Anonymous wrote:Newborn, Rockville (white Flint area) 40 hours a week light cleaning....can somebody help me 8 want to be fair to my future nanny!

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$12-$15 is a good rate for Rockville. $15 -combined- for a nanny share is common out here.

One piece of advice is to ask in the initial screening phone call where the candidate would be commuting to every day. I had several candidates who lived south in VA down off 95 and some who lived on the eastern side of MD past DC. I was surprised that they hadn't really thought through what a nightmare commute this would have been. Several said it would still be fine but this would be an issue if bad weather were predicted or they found out later the commute was too bad.

There are a good number of nannies who live up in Gaithersburg, Germantown, Derwood, Wheaton etc. It works out better for everyone if the nanny has a shorter commute. The nannies coming from these area had better qualifications/looking for a lower rate to avoid driving all the way into DC.



What would you have to pay those far away more expensive nannies?

Anonymous wrote:$12-$15 is a good rate for Rockville. $15 -combined- for a nanny share is common out here.

One piece of advice is to ask in the initial screening phone call where the candidate would be commuting to every day. I had several candidates who lived south in VA down off 95 and some who lived on the eastern side of MD past DC. I was surprised that they hadn't really thought through what a nightmare commute this would have been. Several said it would still be fine but this would be an issue if bad weather were predicted or they found out later the commute was too bad.

There are a good number of nannies who live up in Gaithersburg, Germantown, Derwood, Wheaton etc. It works out better for everyone if the nanny has a shorter commute. The nannies coming from these area had better qualifications/looking for a lower rate to avoid driving all the way into DC.

Anonymous wrote:OP in Rockville for 1 kid you are in the $12-$15 range for someone with 5+ years experience, good english, good references and ability to drive. No one in Rockville is paying anywhere near $17-$20. Don't fall for the crazy nannies.

Anonymous wrote:BTW, I know some nursing students who would take $15 an hour.

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Anonymous wrote:It's just a fact, like it or not. Nannies are legally classified as "domestic workers" in the United States. Most of them happen to be immigrants. If you go to the park or library on a weekday, you may see for yourself. Often you'd be hard pressed to find any nanny who is a native English speaker. You don't believe this is related to the low wages?

On the contrary, I believe it is because most poorer Americans are happier living off welfare and sitting on the corner, drinking and ignoring their own kids. The immigrants on the other hand, are happy for an honest day's work regardless of how tiring, unglamorous or dirty the work is. When people complain that immigrants take jobs from Americans I know it is total BS because white, black, asian or hispanic, once you're a second generation american or later, even though all you have is a high school education, you're too entitled to do anything if it isn't paying a huge amount and allows you to sit on your ass while making said money. Look at construction, landscaping, housekeeping, back of the house restaurant, ALL hardworking immigrants.

Anonymous wrote:It's just a fact, like it or not. Nannies are legally classified as "domestic workers" in the United States. Most of them happen to be immigrants. If you go to the park or library on a weekday, you may see for yourself. Often you'd be hard pressed to find any nanny who is a native English speaker. You don't believe this is related to the low wages?