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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've made the novice mistake of paying more because I thought someone was above average. She was the worst.

The best nannies are the ones who are in it because they love children and not the money. They don't ask for the most money.

You obviously have never hired a nanny.[/quote]

Agree tenfold! If you are all about the money then you are missing the most important part! More money comes with more trust and only AFTER the nanny has proved themselves indispensable. Parents, if a nanny does not budge on demanding higher pay, send them packing. There are nannies out there that will love your kid and wait for the payoff. Disclaimer: this does not mean that they will accept less than $15, because that would mean they were being taking advantage of in the DMV. P.s. I'm an extremely happily employed nanny. [/quote]

I am "in it" because I love children as well.  But I also have a MA in Early Childhood Development (with a BA in liberal arts from an excellent university) and have taught in preschool for five years prior to becoming a nanny.  I have been a nanny for ten years.  I also sign, speak French and have brilliant references. I will simply not take a position for starting less than $25 an hour.  Why would I?

There is a huge chasm in talents, experience and education in the nanny profession now.

And I have no idea which way the profession will go - if it will continue to move toward educated nannies or go back to the nanny being the housekeeper who keeps an eye on the children.  [/quote]

You should work for the highest amount you can get. You might actually be a governess instead of a nanny. Rates for governess are higher. If you can get $25, go for it, no one is debating that here. The conflict and what people are workers up about is that they want $25, can't get it, then come here to talk about how much they deserve it and how MBs are scum for hoarding all the money for themselves and not sharing like a good socialist community should. [/quote]

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