Let her advertise and see whether the people who respond fit her idea of a great nanny.

Either she’ll find a gem who will leave after 6-12 months for better pay, or she’ll realize she can’t afford nanny care.

I pay $15/hour in Kensington. To a high school kid to come by for 3 hours three times a week. More of a sitter than a nanny.

She isn’t that far off.

Anonymous wrote:I pay $15 in a place more like Fredericksburg than McLean. I don't think she's out to lunch.

Also 4 hours a day sounds more like a babysitter than a nanny.

I pay $15 in a place more like Fredericksburg than McLean. I don't think she's out to lunch.

Anonymous wrote:The COL of living in Fredericksburg is the same as Northern Virginia.

Lol no it’s not.

The COL of living in Fredericksburg is the same as Northern Virginia.

Anonymous wrote:Why do you think she can’t find a nanny in Fredericksburg for $13 an hour? I would agree that would not happen in the DMV, but I would think that far out, it might be reasonable. I would tell your cousin this is not the right site to find someone in Fredericksburg.

Really you think someone would take a job for $13 a hour in Fredericksburg..... I told her she should probably have her coworker make a profile on care.com but even then I still feel like the minimum would be $15 And I still feel like they also need to include some type of benefit package if they want someone long-term but I do feel like since a lot of families are working from home still they may think since I’m around the house and why do I need to give a nanny any type of care package which I think is wrong to think that way because I’m sure they are all still getting their benefits even though they are working from home.

Why do you think she can’t find a nanny in Fredericksburg for $13 an hour? I would agree that would not happen in the DMV, but I would think that far out, it might be reasonable. I would tell your cousin this is not the right site to find someone in Fredericksburg.

Maybe a new live-in nanny (no experience or education), no deductions for room and board, use of a car, and guaranteed hours? Then $13/hour and no benefits might work, but only if the schedule stays firm so the nanny can do online classes and/or have another job.

Otherwise, she needs to consider either a share or in-home daycare.

I want a new Lamborghini for $500

So I just got a text message from my cousin who said that her coworker was interested in hiring a nanny 4 to 6 hours daily. So I told her I would make a post on here to try to help her out so of course I asked her a series of questions to get a better idea of what she was looking for. My cousin then text me back and says that her friends price range is between $13-$14 an hour but she hasn’t thought about a benefit package because she doesn’t know what that looks like. So I responded and said I can tell you right now no one will work for $13 an hour especially if there is no benefit package. So I told her to tell her friend her best bet would probably be a in-home daycare if she wants to stay paying low weekly rates. They live in Fredericksburg Virginia however I don’t know what some parents are thinking when They decide to have a nanny come to their house. The minimum is 18 and I still think that is very low but she definitely won’t find anybody for $13 an hour. If I am wrong comment below otherwise I think I’m pretty accurate when I say she will have a hard time finding someone