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[quote=Anonymous]If your nanny has the casita, she may assume that she's not welcome in the house during off hours.  While that may appeal to some nannies, others will find it a turn off.  600 sq ft is actually okay, the issue is that it's not attached to the house.

One of the main issues that a lot of nannies will have for your situation is food.  With a separate kitchen, cooking won't be a problem, but as a live-in nanny, she's most likely going to expect that you will supply the food.  That's standard in every position, or the nanny negotiates for a food stipend per week, with or without receipts submitted.  The issue for you is whether you really want to stock a second kitchen.  Most nannies won't go into your kitchen before every meal to measure out and take back only what they need to make one meal for themselves.   What you may want to do is stock the pantry with a few small canisters of staples, and let the nanny know she can refill them at any time from your pantry, then have her make a list by Thursday night every week or two, and just include it in your weekly shopping.  That, or decide how much you are willing to pay per week for her food, and double it for the first month while she stocks up on pantry essentials.

There are a lot of live in nannies who prefer to work 45-55 hours, especially because they can get overtime in states like Maryland and New York.  When you consider that minimum wage is over $10 per hour, and you are offering $15 per hour, it's the overtime that makes the job more enticing.

Overall, pay isn't bad, but it's not great.  Make the 10 vacation days all the nanny's choice, and your package is better.  Guarantee the 40 hours, and if you hire a college student, guarantee that you won't go over and make them late for class.  Figure out what you are going to do about food[/quote]

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