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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]MB here. I think $18/hr is a great rate OP - it's $720/week for a 40 hour week.

I don't really know why that would be a problem and I think it's strange that you're not getting good applicants. Have you asked around your neighborhood listservs, moms groups, etc...?

A 10 hour day is pretty standard. The half-time days isn't so much but that seems like a bonus to me, not a negative.

I really don't think the problem is your rate. (Unless you're looking for something really unusual or very specific experience/background.) 
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+1. Another MB here. [/quote]

+1 Nanny here. There are plenty of good nannies who have no problem working 5 days a week without overtime.  I would see if you can be flexible with the two days that you need 5 hours, I know this would have been an ideal situation when I was taking classes at night. Otherwise, see if you can swing changing the position to 4 days with you/your partner taking a morning shift and your mother taking the afternoon one day a week.

I would reach out on sites like care.com too.  I have been a nanny for 10 years off and on and have never used neighborhood listserves, nor do many nannies who aren't planning on doing this for a career (not that we are any less competent or dedicated). When I was helping my SIL search for a nanny through her neighborhood resources, she too had a hard time finding anyone who would accommodate a non-traditional schedule and who had life plans outside of nannying. Most of the candidates she found this way were very specific about what they would/wouldn't do and offered little of the flexibility that someone who hires a nanny needs. [/quote]

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