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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In a nutshell, how much should we provide to our nanny as a parting gift when finances are tight? 
Our child was in a PT nanny share for a year, that went to FT for the last few months (other kid in the share was FT). Our kiddo is moving to daycare for a few reasons - primarily financial. Because of a job change we need longer hours some days, which our nanny can't reliably do, and she increased her nanny share rate from $17 to $22. I have no issue with her charging a higher rate, but a nanny was already a big stretch for us financially, and we simply can't do the new rate, even at 40hrs/week - let alone for longer hours. The last few months FT at the new rate have been extremely tight.
If it's relevant, we're not in DC proper but in a smaller city in the DMV with somewhat lower COL. The other family also got a spot at a daycare shortly after us, so they are also leaving, and I know she hasn't lined up a new family yet. I feel badly and would like to give her as much as possible but am also trying to be realistic about our finances. Would $500 be too little? I'd like to give a week but it's going to be difficult to swing.

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$22/hr is very low and if $22/hr was  a stretch for you then you couldn't afford a nanny.[/quote]

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