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Hi. I'm the owner of D.C. Mama Concierge and we (by we I mean me 
I have no employees..yet) do exactly what you've described. I've worked in executive household management and most recently as a personal assistant.
D.C. Mama Concierge caters to the needs of busy moms who have too much on their plate. Delegate those tasks to me! Big or small. Last minute or with a lot of lead time.
Proactively and preemptively pick up Keens during Nordstrom Anniversary sale for NEXT years summer camp?
Organize your entire household. Design, Purchase, Assemble.
Party planning. Bake the cake, make the favors, face paint AND do the after party cleanup.
Write and Mail Thank You notes (shh)
Costco Runs
Cook
Clean
Stand in line at Apple for a 5s? DMV? Black Friday @ Best Buy?
You can contact me at:
info@dcmamaconcierge
202-538-2449
I have no employees..yet) do exactly what you've described. I've worked in executive household management and most recently as a personal assistant.
D.C. Mama Concierge caters to the needs of busy moms who have too much on their plate. Delegate those tasks to me! Big or small. Last minute or with a lot of lead time.
Proactively and preemptively pick up Keens during Nordstrom Anniversary sale for NEXT years summer camp?
Organize your entire household. Design, Purchase, Assemble.
Party planning. Bake the cake, make the favors, face paint AND do the after party cleanup.
Write and Mail Thank You notes (shh)
Costco Runs
Cook
Clean
Stand in line at Apple for a 5s? DMV? Black Friday @ Best Buy?
You can contact me at:
info@dcmamaconcierge
202-538-2449
Based on the information you provided I have a couple suggestions.
Being a small business owner and needing a 50 hr per week nanny I'd suggest hiring both a nanny and a household manager/personal assistant.
Providing housing for the household manager/personal assistant in exchange for 10-15 hours per week of work would offer a lot of flexibility is terms of things you could remove from your "plate" i.e. Errands, help around the office, light housekeeping etc. Unsure of the tax implications of this but its pretty common in the DC area as several of my clients move from an aupair or nanny to this arrangement once their children have become school age.
The expense of a nanny varies pretty wildly depending on the qualifications of the nanny and the type of duties you'd like her to provide. I would say 600-800 per week is the range. You can expect light housekeeping at no extra cost.
I would hold off on hiring a night nurse because you may luck out and have a child who sleeps through the night
You should begin your search around Feb-March time frame making contact with the strongest candidates for phone interviews. Be clear about the start date. March-April you should start interviewing in person. When you find a nanny you like make a formal offer and inform the second best she was not chosen for the position but you'd love to keep her information on hand for other child care opportunities.
Because you are being proactive there is a chance you could hire a nanny and come May find out she accepted a position with a different family. To prevent this try and stay in regular contact and have her come by for a "trial day" or contract signing close to your due date.
I don't have any recommendations for nanny agencies and feel like they generally use the same methods available to you i.e. Care.come, sittercity, this forum etc. to find their nannies. If you become overwhelmed with the nanny search then go with a nanny agency but start out on your own first.
If you have any additional questions feel free to contact me at dcmamaconcierge@gmail.com!
Being a small business owner and needing a 50 hr per week nanny I'd suggest hiring both a nanny and a household manager/personal assistant.
Providing housing for the household manager/personal assistant in exchange for 10-15 hours per week of work would offer a lot of flexibility is terms of things you could remove from your "plate" i.e. Errands, help around the office, light housekeeping etc. Unsure of the tax implications of this but its pretty common in the DC area as several of my clients move from an aupair or nanny to this arrangement once their children have become school age.
The expense of a nanny varies pretty wildly depending on the qualifications of the nanny and the type of duties you'd like her to provide. I would say 600-800 per week is the range. You can expect light housekeeping at no extra cost.
I would hold off on hiring a night nurse because you may luck out and have a child who sleeps through the night
You should begin your search around Feb-March time frame making contact with the strongest candidates for phone interviews. Be clear about the start date. March-April you should start interviewing in person. When you find a nanny you like make a formal offer and inform the second best she was not chosen for the position but you'd love to keep her information on hand for other child care opportunities.
Because you are being proactive there is a chance you could hire a nanny and come May find out she accepted a position with a different family. To prevent this try and stay in regular contact and have her come by for a "trial day" or contract signing close to your due date.
I don't have any recommendations for nanny agencies and feel like they generally use the same methods available to you i.e. Care.come, sittercity, this forum etc. to find their nannies. If you become overwhelmed with the nanny search then go with a nanny agency but start out on your own first.
If you have any additional questions feel free to contact me at dcmamaconcierge@gmail.com!
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