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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FFS! Let me put this to you a different way, feel free to answer or not. How much more would you charge for a 30hr/ week position, over a four day period, than you would for a 40 hour/week position?  Obviously your annual income would be reduced by 25% if your rates remained the same. Standard nanny requirements, nothing out of the ordinary. I have been a nanny for 10 years and jobs really don't vary too much. [/quote]

Hmm, I really don't understand how positions don't vary.  I have no idea how you have managed to luck out like that.

I've had 4 positions, and the only common denominator was that I was caring for children.  The things I did with the children were different.  The number and ages of the kids were different.  The things I did for pets were different (2 families had pets, the other 2 didn't).  The number of relatives in and out was different.  The household responsibilities were different.  One had minimal driving, two had a lot, one had none.  The educational needs for the kids were very different, and for two positions involved a lot of research and planning in my own time, while the other two were easy to use what I already knew and for which I had materials.

30 hours over 4 days is only 7.5 hours per day.  You won't be working full days, so I would say that the part-time rate would be 5-10% more than your full time rate.  Personally, I would also find another position for the other 1-3 days, but that's me.  Part time positions have slightly higher rates because they're harder to fill and retain the nanny long-term than full-time and overtime positions, not because the nanny is owed a wage she wants.  If the family can't or won't pay what you want for the position, find something else or find another part time position to supplement.[/quote]

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