We pay $25/hour. My toddler is in morning preschool three days a week.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When someone' response is "who cares" you know they have lost the issue. Or at least, never got accepted to the debate team


Nanny = professional, relevant education, who is raising others' children full-time because parents can't, for a variety of reasons

babysitter = watches kids, probably no relevant education

housekeeper = cleaning duties $$

Please posters, use the correct term

I will take a “babysitter” any day over a “nanny” who thinks she’s raising my children because I happen to work.

Then why is she raising your children? So you can go shopping?

Yeah this is ridiculous. Most parents don't have "relevant education" to take care of their kids, you don't need an ed school degree to be a mom, dad, or nanny. Nanny is someone that takes care of the kids on a regular basis. They of course have a role in raising them but don't replace the parents any more than a teach at school eventually does. Its not like one person gets the "raising the child" role.

I had a toddler and infant in Woodley Park and offered $22/hr (on the books - time and half for hours 41-50) and had no shortage of legal, english speaking, experienced applicants with great references. I ended up a fantastic nanny who unasked does a ton of stuff around our house during nap time (she basically never sits down, I do not ask this of her....she just does it), cooks meals for our family, and is extremely dependable.

Yes you can find people with specific degrees that can command a higher rate. I didn't expect my nanny to be a teacher (I'm not and wouldn't act like one if I stayed home), I wanted someone who would love on my kids and make our lives run smoothly.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When someone' response is "who cares" you know they have lost the issue. Or at least, never got accepted to the debate team


Nanny = professional, relevant education, who is raising others' children full-time because parents can't, for a variety of reasons

babysitter = watches kids, probably no relevant education

housekeeper = cleaning duties $$

Please posters, use the correct term

I will take a “babysitter” any day over a “nanny” who thinks she’s raising my children because I happen to work.

Then why is she raising your children? So you can go shopping?

Anonymous wrote:When someone' response is "who cares" you know they have lost the issue. Or at least, never got accepted to the debate team


Nanny = professional, relevant education, who is raising others' children full-time because parents can't, for a variety of reasons

babysitter = watches kids, probably no relevant education

housekeeper = cleaning duties $$

Please posters, use the correct term

I will take a “babysitter” any day over a “nanny” who thinks she’s raising my children because I happen to work.

Anonymous wrote:When someone' response is "who cares" you know they have lost the issue. Or at least, never got accepted to the debate team


Nanny = professional, relevant education, who is raising others' children full-time because parents can't, for a variety of reasons

babysitter = watches kids, probably no relevant education

housekeeper = cleaning duties $$

Please posters, use the correct term

"Raised by nannies" has never been used in a complimentary sense about anyone's childhood.

When someone' response is "who cares" you know they have lost the issue. Or at least, never got accepted to the debate team


Nanny = professional, relevant education, who is raising others' children full-time because parents can't, for a variety of reasons

babysitter = watches kids, probably no relevant education

housekeeper = cleaning duties $$

Please posters, use the correct term

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor uses the appropriate word: Babysitter. He knows they cannot afford a nanny. This babysitter is in her 50s and has been living in the US illegally for 20 years. She is paid under the table. I think she gets $18 per hour. They are happy with her. She doesn't do any housekeeping other than pick up after the 19 month old, and prepare his lunch and snack. They are very happy with her.

Sometimes you just can't afford a nanny but you can afford a babysitter.

Who cares?

I care. Not everyone can give their child the benefit of a proper nanny. Sometimes a loving babysitter is the most a family can afford. As a nanny, I take no issue with that. The babysitter is still better than daycare now.

Daycares in our area are closed but still demanding payment in full.

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor uses the appropriate word: Babysitter. He knows they cannot afford a nanny. This babysitter is in her 50s and has been living in the US illegally for 20 years. She is paid under the table. I think she gets $18 per hour. They are happy with her. She doesn't do any housekeeping other than pick up after the 19 month old, and prepare his lunch and snack. They are very happy with her.

Sometimes you just can't afford a nanny but you can afford a babysitter.

Who cares?

My neighbor uses the appropriate word: Babysitter. He knows they cannot afford a nanny. This babysitter is in her 50s and has been living in the US illegally for 20 years. She is paid under the table. I think she gets $18 per hour. They are happy with her. She doesn't do any housekeeping other than pick up after the 19 month old, and prepare his lunch and snack. They are very happy with her.

Sometimes you just can't afford a nanny but you can afford a babysitter.

Some very resentful employers of babysitters/housekeepers on this forum, it seems. It is apparent they cannot afford real nannies.

Anonymous wrote:$25 - $30 is the high end!

For people who cannot actually afford a nanny.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you mean no breaks? Don't these children nap?

Cousin says toddlers nap in the stroller while she takes them on long walks.

Reading comprehension. (Big on reading on our family.)

Walks are for walking, and children need to be out and moving, not strapped in for hours of "long walks" for nanny's convenience. Naps need to be at home.

Why don't these toddler sleep in their beds as god intended? Surely a good nanny would know stroller naps are a bad habit and bad sleep hygiene?

Your cousin is a substandard nanny. Her employer is dumb if she permits this.

Anonymous wrote:What do you mean no breaks? Don't these children nap?

Cousin says toddlers nap in the stroller while she takes them on long walks.

Reading comprehension. (Big on reading on our family.)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$25 - $30 is the high end!

Not for a toddler and a newborn with ten years experience. Not at all high end if paying legally.

Key here: paying legally. Big difference from the cash-under-the-table-nanny.