Anonymous
11/16/2015 13:44
Subject: How much to pay a nanny who brings her infant?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I would say $12 an hour. It's a bonus
for her to be able to bring her child.
When I brought my child to work, my employer said it was a bonus for her child.
These children already have siblings, no need to get one from the outside.
Anonymous
11/16/2015 13:43
Subject: How much to pay a nanny who brings her infant?
Anonymous wrote:What should I offer to pay a nanny who will be bringing her 6 mo old daughter with her?
She will be picking up our preschooler at noon. We have given her the option of going to her home or coming to ours at that time. She needs to be at home by 3 when our two older kids arrive home and she will stay until 5-6 pm.
We are asking her to do the kids' laundry once a week and make sure the kids are picking up after themselves - preparing snacks, and the occasional helping put dinner in the oven.
To be honest, the whole arrangement looks kind of iffy and doesn't seem to have much to do with nannying. You are basically paying for another adult at home, not a nanny in a strict sense of the word. Think about it:
- she's picking up your preschooler at noon, and I imagine that preschooler is off to lunch and nap, rignt?
- older kids come home at 3 pm, she'll probably give them a snack at that time and make sure they don't burn the house down, right?
- she won't be able to go on outings, take them to classes, help with homework, etc. because she has to spread herself thin between four kids, right?
- and all of that while taking care of her own infant?
To be honest, this looks like a housekeeper gig who can also keep an eye on the kids. She's getting a huge benefit of saving on childcare, too.
Anonymous
11/16/2015 06:35
Subject: How much to pay a nanny who brings her infant?
Op, four may be too many, unless they're all "easy" children.
Anonymous
11/16/2015 04:30
Subject: How much to pay a nanny who brings her infant?
Anonymous wrote:Hiring a nanny with her own child sometimes makes sense when you have a similar aged child, but I don't see how a baby would do anything but get in the way when it comes to taking care of preschool and elementary school aged children. It's hard enough to manage the after school routine of three children. I actually had a job once where I did exactly that, after school routine for three children aged 6-13, and also took care of their baby sister. That was tough; the older children were understanding, but I couldn't spend much time helping with homework individually, because baby's needs always came first.
Ordinarily, a job like this (3 children after school care) would probably be in the $15-18/hr range for a highly qualified nanny. Considering the HUGE benefit to her and possible conflict of interest for your own children ("sorry, nanny can't help you with that right now, she's feeding/changing baby," "shh please play extra quietly, and no we can't go to the park now, baby is sleeping"), it doesn't make any sense for her to be paid more than 2/3 of what you'd be paying for another nanny who wouldn't complicate things by bringing an infant into the picture. $10-11/hr is plenty fair to start.
If things seem to be going well another 3-6 months into it you could bump her pay up more ($12/hr) if she really happens to be an exceptional fit. But there is no reason to start her off at a high pay rate before you really know how good of a fit this will be. Even if all her references are AMAZING, they were from before she had her own child present. She is a new mom and is still learning how to balance work and motherhood, and I think you just need to see how it goes before offering her a ton of money for what may very well be a subpar experience for your family.
It's really a terrible idea to allow a nanny to bring her child to work. You need to consider insurance issues, as well as the concerns expressed above that the baby's needs are going to drive the care your children receive. That said, if you really want to do this, you need to think of it as a nanny share and spell out the details accordingly.
Unlike the PP, however, I'd likely start at $12-15/hr for this arrangement, considering the incredible benefit to the nanny and the detriment to your children. She's getting a huge perk, bringing her child, but she still is caring for three other children.
Anonymous
11/16/2015 00:37
Subject: How much to pay a nanny who brings her infant?
I think it's unfair to pay this girl such a low rate for so much work just because she's bringing her baby along. Should it be lower than normal? Yes. Should it be so low that she can't even afford herself plus baby? No! This is someone's life. You're paying for her life, basically. I would pass on this nanny and let her find a job with a family that has a baby as well and find someone who doesn't need to bring their own kid.