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[quote=Anonymous]How many children and how old?  What hours will the nanny work?  Are you paying on the books or off?  Does she have a license and clean driving record, so she can drive your vehicle to take care of the kids, or is she providing her own vehicle and being reimbursed for mileage?  What are the job responsibilities?  What do the nanny's references say about her, and does she have anything that sets her apart from the other candidates?  Are you planning on paying unemployment?  Are you planning on paying worker's comp?

Those are all the factors for determining rate for a live-out nanny.  For a live-in nanny, ask yourself additional questions:  Are you offering live-in accommodations for the nanny's convenience or yours?  If it's for her convenience (she opts for live-in, but you offer both), you can charge rent.  If it's for your convenience, you can't charge for her room or board (within reason).  Are you offering a private room and shared bath, private room and private bath, a basement apartment which limits the noise which carries (with or without a separate entrance), or an attached apartment attached to the back or side of the house?  Unless you are paying for on call hours, the nanny will only be available for the hours she's working.  A live-in nanny is not automatically your housekeeper, nor is she responsible for anything in your home (including your children) just because she walks through the house to get dinner on the weekend.

Most families don't have appropriate accommodations and/or they don't want to pay a decent wage.  If you are willing to adequately compensate, you can have your pick of fantastic nannies.[/quote]

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