I would work out how much you want to pay per month...
Say XXXX a month for XXX amount of hours per month. Any hours outside of that ( overtime) will be paid at X per hour.

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Anonymous wrote:What about the weeks I don't need childcare? Do you pay anyway or no pay?

if you want your nanny to stick around, yes pay.

This makes no sense. Nanny is getting paid for a week of vacation out of every month when the kids aren't home?

Just tell her in advance what her schedule will be each month

Who takes off a week a month without pay??

Exactly... If you don't want to pay for those weeks you will definitely have to raise the hourly rate which would probably mean that over time you would not only be paying for those weeks anyways, but could even be paying for more in the end. Just pay for each week. I don't know ANYONE that needs to work for a living that can afford to take off a week or more unpaid each month.

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Anonymous wrote:What about the weeks I don't need childcare? Do you pay anyway or no pay?

if you want your nanny to stick around, yes pay.

This makes no sense. Nanny is getting paid for a week of vacation out of every month when the kids aren't home?

Just tell her in advance what her schedule will be each month

Who takes off a week a month without pay??

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Anonymous wrote:What about the weeks I don't need childcare? Do you pay anyway or no pay?

if you want your nanny to stick around, yes pay.

This makes no sense. Nanny is getting paid for a week of vacation out of every month when the kids aren't home?

Just tell her in advance what her schedule will be each month

Yes you should pay her whether you need her or not. Don't pay her more per hour, instead, give her guarentee weekly pay. And yes, you pay her gas for any errands she does for you on the job. You DO NOT pay her commute to and from work.

OP you need to figure out exactly what you want before anyone can tell you what they'd charge. Is it 3 days or 5? You're going to need to pay a rate appropriate for 3, as it will be really annoying to track how many kids are there for which hours, and what will you do when plans change and she has 3 when she's paid for 1?

OP, would you be interested in such a job with little pay?

You would need to make it worth it for her to reserve time for you. You could look for someone willing to do other tasks during off weeks (such as deep-cleaning, shopping for, cookig and freezing meals, etc.). But anyone is going to want regular pay. Alternatively, you could cobble together a string of on-call sitters. It's a little crazier dor the kids, but if you are flexible and especially if you live near a college, you could probably manage. If you NEED someone to be extremely reliable for those MWF slots, then I would pay whether you use her or not, since you are asking that she set aside that time for you.

Anonymous wrote:What about the weeks I don't need childcare? Do you pay anyway or no pay?

if you want your nanny to stick around, yes pay.

If you want someone to commit to working for you, the proper thing to do is to pay them whether they are working or not. A lot of nannies now get guarenteed pay which is what I strongly suggest you offer to people applying for this position.

I don't know what nannies make in Texas but I'd probably offer anywhere from $12-15 an hour and pay the government gas mileage which is around .55 cents per mile, which includes gas and wear and tear on the car.

What about the weeks I don't need childcare? Do you pay anyway or no pay?

Hard to say, I don't know what is average for Texas. Maybe $12/hr + mileage reimbursement

If someone sent you this ad, how much would you charge?

WTF?! Firstly, you are not charging, you are paying. The title of your post is wrong. Secondly, this post is all over the place. State how many hours you need each week.

I am interested in a nanny for my boys. Here's what I'm looking for:

I need at least 3 days, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I could add Monday and Friday if needed. I am a single mom. The hours would be 2:30-8:30 (9:30 on Tuesdays), And fridays would only be till 7-7:30. Mondays would be just my 2 yr old. Tuesdays would be all 3 boys, Wednesday I would need you to take my 4 yr old to baseball practice. Thursday would be all 3. Friday would be 1-2 of the boys.

The other thing is, I would not need childcare when the boys go to their dads. As of now I know this would be 1 week in September and October and 2 weeks in November. Do you pay more so those weeks a nanny isn't needed it balances out? How much should I offer? We are in Texas. What do we pay back to nanny as far as gas/mileage for her using her car?

Anyways, I know this is a lot of info.. Do you think someone would be interested in this if I advertised it? How much is fair to pay?