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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I think anything under $12 for someone caring for your child(ren) in your home is absolutely ridiculous.  I'm a Mom, kids are too old for nannies, but we have a regular babysitter ($15/hour to keep my kids alive, generally leave them fed, homework done, showered).

What I think might work for you if you really want someone in your home and a lower cost is to find a former nanny, now SAHM who brings her child to work with her.  Then I think $12/hour is quite reasonable.  You'll find people who are negative about that arrangement, but I've done it and it worked out really well.  Obviously she would have to be living with a partner or family or something.  If you wanted some sort of housework beyond basic kid care, like maybe kid laundry, quick vacuum of playroom twice a week, that kind of thing, I would consider more like $12.50-$13.  On whole weeks off of school and in the summer, I would add on to show your appreciation of the fact that an older kid is a lot more work compared to just 2 young kids.  And/or put older kid in 1/2 day camp or occasional week of camp just to break up the summer.

I think the $25-$30 nanny who just takes care of the kid, no housework, no household manager type of work, is either fiction or ridiculously rich people who also have their nannies sign non-disclosure agreements and be available 24/7.  Of course there could be unusual situations such as multiples or such but just for a kid or 2, $15-$17 is reasonable.

I really don't think I could live with myself paying someone barely over minimum wage.  I would just think about how I would feel if something happened to my kid because my $9/hour nanny couldn't communicate properly with 911 or didn't call because she was worried about immigration issues or was just young and frazzled.

You can pay that little at daycare and at least know that there's more than 1 person around, the daycare workers are licensed, and you have some level of oversight.[/quote]

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