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Welcome OP!  I'm in Montgomery County, basically Chevy Chase and I have twin toddlers.  We have a neighbor girl who started as a mother's helper with us when she was a young 13 yrs and the kids were 2, so I was always in the home when she was there but she would play with the kids and give me some ability to do other things.  We paid $6/hr for that.  She is about to turn 14 and we'll start trying her out for solo sitting for very short periods, or only when the kids are sleeping.  We'll bump her to $8/hr for that.  There are some highschool girls in my neighborhood who will happily babysit for $10/hr, I just haven't used them much as I've had good adult options (and the twin thing demands little more skill/maturity).

I don't currently use college kids but I would bet you can find tons of them in your area.  I have a couple of adult sitters I use for date nights and they are usually $13/hr, and the kids are typically asleep for the majority of the time the sitter is there.

We have a full-time nanny and her rates are higher, but also inclusive of benefits etc...  When we use her for additional coverage (if we have to go away overnight) we pay overtime rates for the daytime and a flat rate for the sleeping hours overnight.

For your short term nanny needs you might need to be prepared to pay more, or to find a student (or two) with a lot of availability this semester.  I think you're right in guessing that most nannies will want a permanent job.  But you might get lucky and find someone looking for something short-term.

Good luck![/quote]

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