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[quote=Anonymous]Hello All.

FTM here! Have a 6 month old and will be in need of part time childcare soon. We’ve been using daycare and are generally very happy but a planned job change for me necessitates the move to a nanny (simply not enough evening hours at daycare and spouse has a long commute from DC).  I’m posting because we think we can afford what we've been led to believe is competitive pay for our area (Vienna/Oakton) at about 30 hours a week over three days. One of the days would be a twelve hour day. We are in the process of interviewing candidates now and totally recognize that due to what we can afford to pay, we likely are not going to get the college educated, CPR trained person with tons of nanny experience who has her own safe SUV to drive our child around in but hope we can find a caring, trustworthy, and nurturing individual who will be a source of stability and love for our child.  We have realistic expectations and apart from being tolerant of our family dog (and letting him out in the backyard to pee), we are not asking any non-baby related housekeeping duties for the nanny. 
Is $350/week (gross) for 30 hours of work (with guaranteed and set hours, on the books) and real possibility for more hours and more hourly pay over the next few years reasonable? Are we kidding ourselves/being cheapskates? We need to keep things financially sustainable but at the same time, want to pay our nanny as fair a wage as we can afford. Any advice much appreciated. [/quote]

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