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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, she has been a babysitter for my kids since they were very small while she has been in undergrad. She is going to stay here for two years before starting a PhD program for personal family reasons. I recognize that she is not a traditional nanny, but I trust her and she has never once flaked on me. If she leaves, so be it, but I think she will work for what I need at this moment in time.[/quote]

This is a very different situation than what you describe in your original post, which implies that you don't have prior knowledge of her. She not only has childcare experience, she has childcare experience with your children. AND you have knowledge that you get along with her and she's reliable.

Start with the babysitting rate, and figure out if you should go up or down from there, but I would consider this woman the equivalent of someone with experience with one family, so would give her a solid rate and benefits. Probably $18-$20/hr for two kids full time.[/quote]

I would start higher to keep her.

Yes, unconventional but so was our nanny.  She was 55 when she started with us, had a masters degree in liberal arts and retired from a creative field.  She’d been a nanny in Europe right out of undergrad but then had her career.  We were so blessed to have her as our nanny!  She was brilliant, loving an incredible teacher and has given my kids the most astounding vocabularies!  She remains a dear family friend and is still so close to my children.

Unconventional works sometimes! [/quote]

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