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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Back in September my husband and I interviewed nannies for our then 7 week old daughter.

We selected one nanny that we really liked and offered her the job .

25 hours a week  9 am to 2 pm at $250.
She told us she would have to think about it.
When she got back to us she said she appreciated the offer and would love to work for us, but she was hoping the offer would be more in line with her experience and what was outlined in her profile[b] $15 [/b]to $20 an hour or $ 375 to $500 .
Would we consider something close to that.

We told her we were going to offer the job to some one else and get back to her. She thanked said, she was sorry we couldn't come to an agreement and wished us luck.

We found someone to work at the $250. Monday will be her 3rd week. While she is nice, she is not very reliable has already called out a few times, and she doesn't do much with the baby.

I heard through the grapevine our top candidate is or will be available. She took a short term job covering another nanny's maternity leave.

Should I call her up and offer her the job?

If  I do what should I offer her?[/quote]

You are a nanny dream job: the opportunity to work long-term with a family. 
Offer her the $15/hour she asks for and tell her that if she performs well you hope this will be a long arrangement with annual raises or perks.  The only reason I'd offer her $16 or maybe $17 (the rate for 2 children at 40 hours) is because you are offering so few hours. A stable 40 hrs/week is really the dream job. 
Some nannies prefer to cobble together various jobs in the same week - mornings, afternoons, evenings, pick ups/drop offs - but to do 40 hours with one nice family is quite sane.   [/quote]

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