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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
We are friends with several families who are first generation Americans. They all paid their nannies around minimum wage or maybe $1 or $2 more. They were highly educated but more focused on saving for college and supporting other family members than paying extra for a nanny. They also were far more comfortable hiring someone with more basic english skills as they themselves once didn't know english. My $17/hr nanny was honestly no better than their $8-$10 an hour nanny other than English fluency. In fact, their nannies had a much better work ethic while mine certainly had an interest in entertaining herself and not doing housework. In hindsight, I really did waste $7 an hour a year which adds up to 18K before even factoring in the $100 a week for a housekeeper since my nanny enjoyed her down time during naps. If I had it to do over again, I would hire a $10 nanny with a good work ethic and work through the language issues.[/quote]

[/quote]If you're more focused on saving money for college or taking care of family, don't choose the most expensive childcare option. If you don't want to spend a ton of money on say a house, you don't go out and offer $200K on the $1.5 million home, you go out and look for options in your price range. A nanny like you describe, good work ethic and attitude who is good at their job and cares for your children deserves to make more than $17K per year don't you think ($8/hour @40 hours/week)? I think your issue is that you didn't find a good nanny, not that you paid $17/hour.[quote]

The employers paying $8-$10 are much smarter than the employers paying $17. You can find just as good a nanny for $8-$10. 18K is a lot of money to waste. $8-$10 is above minimum wage and the same as what daycare employees make but being a nanny is far easier work than being a daycare worker. If you want to give money away for charity then you should find a reputable charity not just overpay one person. 
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