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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MB here.

I think $20/hr is competitive and will get you good options in candidates.  I think the scope of work you've outlined has too much general housekeeping responsibility to be practical or attractive.  You can, perhaps, hire someone who could grow into much of what you're hoping for but it's too much to start with.  And if your true goal is a nanny/housekeeper then you probably don't want a career/professional nanny - you want the kind of person who will stay with a family for a decade and become part of the family.  Your best option for finding those people is direct referrals.

So if you're advertising for this position, and if your primary goal is a highly professional/trained nanny - then your housekeeping requirements will make them walk away, regardless of the hourly rate.

But I think you need to take a few of the housekeeping things off the table as it will be a turn-off to many.  No family laundry - but baby's laundry (including bedding/towels, etc...) is fine.  No to running errands or meal prep for you.  Making homemade baby food to some extent, not all of it[/quote]

This. $20 is fine for a nanny for a 3mo, but not if you include all of the housekeeping, which stronger candidates won't be willing to do. Include baby's laundry, neatening nursery, and food prep for baby once he starts eating. Signing for groceries is fine too. But get a housekeeper to come in once a week for everything else.[/quote]

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