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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I absolutely believe the poster who makes $22 for 5 kids, while assuming that some of the children are in school.  The other poster said that nannies make $25-30 for one child, and that is very different, so please reference correctly if you feel the need to do so.

OP, I have 3 kids and make $20/hr.  One child is in school.  I have the 3rd child after school, holidays, and summer.  Are you factoring in summer care?

I think you have 2 problems on your hand.  First is that you probably are not offering enough for a qualified nanny.  I cannot imagine someone taking this position for less that $20.  You also need to factor in overtime and your employer taxes. Second, you will only need full-time care for 2 years, when youngest will go to preschool part-time.  At that point would you be willing to keep a full-time nanny?  I am sure there would still be plenty to do!  If so, I would bring that up during the interview.  [/quote]

OP, this is a good point.  Would you expect the nanny to have either or both of the older kids if they were sick, had a day off, had an early release day, or in the summer?  How long are you expecting the nanny to stay with your family?  Long enough that the youngest would drop one nap and the 3yo might drop napping altogether?  I fully agree that this job would require at the very least $22/hour with a package similar to guaranteed weekly pay, two weeks vacation, one week sick leave, overtime for the extra 10 hours, over the table.  That's like $1,200 a week.  I'm assuming you're in DC, but adjust accordingly.

$19/hour would be about $1,000 a week, which would be a pretty good nanny salary for the year if someone can keep up with it.  But I feel like if you put out $22/hour and make it very very clear in your add what kind of nanny you are looking for and make it sound like the tough job it is, you'll get some great candidates.[/quote]

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