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[quote=Anonymous]OP, the nannies on this board always try to inflate rates. You will be paying thousands more per year if you listen to them. Be strong, ignore the crazies.

1. I would suggest offering 50 hours and negotiating against a weekly guaranteed gross amount. Nannies will take a much lower rate for more hours because they are focused on the weekly take home pay. You should budget for about $700-$800 and add 10% for taxes, unemployment, workers comp etc. If you are in the burbs, its closer to $700 than $800.

2. Post your ad in multiple places, on line and in print. Do not include your salary/rate but you should include any non-negotiatbles like must be legal to work, driving requirement etc. You will need to do a good amount of phone screening. Choose 2-3 final candidates for an in person interview and check references very closely. Fake references are common among nannies.

3. Negotiate the rate. Every nanny we interviewed who asked for a rate higher than our budget came immediately and offered to work for a lower amount. There are a ton of nannies on the market and competition for jobs paying more than $500-$600 a week is fierce. [/quote]

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