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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PTO is paid time off.

Unless your nanny is super nanny, you are being extremely generous in how much you pay her.   You pay her too much.

Do you give her vacation or sick days?  I understand you pay her when you go away, but what about when she needs vacation or gets sick days?   Is that something you negotiated upfront?  It doesn't appear to be the case.  
  And yes, while she is a part time sitter, you do have set hours for her, it isn't as if you call her and see if she is available.

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We pay her the amount we do because we believe that people deserve a living wage.  What do most nannies get paid?  Much less than that would seem impossible to live on in DC.  We do not give her vacation or sick days, because if I don't work, I don't get paid and therefore have no funds to pay her.  Each year, I save throughout the year to be able to pay her for the summer because I don't have students during the summer (my work is tied to the school year).[/quote]

Unless your nanny has a lot of experience or some fantastic degree, $20 an hour is on the higher end of what to pay a nanny.  It is nice that you want to pay what you consider to be a decent way, but it also sounds like you wouldn't be struggling so much financially if you found someone less expensive.  [/quote]

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