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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the PP: minimum wage where I am with room and board on top, then? There's no downward adjustment of minimum wage to account for the room and board? Thank you, just making sure I've got it right and I appreciate your super helpful response![/quote]

The stipend is already based on a formula to deduct 40% for room and board. However, it does not take localities into account (both minimum wage and cost of living differences).

Many families just pay stipend because of this. You will find some families believe they're morally obligated to pay full minimum wage without deductions. This decision is ultimately up to you on what you believe is fair and doable for your situation.

Also, there has not been an adjustment to the stipend for many years now. So it's potentially overdue.[/quote]

This. We are a family who treats the stipend as a minimum. We are in Virginia and pay the minimum wage, all documented.

The range for us is 200-$362.50

However our kids are school aged and we usually only use 25hts at the very most.[/quote]

The day I'm required to pay my AP $362 on top of room, board, insurance, etc is the day I leave the program.  [/quote]

...So do it. No one is begging families who think $196/week is generous to stay in the program. Find a nanny, find a sitter, use daycare, or stay home with your own kids if you can't stomach paying an au pair more than $4 an hour. It' 2019. $362 a week for childcare is still cheap. [/quote]

My AP works 20 hours a week tops (and that's because we pad her schedule with 5 hours of "house work", like doing the laundry.  She makes close to $10/hour, not including room/board.  Look, I get that you think they're underpaid indentured servants but it goes the other way too.  If this program was so horrible, there wouldn't be way more APs looking to come here than there are HFs for them.  If I leave the program, how does that help them?[/quote]

You seem really confused.

We pay $10/hr. It’s usually $250/week. Sounds like you’d be in a similar situation. [/quote]

I'm confused?  $10/hour times 20 hours =$200.  So, yeah. 
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Yes, I know. So for you, negotiating based on an hourly rate would not lead to a stipend of $362. [/quote]

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