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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]What should I offer to pay a nanny who will be bringing her 6 mo old daughter with her?

She will be picking up our preschooler at noon. We have given her the option of going to her home or coming to ours at that time. She needs to be at home by 3 when our two older kids arrive home and she will stay until 5-6 pm.

We are asking her to do the kids' laundry once a week and make sure the kids are picking up after themselves - preparing snacks, and the occasional helping put dinner in the oven.[/quote]

I assume you have already discussed how her baby will be accommodated in your home WRT naps, supply storage, and so forth. Will nanny need a vehicle that can safely seat 4 kids in the rear seating areas? Does she own a minivan/large SUV? Does she baby wear, which would allow her to have 2 hands free at times?

I would also ask her some questions directly related to how she plans to balance your kids needs with the needs of her infant.

---I would like to hear how you would structure your day here, with specifics about how you envision your child's day to day routine.

---How would you handle a situation where all 4 kids need your help? How would you prioritize?

---Here is the weekly schedule for our kids activities. Does this look like a schedule you will be able to balance with your baby and the household needs we are asking you to fulfill?

And so on - give her specific examples and scenarios involving your kids needs.

And I would insist she is at your house from noon - 6. Doing however many loads of laundry a week between 3 and 6 with all 4 kids around seems...impractical. (Saying this as nanny to 2 under 3 who is often challenged to do 4 loads in a 55 hour workweek!)

And since this is a PT job with a fairly heavy workload in terms of the number of kids to manage, I wouldn't discount her pay by more than 25% of what a nanny with her experience/references would make without a baby along. PT jobs usually offer higher hourly rates to make them attractive to nannies who would prefer FT work. [/quote]

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