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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]No, a babysitter takes a kid to a park, reads an occasional book to them, and let's them play on their own or doing bare basics with them (coloring, playing with dolls). This type of person might get $15/hr.

[b]A nanny that is dealing with an infant/toddler will help "train" them, they teach them what things are, they teach them how to turn words into sentences once older, they don't just say that something is a tree when asked, they explain what kind of tree and how that tree is beneficial to life on this planet. They do coloring and many other crafts, they take to parks and to tumbling classes and music classes, interacting with the kids the whole time. They teach table manners and how to clean up after themselves, how to try different foods they are not used to, how to tie their shoes, ride their bikes, and so on. Not necessarily replacing parents, but adding to what the parents can't do while they are at work and helping the children to grow in all ways. They sleep train, they know child development (not necessarily from school but even just learning on their own from books) and help with getting the child to important milestones. This type of person can easily get more than $15 and are worth a higher rate. [/b]

If you only want someone to be a warm body and make sure the child eats and doesn't die, then go ahead and hire a babysitter. But don't expect all the other stuff being done from someone like that.[/quote]

No. I get all those benefits from a professional, legal, and experienced nanny for $16/hr.

Nice try, though.
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And I get all those attributes from a professional, legal, college-degreed, and experienced nanny for $15.  I work from home a lot so I witness her interaction with my child, and I also hear raves from neighbors and others who see them together.

I also have a regular evening nanny who calls herself a babysitter but does much of the same, also for $15.  She has a master's degree and years of experience in daycare centers.  I feel lucky to have them and they will both get raises in the very near future when child number two comes along.

There just is not a lot of correlation between cost and quality in the DC nanny market.[/quote]
A master's degree earning $15/hr, just like the broken-English illegals? 
You're kidding, right?[/quote]

Not at all.  The broken-English illegals in DC don't seem to be making $15 per hour.  I had several applicants of that type, and they were generally requesting $12-13 per hour.  I also had candidates requesting $18-20 per hour, but they were not nearly as impressive as the women I hired at $15.  [/quote]

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