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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Team,

Daycare is not an option, I need more individualized attention for my child. Having a Nanny/BabySitter is the right fit for most parents.  The prices just need to match.[/quote]

Dear Poster,

What I'm reading is that you want and need a nanny, but you resent having to pay market rate for a nanny, either because you actually can only afford daycare, or because you believe nannies aren't worth very much money becaus their jobs are easy.

The issue is that you want individualized attention. That costs money. If your child has special needs, that costs even more money. Anyone who employs a nanny needs to understand a very basic fact: You must pay an actual living wage that allows the nanny to live in a safe neighborhood, pay all her bills, and live comfortably. No, not extravagantly, comfortably. A wage that makes her able to purchase all she needs and some things

No one has the right to demand nanny care when all they can afford is daycare. Let me say it a different way...A nanny is not obligated in any way to give you a childcare discount that makes HER financial life difficult or impossible. Lose your privileged attitude and be realistic about your finances.  [/quote]

Poster:

Making 15.00 an hour IS a living wage, albeit not a comfortable one! You are correct I do expect a Nanny at a Fair Market Price.  I am judging fair market price by the countless jobs that pay 13.00 (which is minimum wage now) that is literate.
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-much-you-need-for-rent_n_5942cc92e4b0f15cd5b9e2ee?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000037&utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=parents_fb

When rent for a 2B/2b house in DC requires, on average, an hourly rate of more than $32, your statement about paying $15/hour or less for a nanny makes you sound intensely out of touch with reality, even if apartment rent demands an hourly rate that is 33% less. (About $22/hour, for the math deficient.) [/quote]

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