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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]$20-25hr in DC is not the average nanny salary. If you can’t afford it that’s fine. Look for a in home day care. I am a nanny and have bills too. I can’t live off $20hr. I have a degree, over ten years experience and so much more. I am sure you can also find a college student with not much experience to do it for $20hr so you do have options [/quote]

Your feelings and your needs don't determine nanny market rates. They only determine what is worthwhile to you.  There's a wide range of nanny rates because of experience and capabilities - A family not offering a rate YOU determine as standard gives you no right to tell parents to 'look for in home daycare.'[/quote]

this is not about feelings at all; it's about inflation. It seems that you're not able to afford a nanny at today's rate. Not all parents are, btw. As a nanny(not the PP above) I have ALL the rights to tell parents to "look for in home daycare' OR community daycare. The days of cheap labor are way over; you can't afford it? simply be a SAHM![/quote]

1.1 Million families hire nannies in the US.

So you're indicating the average nanny salaries increased by 50% in 2 or 3 years? Went from $20 to $30?!!! While obviously none of those families got even a 20% pay increase during this time.

And according to you all those families can no longer afford a nanny because obviously they don't make more. And lets say half of that 1.1 million families fall in this catagory. So now 550,000 families should fire their nannies because they can not give a 50% raise when their salaries are still the same, which you indicate means "they can not afford" a nanny.

Great, you just solved the problem. So half the nannies in this country just got a 50% raise, and the other half just lost their job!

Good thing you're not an economist, and lets hope you're among the ones that gets a raise and not loose your job. Because another more experienced nanny just lost her job, and will be competing with you over the same job posting.

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