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[quote=Anonymous][quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]Pay the 1 child rate for X hours there is 1 child and the 3 child rate when there are 3 children being cared for (after school, snow days, random school days off).

1 child rate is $15-17 ph, 3 child rate is 19-20 ph. Driving is IRS $ per mile, or 5-10/week depending on time/distance. Vacations should be the guaranteed minimum (1 child rate * 40 hours). Plenty of time for meal prep, kid tidying/laundry while young one naps. [/quote]

This is fine if you like tracking who was with nanny when in 15 minute increments.

Most people I know who start with a new nanny when baby #3 is born simply pay a slightly lower than normal 3 kid rate (or a slightly higher than normal 1 kid rate) for all hours nanny works. I'd see what kind of candidates you get with an offer of $18/hour plus OT, or $990-/week.

Have nanny track mileage and pay the IRS rate. $10/week covers less than 18 total miles.

And the fastest way to lose the interest of any experienced nanny is to tell her that when YOU choose not to use her services she will take a 25% pay cut (10 hours = $198, 8 hours = $144) for each day you are gone. Use guaranteed hours. Pay her her 50 hour rate 52 weeks a year.[/quote]

OP here.

Thanks nannydeb -- paying one flat rate seems to make the most sense, if nothing else so that I don't feel guilty, or the nanny doesn't feel put-upon, when there are other children there.

We have a car available for the nanny to use with our children/carpool while on the job.  Does that factor in at all to rates or does it just mean we don't have to worry about tracking mileage?[/quote]

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