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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]oh yeah, a lot of "candidates" will be willing, but most parents I worked for would never considered recent grad, who apparently did not raise a kid of their own, and have not worked with babies for 5+ yrs, to work with a 3 month old.  If you are the parent who thinks au pair, or recent college grad is OK for young children then I feel sorry for you. [/quote]

Sure but I clearly said they varied in experience. We hired a woman who is a mother herself and has extensive childcare experience. We got applicants who yes were fresh out of college and those who had only worked in a daycare setting for a year, but we also got many grandma types and moms whose kids were much older.

Ironically, the most expensive candidate we interviewed just wanted to tote our baby around town with her while her sister who was also a nanny took her charges places. This woman had multiple kids herself and on paper looked good but at $30/hr I expect my kid to be the focus not just an accessory around town.

Point is, nannies can command a good rate but parents are inexperienced at separating the wheat from the chaffe. I’m also a FTM but talked to close to 25 candidates and only thought two were sane. One was at $25/hr and the other was at $20/hr. Both college educated. Both dictated their rate to me.

I do agree generally with your point that for young babies you have to be selective and right now in this market it is coming at a cost. [/quote]

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