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[quote=Anonymous]OP, it depends on your relationship with your nanny.

My NF has been incredible to me and when they asked me to stay on another year and disclosed they were expecting again they, very honestly, told me they couldn't afford to give me a raise. I could 1) see they felt terrible about that and 2) knew they had compensated me in other ways that probably more than made up for the extra $1/hr many nannies expect. I would never leave employers and kids as great as them to make an extra $40/week minus taxes. Never. And I also made $20/hr for 2.5 years with just their first.

So you have to weigh for yourself how well you've treated the nanny, how strong your relationship with her is, how deep her loyalty to your family runs, and your reasons for not wanting to give a raise. If it is literally only because the only child is starting school half days, that's not really a good enough reason and your nanny will be hurt. If she just got her annual raise and you are stretching your budget, you might give a large bonuse instead of a raise. There is no one size fits all answer, unfortunately, but the many PPs are right that typically in this scenario, barring unknown circumstances, a $1/hr raise as soon as the new baby comes home is common and expected by MANY nannies. [/quote]

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