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[quote=Anonymous]I've heard too much ... uh... spirited debate on the pay for nannies.

I know nanny pay is low. There is always need for more money.

On the part of the families, mother's job has to pay at least a certain amount to make the nanny worth while. It doesn't matter what the household income is, only what the lowest earner income is. Because if nanny costs more than that, one of the parents can stay home and do everything their way. It really doesn't make sense for us to pay the nanny $20 or $25 if the mom is not earning much more than that. Added with the benefit of raising your own children, basically the MB has to make at least a 100k for any nanny to be worthwhile.

I'm not talking about the $7 dollar nannies here. Those nannies' next step should be to find the $15+ job. I'm talking about the $18 nannies who need more to start a family, but want to have a life of taking care of children.

So, what is a nanny who just absolutely loves children and make this her life's work? Be satisfied making 50k year with no room for growth?

As an MB, it is really hard for me to find the smart, loving, nannies who are motivated to work hard because those people find another career. I don't want these people to be discouraged and leave the nanny profession. We do need good nannies working for the future of our children.

What is the answer? The nannies who need a pay jump from the $18 pay range need to think about opening their own home daycares. You must be smart enough to do it. You must work some as a nanny or whatever else to buy a house in the right zone that allows this. Research what you need to do and plan. One of the requirements is a house in the right zone. Another is for everyone living in the house to get a background check. There are other requirements.

A home daycare can have up to 12-13 kids. If you charge 300/week per child, and have 5 children, that is 52*300 *5 or $78k. Subtract some costs for the house you need to have, some helpers, etc. You need to know how to run a business. Manage your workers, not go bankrupt. People will be complaining about you the way nannies on this board complain about MBs. ("My boss says I can't look at my phone during work!") Are you smart enough to do this? Are you smart enough to run a business?

Now stop complaining about your pay. It's the competitive rate. If you are not smart or savvy enough to do this, then you really shouldn't be making more money.

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