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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I can't imagine leaving my baby with a person who wasn't worthy of being left with my baby. I found candidates at the $17 to $20 range who, regardless of experience, just weren't people I wanted helping to raise her. I also found candidates at the $15 price point who were worthy of the job and then some. There just isn't a consistent correlation between rates and quality in the nanny field.

If my child grows up to conduct herself like the nanny we hired at $15/hour, I will be very pleased. That's more than I can say about some $17-$20 nannies.[/quote]

This was our experience as well. The candidate that we really clicked with was $12 an hour. She's been with us for several years so her salary is at $16 now.

The candidates that were asking for $18-$20 weren't nannies that I would hire anyway. They ones asking for the higher rates were either young 20 somethings with very little experience and a high opinion of themselves, 1-2 nannies with a lot of experience but very poor english and no ability to communicate why they were asking for rates that high, or ones that just didn't very spectacular. It really surprised me because my assumption going into the hiring process was that the candidates asking for a higher rate would have something that would distinguish or they would at least do better than candidates asking for a lower rate. [/quote]

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