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[quote=Anonymous]OP again. Thanks for all these helpful responses. To the people asking if they could apply -- unfortunately, I am not in the DC area so I'm not sure it's appropriate/helpful for me to post the position here, but I will look into broadening my search among local job boards/agencies in my area as some others have suggested.

Overall, it sounds like increasing the rate would help somewhat, but not as much as decreasing the hours. I was working under the assumption many people (not everyone by any means, but many) would be happy to work 55 hours for $1000 instead of 50 hours for $880 since the extra 5 hours are paid well and overall it would be a more comfortable wage to live on without having to take side babysitting jobs, but given the opinions here clearly I need to reconsider. Splitting the job into two relatively equal parts probably isn't right for our family. I'm not confident we could go from never having had a nanny to having two at once in terms of managing all those relationships, though this is something we'll consider if we have more kids in the future. I think we might offer candidates the option of a reduced Friday schedule and getting a regular afternoon sitter to shave off a few hours from the workweek. This would allow the nanny some weekday daylight hours for errands or a longer weekend to recharge, and I'd also be okay with high turnover/a less experienced person if it's only a few hours a week. We'll also discuss in interviews some of the other suggestions people have made, such as:
- Direct deposit
- Minimizing housework
- Firm with end times (using sitters for all date nights, evening work events, weekends)
- Giving nanny flexibility on short errands, outings, and other things within reason to add variety to the day

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