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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP. This feedback is useful. A couple of responses:

1) I don't care too much about market rate. This goes beyond trying to save a few bucks, I'm trying to find good sustainable childcare for my son and at this point that doesn't have a price. For those quoting DC living prices, this is not in DC, this is in silver spring, MD. So the wage is in fact fair. But again, that's not the point. I would be willing to pay for the right care.

2) of course I'm an overprotective mom. It's my first baby! I'm also generous, flexible, kind, and respectful of my nannies. And I'm a city girl so outings don't scare me and on the contrary I encourage them. So I don't think that's the issue.

3) the real question for me and motivation in posting in the first place is: even if you are willing to pay $$$ for the right fit, where do you look? Posting online leads mostly to randos which is why we have been through 6 nannies. One had a criminal background. One was moody (I posted about this on this forum a while back), one didn't want to be paid on the books, one went back to her country, and one was telling me that her dead mother was calling her on the phone. I figured that was grounds to say let's not see each other again.

[b]Where are the good nannies at? The warm nurturing women who speak English fluently (whether native or not), take initiative, love your baby, and are just overall reliable, professional, and trustworthy? [/b][/quote]

They are earning *at least* $20/hour working for someone else.  [/quote]

This. Career nanny here and the absolute minimum I would accept is $20 plus a good benefits package. I wouldn’t even see your ad if you’re advertising $15. [/quote]

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