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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She is probably just illegal and has no choice but to accept $15, poor thing. She is being exploited.[/quote]

That’s more than min. Wage. So is everyone making minimum wage being exploited? Not everyone who needs child care can afford to pay 30/hr. People pay what they can afford. If you don’t want the gig, don’t take it. But someone else might want it. Doesn’t mean they are being exploited - we all have free will.

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You’re absolutely right. Kids are expensive and not everyone should have kids if they cannot afford them. Also, a nanny is a luxury most cannot afford but think they deserve. Put your child in a cheap daycare or in home daycare. [/quote]

:roll: There is no such thing as cheap childcare. Even a “cheap” daycare center in DC runs over 2,200 per month and sometimes north of 2,800. I’m all about families paying nannies well, but offering 18/hr plus benefits for a nanny isn’t exploitive. Don’t take the job if you don’t want it. Not all families can can afford 30/he and it doesn’t make it exploitive and it doesn’t make it a luxury. Safe child care is a necessity, not a luxury. And during a pandemic a nanny position also offers both parties a far larger degree of protection from exposure than child care centers do. Also, most child care centers pay minimum wage, and expect their employees to be fluent in English and to have a CDA, at minimum. While some professional nannies have advanced degrees and are educated, many are not. There’s a range of experience levels, education, literacy, and English fluency, as well as tasks that folks are willing to do as a nanny, and that range is why the salary range is what it is. You can’t elevate a profession or demand high salaries commensurate with qualifications and experience across the board for everyone if your professional colleagues don’t have the same experience and qualifications and there are no basic standards, credentials, or qualifications to get into the profession. [/quote]

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