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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A mom's club which I will not name, but for you have to pay about a week's worth of nanny to pay to get in had a reputable nanny agency come and do a presentation. The agency is often asked about on here. They tried not to cite pay but did say for part time, you have to pay a bit more, which is in the $18/hr range.

This meshes with what care.com says about average nanny pay in my area, which is supposed to be $17/hr.[/quote]
Most of us know which agency it was. They market themselves more aggressively than any other. They're also well-known to try to drive down nanny wages. More money for them with their exorbitant fees. :) Top tier nannies earn more without such agencies.

Care.com isn't even worth commenting on, but you already know that.[/quote]

Every nanny agency I know of charges a placement fee equal to a percentage of nanny's gross income the first year. So dropping nanny rates would be so stupid I am not able to fully express the idiocy of your comment.

Nanny agency owner: "I know, we will mess with the nannies we place by dropping their hourly rate! And we will make sure their employers refuse to pay overtime too!"

Employee 1: "Great plan! Let's make sure nannies stop making $20/hour and make $16/hour instead, with no overtime."

Employee 2: " So the nanny we are sending on that interview tomorrow for a 50 hour a week job making $20 and $30 OT, or $57,200 would actually only make $16/hour, or $41,600? BRILLIANT!!!"

Employee 3: "That means our 15% placement fee would drop from $8580 to $6240. That's a 37.5% drop in income for us! YAHOO!"

Employee 4: "You have all lost your everloving minds. Are you on drugs?" [/quote]

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