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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can expect to pay $25-30. Many three baby shares pay $9 per hour per family, though your job is not a share so you may pay less as a concession. You will also may to verify that your nanny wants the added responsibility. Do so by acknowledging that you will give her a great reference either way, not punishing her for being forthright in your dealings. It may make sense to set a guaranteed hourly rate for the times she has  2 vs 3 kiddo, it could save you some money.[/quote]

It simply isn't a given that she should expect to pay $25-30, unless she's in Manhattan.

In DC central she's probably looking at low to mid twenties.  In close-in suburbs like Chevy Chase/Great Falls she's probably looking at $20.  Every mile or two farther out she is will decrease the hourly rate she needs to offer to be competitive.

I think it would be pretty shameful to offer a job w/ a toddler and twin infants at anything less than $18/hr but I would fully expect to have lots of applicants with decent experience at that dollar level.  What it will take to retain and please the nanny she already employs is a different question.  We don't know where OP is located or the current compensation level.

I also wouldn't recommend the tiered rate structure to her.  Preschool is only part-time and the nanny will have all three kids a lot of the time.  It's a hassle to try to count hours and manage different levels of pay.  Far better to come up w/ a flat rate with which the nanny is satisfied and the family is comfortable.  Get the money stress out of the way - there'll be plenty of child related stress to handle!  :-)[/quote]

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