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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was looking to hire a nanny in 2012, I would have happily paid $20 per hour for someone who marketed herself as a private educator and was committed to teaching my child in an age-appropriate way per a written plan of her own design.  I wanted it done through play, but with more pre-planned, adult-led activities than most nannies bother with, covering the full range of skill areas and, eventually, subject matter areas.  There just aren't many candidates like that in DC.

I found that the women seeking premium rates were mostly young and deluded about current market rates.  A few were older with years of experience, but they were unable to convince me that their 15-20 years of experience would make them better than the $15 nanny with 3-4 years of experience.  In fact, some of the most experienced nannies seemed a tired of the work and just in it to pay bills, whereas the ones with 3-4 years experience were still really enamored of kids.

In my opinion, there are three things that will get a nanny to the $18-$20 starting price point: 1) working with a large family or in a share, 2) taking on cooking and housekeeping beyond the usual kid-related services, and 3) formal college-level training in education or child development, coupled with a willingness to translate that training in a planned way to home-based care.

I realize that some experienced nannies can start a new job with one child at that price point, but based on the pool of applicants I encountered, I just didn't feel like the value was there.[/quote]

I find it quite interesting, that no where in your three points, do I see any skill that would directly benefit your child.

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