I think OP posted this thread and disappeared. Wonder if they ever found someone?

Umm you should be offering like $26 an hour at least

You are asking someone to work 55 hours a week with two toddlers? When will you see your kids? Up your rate at least $3/hour base each. People pay more for 1 kid.

Anonymous wrote:Is this a joke? In DC, MD and VA professional nannies are making $22-$25 in a nanny share. If the nanny takes less than $22 she will NOT stay long. Professional nannies can make $18-22 for one child. Why in the world will they do a nanny share for $16? That is a one child rate in MD. Take your children to daycare or pay cash.

"professional" nannies means what? Take a look at care.com and see the whole spectrum of nannies available. From the $10 nannies to the ones asking for $30 an hour. It's not a black and white thing.

This will work for the less experienced nanny. $1k a week is $50k for the year. I think the tougher thing is to do 55 hours every single week. Since you're asking on the longer end of hours, try raising the rate to $17 or $18 an hour, and keep seeking for up to a month. If all you get is shitty candidates, then you have to go up again.
Many nannies are out of a job when the child enters kindergarten or a full time preschool in the fall. If you have an ad out a few months leading up to that, you'd get better luck. But also, many of the experienced nannies out of a job due to the kids aging out, get snapped up really quickly, at rates higher than what you are offering.
What you are offering is not low to the less experienced candidate. Just keep going. Also, remember that you get some ridiculous replies on this board.

Op, do your research before ask a dumb question. And you know what's funny, the families with little pay are the ones asking for a lot, and want you to be their housekeeper also.

A 9 month is not a toddler.

Anonymous wrote:We are fielding emails from interested candidates and are slowly starting to realize that our rate is not working. Here is what we're offering:
A guaranteed base salary of $1,000 for 55 hour work week. The break down is 40 hours are $16, 15 hours at $24. Any time beyond that would obviously be overtime as well. But her base pay would never be affected by say, one kid only being there half a day or leaving early.

The share would be for two toddlers, 9 and 13 months to start. We are looking for long-term, so job security for the next 2-3 years. And the basics too, all fed holidays off, paid, along with two weeks paid vacation and 5 sick days. Above the table arrangements.

Are we totally crazy?

Yes. You totally deserve the nightmare you’ll get. Good luck!

Anonymous wrote:Ha, that’s crazy! Do you seriously think you can hire a nanny for that price? An adult with a life and responsibilities of their own? You do realize that nannies are luxuries and not everyone can afford one. And I am not saying that someone who can afford a nanny is I. Any way better than someone who can’t, it’s just the reality of life - some people can afford luxury items, some cannot.

Yep, this. Exactly this. OP cannot actually afford a nanny, but wants one anyway, so is hoping to find someone hard up enough to take this job.

Ha, that’s crazy! Do you seriously think you can hire a nanny for that price? An adult with a life and responsibilities of their own? You do realize that nannies are luxuries and not everyone can afford one. And I am not saying that someone who can afford a nanny is I. Any way better than someone who can’t, it’s just the reality of life - some people can afford luxury items, some cannot.

Anonymous wrote:OP, you are INSANE. It's also completely nuts to expect someone to work 11 hours every single day for basically peanuts. Good luck to you, and I feel so sorry for those infants who are going to be stuck with whatever substandard, desperate nanny that is willing to work for what you are paying.

I agree, nanny will end up leaving. They should just put their children in daycare or pay cash.

OP, you are INSANE. It's also completely nuts to expect someone to work 11 hours every single day for basically peanuts. Good luck to you, and I feel so sorry for those infants who are going to be stuck with whatever substandard, desperate nanny that is willing to work for what you are paying.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op, where did you come up with this rate? We have a nanny share of two children in Silver Spring, MD and we pay our nanny $24, she works 45 hours a week. After 40 hours we pay $36, she makes almost 60,000. So just to be clear you want to pay $52,000 a year for 55 hours a week?

And for 3 kids, not just 2!

Wait, I had this poster confused with the 3 way share poster. ?

Anonymous wrote:Op, where did you come up with this rate? We have a nanny share of two children in Silver Spring, MD and we pay our nanny $24, she works 45 hours a week. After 40 hours we pay $36, she makes almost 60,000. So just to be clear you want to pay $52,000 a year for 55 hours a week?

And for 3 kids, not just 2!

Op, where did you come up with this rate? We have a nanny share of two children in Silver Spring, MD and we pay our nanny $24, she works 45 hours a week. After 40 hours we pay $36, she makes almost 60,000. So just to be clear you want to pay $52,000 a year for 55 hours a week?