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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi there,

I'm new to this whole Nanny thing and a bit overwhelmed with what I really need and where to begin.  I live in VA and have a 4 yr old that currently is in a preschool/daycare environment.  My DH travels a lot and so DC's days have been too long as of late so ideally we would love a Nanny or sitter that could pick DC up early from school and give DC some downtime at home as well as dinner or prep it etc until one of us can get home.  Do you think anyone would be willing to do that?  Or would it make sense to find a part time preschool program and have DC go for just 3 days a week and get a full time Nanny that could do some grocery shopping and light housekeeping on the days DC is in school?  Also - can anyone provide insights on what those scenarios would cost from an hourly rate perspective?

Thanks so much![/quote]

Hi OP!

There are nannies who will do the after-school shift you describe, but it's hard to say how decent the pool of applicants would be. It can be tough but not impossible to find someone, since they are harder hours to work a school schedule (or another job) around and most people need FT income (or need to attend classes). You might consider a nanny who needs to bring her own school-aged child, a retired mother with no professional nannying experience but lots of childcare experience, or someone otherwise not in the mainstream nanny market to find the right fit for that job. The cost there would probably range from $12/hr (a nanny with her own child) - $15/hr, approximately. Now, the only way to know for sure is to put out an ad and see who bites - if you're not impressed with the applicants, you'll need to consider whether offering more hours or more money per hour would make the job more appealing to the candidates you want to attract.

As for a FT housekeeper/nanny, those do exist and it should not be hard to find a good one. A nanny/housekeeper combo, hired under that title, is able to do heavy housekeeping as well (that's half-ish of her job after all) so if you go that route be sure to look into common expectations. A traditional nanny, as you know, does not do that kind of work, but you're talking about a different job here so it's okay to ask for laundry done, floors cleaned, bathrooms scrubbed, meals prepared, etc. An experienced nanny/housekeeper will probably run you more like $17-$22/hr depending on the amount of experience and the strength of her references.[/quote]

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