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[quote=Anonymous]We recently moved to the area and have a few different childcare needs, and I'm trying to figure out what reasonable rates are for these different situations.

We have a toddler and a newborn. The toddler is in full-time daycare and I'm still on maternity leave for another two months, so I can mostly handle it, but it might be nice to have someone in the evenings to either stay with the baby while I go to pick up the toddler, or be here in the house with me and both kids while we handle dinner, bedtime, etc. Do you pay a "mother's helper" the same rate you would pay a babysitter alone with the kids?

Second, we'll need occasional date night babysitting for both kids. We live between AU and Georgetown, so I suspect there are students nearby interested in this work. What would you offer per hour?

Third, I am looking into nanny and nanny share options for the baby when I have to go back to work at 12 weeks -- but this is a temporary situation as we wait for a daycare slot to open up, which will almost certainly happen in the next six months. I'm guessing nannies will generally prefer a long-term placement over this short-term one -- would you pay more to make up for that, or advertise the position at the typical rate (whatever that is) and see who responds?

TIA![/quote]

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