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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm an MB in Kensington.  Fair is a judgment call, and also a perception issue - so you'll need to test the market and see if the package you're offering is getting you the candidates you want.

We started our nanny at a very comparable level to what you're describing, and are aware that we are getting above average care for a below average rate (but at a level that has allowed us to be generous with annual raises and bonuses.)

So, you can find someone for the job at that rate, but you need to hire and retain someone you like at that level.  It is likely to be a little trickier and require some compromise (in our case the compromise is English skills).

Good luck.  [/quote]

Thanks for this insight.  We actually want a Spanish speaking nanny and less than fluent English skills are acceptable to us.  Could you share what you currently pay your nanny and after how many years?  Is it still just one child?  If we started at this rate and then added another child, what would you suggest for the increase?  I appreciate your thoughts.[/quote]

I'd rather not share the specific rates (I have been flamed too often on these boards) but we started our nanny in a very similar hourly ballpark to where you are now, and we had infant twins (who are now toddlers).  We have given her annual raises ranging from $1 to $1.75 per hour in base rate, plus added significant health insurance reimbursement and an annual bonus.  (One year the bonus was a plane ticket home to South America for the holidays, another it was cash.)  We give 10 days vacation, 5 days sick, 10 paid holidays, and often an extra couple of days off with holidays/vacations/etc...  We compensate for mileage and any out of pocket costs, we have had her stay with our kids when we've gone away, etc...   We occasionally pay her under the table for small amounts of overtime (an extra hour on a long day kind of thing).

Re the language issue.  Our nanny is predominantly spanish speaking though her english is more than passable.  But in a pinch, when she is stressed, or over the phone, or in any kind of emergency, communication does get trickier in a way I didn't anticipate when we hired her.  Just something to keep in mind if no one in your house is fluent in Spanish.

Also, we found our nanny through a neighborhood family referral.  We certainly could never have gotten someone as great as her, for that price, through an agency.[/quote]

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