Huh? OP was asking why the rate she is offering is ABOVE what others are asking. |