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[quote=Anonymous]Hi to all,
This may not be what people may want to hear but I decided to give it a go. My Mom has been a Nanny for over 20 years, taught Sunday school, has 7 God children, 2 grandchildren and 2 children (24 and 35) of her own. We currently live in the Northern Virginia area and she has been out of a job since July. We have been sending her references to emails from this forum, we hear from a few people, they say they will call back and then we don't hear from them anymore. My mom then decided to get her Home Health Aide certificate because of this, they called her references and were amazed of how highly her past employers spoke of her and her work ethic. But we don't understand, why we don't hear back from people. If we do hear back from people they want to pay my Mother $13-$15/hr before taxes. 
If this was your family member or friend how would you feel?

So then we began to think maybe it is her pay, but she has been working with kids for 20+ years and her pay range for one child is [u]$18 an hour negotiable, 2 weeks paid vacation, 5 days sick leave and federal holidays depending on if the employer works for the government[/u][u]. She has been saying that I should bring her price down but then I think "What type of quality care do people want from a Nanny?". Why would you go low or pay for daycare for a child that is 3-9months and they aren't getting that one on one time to develop certain skills? Every time I come home from work I see my mom sitting there looking out the window and it breaks my heart. I would like to know from parents, what exactly are we doing wrong or why don't you want to pay that amount? Is it too much for quality care?
Thanks
-Unappreciated Nanny's daughter[/quote]

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