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[quote=Anonymous]How many hours are you offering? Do you truly want the help you would get by adding errands, grocery shopping, etc, or would you be stretching financially to afford that? Do you need full time care in the summer?

If Nanny will be helping with homework, hiring a college grad who is able to easily help your kids seems like a given. If your area of the country has an abundance of unemployed grade school teachers, recruit within that sub-group.

You also need someone who brings great organizational skills to the table, and who is a self-starter you won't have to assertively manage, someone who hears what you want and runs with it. That set of characteristics may be prevalent in specific age demographics. You'll have to screen for that in your ads by asking a few questions about how they would handle situations that arise in your family. Anyone who fails to answer, or answers poorly is gone.

Will you provide a vehicle for nanny to use, or do you want Nanny to already own a minivan or large SUV? Expecting Nanny to own and use her car will radically narrow your field of candidates.

I think you are looking at $20 or so for a basic babysitter who is capable of doing most of what you need fairly well. If you want a nanny who fits the criteria I outlined above I think $25 or more will work. More per hour for part time work, less for full time work is the general rule.

Good luck![/quote]

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