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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Great experience being a full time nanny not an occasional or part time sitter, American born, 2 yrs of college, CPR/First Aid certificates, good driving record, infant sign language. When salary comes up, the parents either first offer the low rate or when they ask me my rates they are disappointed to hear $18. They say they want to hire me but they have other candidates only looking for $12. [/quote]

Your qualifications are good, but not unusual and not great. If you want $18/hr for one child, you are pricing yourself too high for the DC market. If you lower to $15/hr, you may be more attractive than the $12/hr candidate.

Nannies here always inflate their rates, leading families to distrust them. The truth is, there are many, many more nannies than jobs and parents really set the rates. That's why it's very important that both sides research the actual market rates for their area and start negotiations from as common place as possible.

$15/hr may not be what you want, but it's better than no job at all.[/quote]

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