Anonymous
Post 07/16/2022 16:16     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’d be a nanny perk if you have a cottage house on your estate. Most nannies perfect some degree of privacy.


Some do. I only take positions in the home. No pool house, garage, cottage house, separate apartment in the building, etc. But I specialize, and what I do means I need to see and hear what happens even when the child is not with me.


Ugh! Hats off to you. I can’t begin to imagine a worse job.


And yes, for most nannies as well as employers, a separate guest/pool/garage house is absolutely a plus.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2022 12:29     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Anonymous wrote:It’d be a nanny perk if you have a cottage house on your estate. Most nannies perfect some degree of privacy.


+1.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2022 10:35     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Anonymous wrote:It’d be a nanny perk if you have a cottage house on your estate. Most nannies perfect some degree of privacy.


Some do. I only take positions in the home. No pool house, garage, cottage house, separate apartment in the building, etc. But I specialize, and what I do means I need to see and hear what happens even when the child is not with me.
Anonymous
Post 07/16/2022 10:33     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Anonymous wrote:Living in is a perk for you not the nanny and you pay top dollar for this perk. Also, Maryland you have to pay 1.5 for over 40 hours. Virginia is straight time for all hours. I don't know about DC.
MD overtime kicks in after 44 hours for live-in.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2022 15:25     Subject: Live-in Nanny
It’d be a nanny perk if you have a cottage house on your estate. Most nannies perfect some degree of privacy.
Anonymous
Post 07/15/2022 15:12     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Living in is a perk for you not the nanny and you pay top dollar for this perk. Also, Maryland you have to pay 1.5 for over 40 hours. Virginia is straight time for all hours. I don't know about DC.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2022 00:00     Subject: Live-in Nanny
You don’t have to go to an agency. Just call references and run by your own background check. You can find a live in nanny for $20hr. Try care.com , or The nanny network on Facebook.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 21:42     Subject: Re:Live-in Nanny
Our nanny is late 30’s, American citizen but is French, and lives in our converted garage apartment with her high school daughter. We pay for the little house (obviously) as well as all utilities and cable/internet. We also pay her family health insurance. She is now at $25 an hour for two kids. We found her through a referral and she moved here with us from out of state. We’re very, very lucky!!
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 19:28     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Through an agency (I would tread very cautiously without an agency for live-in). 45 guaranteed hours 8:30-5:30pm with the option to stay later for work events etc with advanced notice. We paid $26hr for one baby, without overtime as it is not required for live-in though about half of candidates did ask for it still. Duties were typical nanny duties- childcare, child's laundry, making baby food, getting him on a schedule, encouraging his development, planning activities. I don't see why age or nationality would be pertinent. We targeted professional live in nannies and found several good ones of different ages and backgrounds and we made an offer to the one that felt like the best fit for us.


Thanks. Can you recommend an agency?

At $26 dollar do they pay for any house expenses? That's seems like a good hourly wage with no rent, groceries, etc. As a parent, why have a live-in when you can pay just about that same wage and not have the nanny living with you?

We've noticed a different between younger and older nannies. I know it's not going to be the same across the board but younger nannies seem to be interactive/educational while older nannies seem to steadily reliable and professional. Nationality wise, we wouldn't care. But I wondered if there was a program for specific counties (other than au pair) because I see a lot of older nannies with limited English. I'm always tempted to ask questions at the park but I don't want to across like I'm trying to poach them or be nosey in general. They are all so loving toward the kids.

I’d definitely chat up a good nanny at the park. She probably knows another good nanny about to start interviewing.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 14:20     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Following up that the agency we used doesn't traditionally do live-in placements (the agency rep was a direct referral from a close friend so they helped us).

We started looking on our own and found two sections-
Nannies that wanted lower pay that were au pairs whose placement/visas expired and they didn't want to go home. The caution here is many will have a social security number and say they can be paid legally (which I gather you CAN deduct taxes from their checks), but they no longer have a current visa which was a nonstarter for us. I'm not sure if they can adequately fill out an I-9 as we did not explore that road.

The second was career live in nannies whose wages seemed aligned with live out nannies.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 14:17     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Through an agency (I would tread very cautiously without an agency for live-in). 45 guaranteed hours 8:30-5:30pm with the option to stay later for work events etc with advanced notice. We paid $26hr for one baby, without overtime as it is not required for live-in though about half of candidates did ask for it still. Duties were typical nanny duties- childcare, child's laundry, making baby food, getting him on a schedule, encouraging his development, planning activities. I don't see why age or nationality would be pertinent. We targeted professional live in nannies and found several good ones of different ages and backgrounds and we made an offer to the one that felt like the best fit for us.


Thanks. Can you recommend an agency?

At $26 dollar do they pay for any house expenses? That's seems like a good hourly wage with no rent, groceries, etc. As a parent, why have a live-in when you can pay just about that same wage and not have the nanny living with you?

We've noticed a different between younger and older nannies. I know it's not going to be the same across the board but younger nannies seem to be interactive/educational while older nannies seem to steadily reliable and professional. Nationality wise, we wouldn't care. But I wondered if there was a program for specific counties (other than au pair) because I see a lot of older nannies with limited English. I'm always tempted to ask questions at the park but I don't want to across like I'm trying to poach them or be nosey in general. They are all so loving toward the kids.


$26hr was actually on the lower end of what many wanted. The range we say was mostly $25-35hr. I saw this article in another post and thought it was helpful. You may agree-

https://www.nannycounsel.com/blog/why-your-live-in-nanny-shouldnt-pay-for-room-board
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 10:18     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Anonymous wrote:Through an agency (I would tread very cautiously without an agency for live-in). 45 guaranteed hours 8:30-5:30pm with the option to stay later for work events etc with advanced notice. We paid $26hr for one baby, without overtime as it is not required for live-in though about half of candidates did ask for it still. Duties were typical nanny duties- childcare, child's laundry, making baby food, getting him on a schedule, encouraging his development, planning activities. I don't see why age or nationality would be pertinent. We targeted professional live in nannies and found several good ones of different ages and backgrounds and we made an offer to the one that felt like the best fit for us.


Thanks. Can you recommend an agency?

At $26 dollar do they pay for any house expenses? That's seems like a good hourly wage with no rent, groceries, etc. As a parent, why have a live-in when you can pay just about that same wage and not have the nanny living with you?

We've noticed a different between younger and older nannies. I know it's not going to be the same across the board but younger nannies seem to be interactive/educational while older nannies seem to steadily reliable and professional. Nationality wise, we wouldn't care. But I wondered if there was a program for specific counties (other than au pair) because I see a lot of older nannies with limited English. I'm always tempted to ask questions at the park but I don't want to across like I'm trying to poach them or be nosey in general. They are all so loving toward the kids.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 09:29     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Through an agency (I would tread very cautiously without an agency for live-in). 45 guaranteed hours 8:30-5:30pm with the option to stay later for work events etc with advanced notice. We paid $26hr for one baby, without overtime as it is not required for live-in though about half of candidates did ask for it still. Duties were typical nanny duties- childcare, child's laundry, making baby food, getting him on a schedule, encouraging his development, planning activities. I don't see why age or nationality would be pertinent. We targeted professional live in nannies and found several good ones of different ages and backgrounds and we made an offer to the one that felt like the best fit for us.
Anonymous
Post 07/12/2022 22:34     Subject: Live-in Nanny
Have you had a live-in nanny before? How did you find him/her? What was the hours, pay, duties, age, nationality?
OR have you been a live-in nanny? Can you share the circumstances of your employment?