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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The 3 weeks will include a week of her choice. We offer 3 weeks because we might fly to see family or they might come here. We are willing to go to $23 but for a more experienced nanny. We liked the referred nanny but she only has 8 years of experience. We think it's important to offer a bonus as a token of appreciation. We have the means to employ at $23 plus a bonus. I think we may continue to look.[/quote]

So you are not offering guaranteed hours? That is, if you are gone more than 2 weeks of "your choice" vacation through the year, will you still be paying her? [/quote]

OP here. I wrote in another post that we will guarantee the $950 net even if we don't use her for the full 45 hours a week.[/quote]

OK, so 3 weeks vacation means one week her choice, two weeks your choice (whether or not you actually go anywhere or have family in), yes? Since you're doing guaranteed hours, this is really a pretty standard benefits package.

Chevy Chase attracts expensive nannies, especially if you want a lot of years of experience. My experience using an agency was that those nannies all quoted $25/hr even though they had no reason to justify it. They just assumed they could get it. I'm guessing that the woman you are talking to is currently making something close to $23/hr and doesn't want to go back to a lower rate, particularly because she comes with a reference from a friend. It's more than I would pay; with a yearly raise, you'll be at $26/hr for one child very quickly; if you have more children, you'll be expected to give a raise on top of that ...[/quote]

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