I am a former preschool teacher and now a nanny. I have a master's degree in ECE and years of experience teaching and caring for children. I was at $21 an hour for one child and worked at 100% of my abilities at all times for him. I saw no reason to charge more for a second child since I could not work harder than 100%. My attention is split between two children but I am not working any harder. I had to reorganize a bit and restructure our time but now am in the swing of it and my older charge will be in preschool for a few hours every afternoon starting in the fall.

I do, however, always expect both a merit and COL increase every year.

This is how I run my business and it works for me and my employers.

Just a different perspective.

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Newborn rates are $25/hr for one baby in the DC area. This of course is for legal, trained and experienced nannies, not the popular underground slave trade economy I see at the parks in the wealthy neighborhoods.

My nanny is legal and was $15/hour for our newborn, then Year 2 she got $16, then Year 3 was $17 and DC #2 came along, Year 4 was $18/hour right now. Same with the various families in our downtown Bethesda neighborhood.
We are very happy with our care and vice versa. We found our nanny via the family down the street when their youngest went to school full time.
We are the 4th family she has worked with (2-5 year stints with each).

18/hr for 40 hrs. a week is under $38,000/yr. Barely livable wage. You can't live on this but you expect the caregiver of your children to live on this pittance. Disgusting cheap people.

My first job out of grad school paid $32K, I survived just fine.

How many years ago was this?

Exactly.

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Newborn rates are $25/hr for one baby in the DC area. This of course is for legal, trained and experienced nannies, not the popular underground slave trade economy I see at the parks in the wealthy neighborhoods.

My nanny is legal and was $15/hour for our newborn, then Year 2 she got $16, then Year 3 was $17 and DC #2 came along, Year 4 was $18/hour right now. Same with the various families in our downtown Bethesda neighborhood.
We are very happy with our care and vice versa. We found our nanny via the family down the street when their youngest went to school full time.
We are the 4th family she has worked with (2-5 year stints with each).

18/hr for 40 hrs. a week is under $38,000/yr. Barely livable wage. You can't live on this but you expect the caregiver of your children to live on this pittance. Disgusting cheap people.

My first job out of grad school paid $32K, I survived just fine.

How many years ago was this?

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Newborn rates are $25/hr for one baby in the DC area. This of course is for legal, trained and experienced nannies, not the popular underground slave trade economy I see at the parks in the wealthy neighborhoods.

My nanny is legal and was $15/hour for our newborn, then Year 2 she got $16, then Year 3 was $17 and DC #2 came along, Year 4 was $18/hour right now. Same with the various families in our downtown Bethesda neighborhood.
We are very happy with our care and vice versa. We found our nanny via the family down the street when their youngest went to school full time.
We are the 4th family she has worked with (2-5 year stints with each).

18/hr for 40 hrs. a week is under $38,000/yr. Barely livable wage. You can't live on this but you expect the caregiver of your children to live on this pittance. Disgusting cheap people.

Our nanny over the years did just fine on $38k-50k/ year living in Rockville and working in Bethesda. Plus she paid a lot to her kids' college tuition. You need to assess your personal budget and how you choose to spend your money. Sounds like you need help, and an attitude adjustment. Th latter will come with more maturity, you sound like a millennial, or younger.

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Newborn rates are $25/hr for one baby in the DC area. This of course is for legal, trained and experienced nannies, not the popular underground slave trade economy I see at the parks in the wealthy neighborhoods.

My nanny is legal and was $15/hour for our newborn, then Year 2 she got $16, then Year 3 was $17 and DC #2 came along, Year 4 was $18/hour right now. Same with the various families in our downtown Bethesda neighborhood.
We are very happy with our care and vice versa. We found our nanny via the family down the street when their youngest went to school full time.
We are the 4th family she has worked with (2-5 year stints with each).

18/hr for 40 hrs. a week is under $38,000/yr. Barely livable wage. You can't live on this but you expect the caregiver of your children to live on this pittance. Disgusting cheap people.

My first job out of grad school paid $32K, I survived just fine.

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Newborn rates are $25/hr for one baby in the DC area. This of course is for legal, trained and experienced nannies, not the popular underground slave trade economy I see at the parks in the wealthy neighborhoods.

No they aren't. Had a very nice $15/hr legal, experienced nanny in upper NW for one newborn. There is no such thing as a "trained" nanny ; all nanny training is on the job unless you are a Norlander.

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Newborn rates are $25/hr for one baby in the DC area. This of course is for legal, trained and experienced nannies, not the popular underground slave trade economy I see at the parks in the wealthy neighborhoods.

My nanny is legal and was $15/hour for our newborn, then Year 2 she got $16, then Year 3 was $17 and DC #2 came along, Year 4 was $18/hour right now. Same with the various families in our downtown Bethesda neighborhood.
We are very happy with our care and vice versa. We found our nanny via the family down the street when their youngest went to school full time.
We are the 4th family she has worked with (2-5 year stints with each).

18/hr for 40 hrs. a week is under $38,000/yr. Barely livable wage. You can't live on this but you expect the caregiver of your children to live on this pittance. Disgusting cheap people.

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Newborn rates are $25/hr for one baby in the DC area. This of course is for legal, trained and experienced nannies, not the popular underground slave trade economy I see at the parks in the wealthy neighborhoods.

In your dreams, that is totally incongruent with any of the 3 agencies we just called. it's even higher than our night-time babynurse's rate.

But good to know what the attitude problem DCUM wannabe nannies are asking for. We'll stay wide and clear of people like you.

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Newborn rates are $25/hr for one baby in the DC area. This of course is for legal, trained and experienced nannies, not the popular underground slave trade economy I see at the parks in the wealthy neighborhoods.

My nanny is legal and was $15/hour for our newborn, then Year 2 she got $16, then Year 3 was $17 and DC #2 came along, Year 4 was $18/hour right now. Same with the various families in our downtown Bethesda neighborhood.
We are very happy with our care and vice versa. We found our nanny via the family down the street when their youngest went to school full time.
We are the 4th family she has worked with (2-5 year stints with each).

Newborn rates are $25/hr for one baby in the DC area. This of course is for legal, trained and experienced nannies, not the popular underground slave trade economy I see at the parks in the wealthy neighborhoods.

You pay the market rate for two kids. That simple.
Nanny works the same hours just has to divide her time differently. Probably has to stop taking 1-2 hour naps on the job too. She will need to be organized, else perhaps she is only a one-kid nanny. Monitor for that.

You don't take the one kid rate and "double it".

Anonymous wrote:The first year of this job will be significantly harder, then it will get easier again. And, if the older one is in school, it's only harder part time.

Ha!

The first year of this job will be significantly harder, then it will get easier again. And, if the older one is in school, it's only harder part time.

Anonymous wrote:When I took on additional responsibilities at work, I didn't get paid double.

No one said anything about "double," Einstein.
Perhaps you work for a nonprofit, and doubling your workload is your charity case. Good for you.

Anonymous wrote:When I took on additional responsibilities at work, I didn't get paid double.

Taking care of a newborn and another child is much more difficult than taking on additional responsibilities in an office job. Apples and oranges. You don't have to feed, change diapers, laundry for your job.