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[quote=Anonymous]Hello DCUM and Nannies,
I have been a SAHM for quite some time, but I am going back to school full-time in the fall.  We'd like to hire a nanny, but I'd like honest feedback from nannies or parents who've BTDT about this schedule / compensation.

The schedule & responsibilites would be roughly as follows:

M- 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM.  One baby (9.5 months when Nanny starts in August) home all day.  3.5 year old in preschool from 9-12, otherwise home.  5.5 & 8 year olds in school 8-2:30 and home in the afternoon.  Driving (or walking 2 miles round trip) required for preschool run; elementary school is 3 doors down from our house.
Tu- 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM.  Baby & 3.5 home all day, 5.5 & 8 y.o. in school 8-2:30.
We- 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM.  Same as Monday, except Nanny would take drive older kids to gymnastics & ballet from 4-5PM.
Th- 7:30 AM -3:00 PM.  Same as Tuesday.

There would be no regularly scheduled Fr/Sa/Su hours.  Exceptions to this schedule would be:
One week in Sept & one week in Feb- older kids would have fall/winter break & would be home all week.
AND
One month (paid) time off while I am on semester break (mid-December to mid-Jan), and probably shorter hours but paid for a normal week while I am on Spring Break.

The only household responsibilities we'd ask would be normal meal prep (lunch & snacks for kids) & clean up (like, if a kid spills juice or something), plus folding some kid laundry.  Any driving would be in our minivan, so no personal car use required.

Compensation: (NOTE- we do not live in the DC area- we are in the Atlanta area)
Starting pay would be $18.00 / hour.  In addition to the paid semester breaks, we'd give 8 flex paid days off, to cover sick days or other vacations.

Does this sound doable and adequately compensated?  Should we offer to pay more during older kids' breaks?  Or should we just put the older ones in camp so Nanny doesn't have to deal with four at once for too long?  Am I overlooking anything else?

I'd really appreciate any and all feedback, since we're new to the world of nannies.  Thanks![/quote]

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