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[quote=Anonymous]Where you are located is very important for what rates you can expect. In DC, what you are offering is very typical and the market rate is around $15-17/hr for one child. In order to make significantly more than that, you would have to distinguish yourself from the usual with either some specialized skills or a willingness to take on additional tasks.

In terms of marketing yourself for better rates, find these ways to distinguish yourself. For example, do you like to cook? Some families would appreciate a nanny that prepares good food from scratch for their child. You could even offer dinner prep as a special skill, if you wanted. If you know another language, you could offer instruction to the child. If you take some ECE classes, you could offer more structured activities so you can provide a preschool type education environment.

Don't forget to get all your safety certifications (first aid and CPR at least) and highlight anything in your BA program that relates to education or childcare.

I'd probably leave out the part about not watching TV and offering an afternoon of just play. In this area, most parents are going to expect that you don't allow your charges to watch TV and the afternoon of just play doesn't sound like the structured and educational play parents seem to like around here.

GL.[/quote]

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