Going rate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I found my family in care.com. I’m at $1000 CASH weekly at 40 hours and am happy!

Hope you’re saving a big chunk of it so you won’t need social security.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Of course the most elite daycare care center might be better than the bargain sitter you found on care.com.

But a good professional nanny is ALWAYS better than group care for an infant or toddler, if you can afford it.

What are you basing that on? Anecdotes? Published studies? It’s not like you can look at successful adults and say, “yep, Jane graduated top of the class from Harvard, she must’ve had a great nanny as a toddler” or “ugh, John’s on his third divorce, he must’ve gone to a terrible daycare.” Honestly it doesn’t matter that much in the grand scheme of things. But I guess when the kids are young it seems really important.

You obviously never studied early childhood development. FYI, the first three years of your child’s life are the foundational years. The first year is the most critical.

What do you think happens to a house built on a shitty foundation?

[Anonymous]

FYI rates have increased due to inflation and I just accepted new job $35 per hour with over 10 years experience and college degree.

[Anonymous]

Currently interviewing for a nanny share.
Some young families think it’s too much to pay $15/15 =$30
And I know other Nannie’s that get $16-18/hr per family.
Many families low ball nannies. Even for 1 family - they offer to pay $16-18/hr
No way. Not in this economy

[Anonymous]

We are currently interviewing nannies. I'd say about 1/3 of people I talked to charge 20$. Another third is around 22-23, rest - $25/hr. This is for either one child or 2 but one is in kindergarden. So far nobody asked above 25$/hr.

But honestly, I am not seeing a lot of quality candidates, even at $25 on the books with all benefits (which works out more like 29-30$/hr out of my pocket after you account for the cost of benefits, employer taxes and cost of payroll service and insurance required in MD).

And this is even with the fact that both me and DH speak Spanish and don't require full English fluency.

[Anonymous]

...a lot of nannies are with the agencies, they are not on this forum or care.com. The hourly rates you are listing are more from sittercity or care.com. Decent nannies do not use those sites, and I heard a lot of people on there are former au pairs

[Anonymous]

...and former au pairs are probably happy with $22 per hr

[Anonymous]

Maybe some of you should look at job ads. $18/20/22 an hour for lots of beginner jobs that require a HS diploma. Jobs with a revolving door.

You want someone taking care of you kid? Wouldn't it make sense to pay a little more because they are in charge of your child's safety & wellbeing? $25 seems like a good place to start. Beyond the $$ the feeling that you're beyond the entry level can have amazing psychological effects.

If your job is something you don't want to leave then ....
Good child care is expensive which is why some parents stay home with their own children. If not, then it's probably not the time to get cheap.

[Anonymous]

A nanny here, found all my positions throughout an agency. I get $35 hourly -40 hours guarantee. Health insurance stipend of $430, 12 days PTO, 5 sick days, all holidays paid. I care for 2 kids, school age, schedule 11am-7pm. I do family assistant until 3pm(grocery, meal prep, laundry, walk the dogs)then school pick up and activities afterwards. Dinner and bath, employers get back from work by 6:45pm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A nanny here, found all my positions throughout an agency. I get $35 hourly -40 hours guarantee. Health insurance stipend of $430, 12 days PTO, 5 sick days, all holidays paid. I care for 2 kids, school age, schedule 11am-7pm. I do family assistant until 3pm(grocery, meal prep, laundry, walk the dogs)then school pick up and activities afterwards. Dinner and bath, employers get back from work by 6:45pm.

Your hours sound terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the going rate for a full time or close to full time nanny in the DC suburbs?

Depends on experience. I'd say between $17.00 to $24.00 hr.