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Anonymous wrote:A college degree is not necessary for a nanny. It won't factor into pay for 99% of the employers out there.

My cleaning lady might have a college degree too. That won't earn her more in her chosen line of work.

A nanny with an American college degree was important to DH and me. I wouldn't enroll my child in any school where the teachers didn't have a college degree so I certainly wouldn't hire a nanny without one.

LOL!

Anonymous wrote:A college degree is not necessary for a nanny. It won't factor into pay for 99% of the employers out there.

My cleaning lady might have a college degree too. That won't earn her more in her chosen line of work.

A nanny with an American college degree was important to DH and me. I wouldn't enroll my child in any school where the teachers didn't have a college degree so I certainly wouldn't hire a nanny without one.

Anonymous wrote:A college degree is not necessary for a nanny. It won't factor into pay for 99% of the employers out there.

My cleaning lady might have a college degree too. That won't earn her more in her chosen line of work.

Exactly. I don't care if my cleaning lady is fluent in Spanish, has a degree from Columbia (the country), and can teach yoga, she gets what she gets and thats it. Same with my nanny. I don't expect her to teach DD college level stuff, I don't want the baby to hear Spanish (preferring fluent English), etc.

A college degree is not necessary for a nanny. It won't factor into pay for 99% of the employers out there.

My cleaning lady might have a college degree too. That won't earn her more in her chosen line of work.

Nanny here. I'm a nanny in NY. Great English but fluent in 4 other languages, college educated, very hands on, 7 years exp., vaccinated, etc. I agree with the theory that if a family wants you, they will pay to get you. I had two families in the past 3 years that gave me an offer. Some had lower pay or stipulations like working holidays ( surgeons). They were both afraid I would turn them down, so the one family upped the pay by $2/hr, and the other family chose to not make holidays mandatory. They even asked of I would consider an all cash bonus for Xmas.

I pay $20/hr only because we require cleaning/organizing/meal prep hybrid role while the kids are in school. I found my nanny through an agency. Regular positions in reality for a quality nanny are in the mid teens.

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Anonymous wrote:We pay $20. We're in Bethesda, have 3 kids, wanted someone with experience and good reference, legal with a clean driving record. That's about it. The nannies we've interviewed have all been in that price range (or maybe higher). Are you looking in places like Bethesda? And are you talking multiple kids? If it's just one baby $15 seems more reasonable.

Agreed. The $20+ jobs in DC are for multiple kids with extra duties. One kid won't command that rate.

Making $25 here just outside DC proper for 2 kids, no special issues, no extra duties [no cleaning, no laundry, nothing], and I use my own car for driving with gas reimbursement on top of salary. Your over-generalizations aren't correct.

Anonymous wrote:We pay $20. We're in Bethesda, have 3 kids, wanted someone with experience and good reference, legal with a clean driving record. That's about it. The nannies we've interviewed have all been in that price range (or maybe higher). Are you looking in places like Bethesda? And are you talking multiple kids? If it's just one baby $15 seems more reasonable.

Agreed. The $20+ jobs in DC are for multiple kids with extra duties. One kid won't command that rate.

We pay $20. We're in Bethesda, have 3 kids, wanted someone with experience and good reference, legal with a clean driving record. That's about it. The nannies we've interviewed have all been in that price range (or maybe higher). Are you looking in places like Bethesda? And are you talking multiple kids? If it's just one baby $15 seems more reasonable.

What?

Anonymous wrote:I hired my nanny from Care.com. We pay her $19 an hour. I could care less that a nanny has a college degree. She happens to have a masters degree, but it made no difference in what I was willing to pay her. You don't need a degree to love on and care for kids. We pay her that much because she is good with kids. Period.

You are severely overpaying.

I hired my nanny from Care.com. We pay her $19 an hour. I could care less that a nanny has a college degree. She happens to have a masters degree, but it made no difference in what I was willing to pay her. You don't need a degree to love on and care for kids. We pay her that much because she is good with kids. Period.

Do you have an application up on Care.com? We are looking for a new nanny and for someone really special willing to pay well (though $25 an hour is not in our doable range). Can you point me towards your resume?

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Anonymous wrote:I have nannied for over 10 years now, CPR cert, college degree and love kids. Looking to find a new family. Have a bit saved up so I have been searching for 5 months. Most of the jobs in care.com seem to be in the 10-15 range. The ones in the 15 to 20 range seem to be closer to 15 than 20 when you actually interview and someone else gets the job. I am in the DC area. Where are all these $25 jobs that people are talking about? Only in CA?

The higher paying jobs will usually be through an agency, not through Care.com. There are locations other than CA with positions $20/hr. and more. Portland, Seattle, New York, Houston - just to name a few major cities. DC area has them too, just not as likely on Care.com.

My lower paying jobs have been from "top" agencies. I no longer waste time with them.

Try to break into the Capitol Hill market. Once you get a job (even a part-time gig), if it goes well, the person can post recommending you on MOTH and it will be smooth sailing from there. Seriously, most nannies get scooped up w/in a month (max) of the initial MOTH post... It is just baby city on the Hill these days (particularly in the more recently gentrifying areas). If you're open to a share, starting salary is typically $20-$25.