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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nobody gets more per hour just because there are less hours. Another lie made up by nannies. I would never, and have never, paid more just because I needed less than 20 hours of care.[/quote]

I don't know where you live or where else you have lived and employed nannies, or for that matter how long you have employed nannies.  I believe, however, if you are an MB with just your own children, you aren't an expert on the nanny industry.  Thus, you do not have the experience/knowledge to make that statement, using the word "nobody" and saying nannies are lying.  You can say what you have done, or would do, but that is about as far as you can take it.

I have worked as a nanny for 18 years, including major cities on both coasts where the nanny industry is strong and established.  It is commonplace for a part time (particularly very part time) jobs to pay more than that same exact job would at 40-50 hours per week.  Ask any major nanny agency in major cities - San Francisco, Seattle, LA, New York, etc.  Very common.  That is because it actually interferes with the ability to work more, as it is very hard to piece together part time jobs that won't interfere with each other.  Also, you spend time/money commuting just for 3 hours of pay (or whatever time frame).  Typically, it is hard to retain nannies in part time positions as long as you would in full time positions, so the extra $ is an incentive to stay.  Last I looked, I was looking at very similar jobs with the same number of children, same household duties, and similar ages, and, for example, the 45 hr/wk job was $17-18/hr and the 18 hr/wk job was $19/hr.[/quote]

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