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[quote=Anonymous]My wife and I are still trying to figure out how to get both of us, in addition to our 3 y/o and 6 mo old, dressed, fed and out the door in the morning.

The morning schedule we're looking at doing would have me walking the dog at 6am, kids waking up around 630, and her out the door at 7. The kids and I need to be out the door at 8am to get the older one to preschool on time.

We're ideally looking for help M-F from 7am-8am. This is mostly getting the boys fed, dressed, and entertained while I'm taking a shower and getting ready for work. Extras that we'd be willing to pay for could include straightening up the house once everyone is out (just getting dishes in the dishwasher, picking up toys), and potentially even taking the kids to school/daycare on occasion.

It seems like it could be a decent fit for someone who had a nanny job in the area (Columbia Heights) who starts at 8am - not sure how many this will apply to. Also seems like a good fit for a college kid who's willing to get up early...though ideally, we'd love to have someone long term - so that's a bit of a downside.

Are we crazy for thinking we can find someone who is willing to do 1 to 1.5 hrs a day 5 days a week? What's an appropriate rate here? $15/hr? $20? More?

We were planning to advertise it as a Mother's Helper job on care.com (though it sounds like there may be connotations with that term from another thread that I read here). Would you do it as that or as a (very) part time nanny?[/quote]

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