Anonymous wrote:I wanted a teacher for my kids and not a maid - which is exactly what I got in a wonderful nanny. But I think the issue is still the same: the going rate is the rate in which your employee is happy.

This. People have to stop with the "going rate" crap. You pay what it takes to keep a valuable employee.

Op here: she currently makes $17 but I’m tbknking of a raise when baby no 3 comes to 20/22

I wanted a teacher for my kids and not a maid - which is exactly what I got in a wonderful nanny. But I think the issue is still the same: the going rate is the rate in which your employee is happy.

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Anonymous wrote:Just so you know, the fact that mom is home so much will actually be seen as a "negative" to most potential nannies, not a positive.

Yep.

That makes he job a lot less attractive.

Sounds like a house cleaning job with some childcare.

OP here: When I hired her, absolutely NO cleaning was asked of her. She happens to not want to sit still or sit down during my daughter's nap, so she keeps herself busy tidying up. She will vacuum if she sees crumbs, Windex off fingerprints on our deck doors, mop the kitchen floor if it's sticky, and does all the laundry. she is REALLY into cleaning, she's just personally a neat freak, so she can't help but tidy up when she's here in the house every day.

she is here anywhere from 7 to 9 hours a day, and cleans a maximum of 2 hours, so she's primarily a nanny (hence taking my kids to swim lessons, playdates, doing homework with my son, building legos, doing art projects, bath time, dinner etc etc).

She sounds totally awesome. Send her my way if she quits. Really, I wish I could find a good nanny who loves to clean.
Seriously, I'm sure you know/have seen the quality of an average nanny, and how hard it would be to replace yours.
So, think about if she were to quit tomorrow, what is the max rate you would have paid her to keep her from leaving... and pay her that.
I've kicked myself many times about losing good employees who got jobs for more money, when I could/would have paid them more.
- longtime manager and MB

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Anonymous wrote:Just so you know, the fact that mom is home so much will actually be seen as a "negative" to most potential nannies, not a positive.

Yep.

That makes he job a lot less attractive.

Sounds like a house cleaning job with some childcare.

OP here: When I hired her, absolutely NO cleaning was asked of her. She happens to not want to sit still or sit down during my daughter's nap, so she keeps herself busy tidying up. She will vacuum if she sees crumbs, Windex off fingerprints on our deck doors, mop the kitchen floor if it's sticky, and does all the laundry. she is REALLY into cleaning, she's just personally a neat freak, so she can't help but tidy up when she's here in the house every day.

she is here anywhere from 7 to 9 hours a day, and cleans a maximum of 2 hours, so she's primarily a nanny (hence taking my kids to swim lessons, playdates, doing homework with my son, building legos, doing art projects, bath time, dinner etc etc).

Anonymous wrote:3 kids, those ages and mom home all day....... NOOOOOOOOOOPE. Not even for $40/hr

Nope what???

OP you are going to get sahm haters and princess nannies as seen in above responses. Just ask your nanny if she is comfortable watching baby and give her a generous raise

Anonymous wrote:Just so you know, the fact that mom is home so much will actually be seen as a "negative" to most potential nannies, not a positive.

Yep.

That makes he job a lot less attractive.

Sounds like a house cleaning job with some childcare.

How much do you pay now? This seems relevant when considering what the raise should be. Also, have you offered yearly raises?

--MB

How is the nanny going to clean with kids those ages? Oh right. Nap times since you're home all day and can take over lol. No downtime ever just no.

3 kids, those ages and mom home all day....... NOOOOOOOOOOPE. Not even for $40/hr

Anonymous wrote:What is "MB"?

Mom Boss. The mother that employs the nanny. DB would be Dad Boss.

What is "MB"?

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15.35 here. I would say 25+, and don't expect much housework over the summer unless the 6 year old is in full day camp.

I say $25+ also.
- MB with 4kids

Op here: my nanny eats lunch with me and my 3 year old every day, because my 3 year old only has morning preschool, so the 3 of us eat lunch together.

then during my 3 year old's nap, my nanny does the cleaning- all 4 of our laundry, puts it away, any vacuuming/dishes she needs to, etc. other stuff I mentioned.

My son doesnt get home from K until after my daughter's nap, so when I say "downtime" i mean time the kids aren't around and there's no "nanny duties" to be performed. otherwise she'd have nothing to do when the 3 year old napped?

and she's NOT a housekeeper. when the kids are awake, she plays with them, drives them to activities, supervises playdates, does school pick up/drop off as necessary, she does Legos with my son, she does art with my daughter, takes them on the swingset, rides bikes/trikes in the cul de sac, makes them dinner, gives them baths etc. she does WAY WAY more childcare than cleaning, but in the process, she manages to do the cleaning i mentioned. she was hired as a babysitter/nanny.

and re: the third kid and raise, obviously I am home too and I will be around to help with the baby as well, esp. since Iwill be nursing