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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need a newborn care specialist to work 7pm - 7am, on duty Sunday through Thursday, and a nanny with twin experience and NCS training to work 7am - 7pm, on duty Monday through Friday. In addition, you need a nanny with twin experience and NCS training to work from Friday at 7pm through Sunday at 7pm. The hourly cost will range from $25-40, and you will need to account for overtime for all 3 employees.

I strongly suggest you have the NCS stay for 6 months, and then transition to a 4 on/4 off schedule with the remaining nannies, working 24 hour shifts. You would also want to have a substitute on call.

The first 6 months you would be looking at about $5,000 - 6,000 a week. If you then dropped down to 2 nannies, your cost would be about the same, due to overtime wages.

(The cost estimates are based on $35 for an NCS, $25 for a nanny.)[/quote]

19.35 here.  What's your reasoning re: ncs for the first 6 months for overnights?

I ran the numbers for my plan (budgeting $25/hour for each nanny, $37.50 overtime), run twice for with parents on/off 48 hour weekends.

Nannies work 5 12 hour days, parents are responsible for weekends:
2 nannies * (40 hours *$25+1.5 *$25*20overtime hours=
2(1000+37.5*20)=2(1000+750)=2*1750=3500

2 nannies work 7 12 hour days, parents are never solely responsible for kids unless a nanny is sick or on vacation:
2(40*25+1.5*25*44)=2(1000+37.5*44)=2(1000+1650)=2*2650=5300
While more expensive due to so much overtime, some people prefer to consistency for the routine.

PPs option of three nannies, 2 working 5 12 hour days and one working 48 hours straight:
3(40*25)+2(1.5*25*20)+1.5*25*4=
3*1000+2(37.5*20)+37.5*4= 3000+2*750+150=3150+1500=4650

OP, you are looking at a range of hourly rates $20-30+, we both ran something in the middle.  You'll have more luck finding nannies who want 40-60 hours, rather than 7 12 hour days, and if anyone says they want 24/7 with infant twins, it's a red flag.  Bottom line is that you can find what you need, but it will cost anywhere from 3k to over 5k.  That is only the nannies' salaries.  It doesn't include agency fees, employer contributions for taxes, workers' compensation insurance, insurance/mileage/metro for the children to go anywhere with the nannies, any benefits (cost of paying two people for the same time and/or you covering by taking off work), etc.  You need to sit down and discuss your new reality with an agency.  There are numerous agencies in the D.C./Baltimore area, ask each for fees, guarantees, ability to send a temp to cover illness/vacation, etc.  Ask about the type/depth of background checks, ability to contact references, and anything else that might be important to you.

Good luck OP.  Please let us know what you choose to do.[/quote]

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