Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was in that situation. I was *paid $25 to care for 2 infants in DC. When the 2nd family added another child (3 months when he started) I charged them a single family rate. The ball was in my court and if I wasn’t getting additional PTO then they were going to pay me. I also knew I was capable of caring for 3 but it wasn’t going to be easy and for a while, we were stuck in the house. I went from $25 to $36 per hour and that included the increase for the child and a $1.50 from the other family for a raise. I’d never care for 3 children, simultaneously for less than $30 an hour. It’s not fair. Either pay up or add another week of PTO and maybe contribute to healthcare, gas or paying for metro to and from work if applicable.

Excuse my typos and the other 2 children were 2 years old when the third baby was added.

So say in about a year, they put one of the older children into full day preschool. Would you reduce your rate by that much?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was in that situation. I was *paid $25 to care for 2 infants in DC. When the 2nd family added another child (3 months when he started) I charged them a single family rate. The ball was in my court and if I wasn’t getting additional PTO then they were going to pay me. I also knew I was capable of caring for 3 but it wasn’t going to be easy and for a while, we were stuck in the house. I went from $25 to $36 per hour and that included the increase for the child and a $1.50 from the other family for a raise. I’d never care for 3 children, simultaneously for less than $30 an hour. It’s not fair. Either pay up or add another week of PTO and maybe contribute to healthcare, gas or paying for metro to and from work if applicable.

Excuse my typos and the other 2 children were 2 years old when the third baby was added.

Anonymous wrote:I was in that situation. I was *paid $25 to care for 2 infants in DC. When the 2nd family added another child (3 months when he started) I charged them a single family rate. The ball was in my court and if I wasn’t getting additional PTO then they were going to pay me. I also knew I was capable of caring for 3 but it wasn’t going to be easy and for a while, we were stuck in the house. I went from $25 to $36 per hour and that included the increase for the child and a $1.50 from the other family for a raise. I’d never care for 3 children, simultaneously for less than $30 an hour. It’s not fair. Either pay up or add another week of PTO and maybe contribute to healthcare, gas or paying for metro to and from work if applicable.

Anonymous wrote:I think the person adding the newborn should pay another $2-3 per hour. But you really need to ask the nanny, I’m sure she has an amount in mind.