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Do you 'enjoy' spending time with your kids?
- Yes, most of the time we really have fun together
- Sometimes it's fun, sometimes it's really dull and aggravating
- Honestly most of the time it's not fun at all, but it's not supposed to be fun
- I really don't enjoy it at all, and wish I could spend less time with them
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Manhattan moms - how much do you pay your part time nanny an hour? Does the nanny also do cleaning? Thanks.
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just curious: what do you think a part-time nanny makes these days? do you regularly use them?
[ Reply | More ]You mean a babysitter? Between $13 and $20--depending on education and whether she speaks fluent English.
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Don't forget they must be legal and be paid on the books with 4 weeks of vacation and their own cell phones, MetroCards, etc. God, if I followed the advice from the posters here I'd become a nanny because it'll be the greatest job in the world. Oh, and don't forget the moral superiority of such posters as Nanny Crusader and Mercedes Nanny.
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I paid $200 a week for 4 full days during my kids' spring break, and 160 for just after school pick up 2 - 5/6, four or five days a week. But I also drop off and let Nanny take younger dd anywhere with her (appointments, whatever) - the time is centered around Nanny's interest and needs as much as child's.
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we pay $15-$16/hr. to college students for one dc, no cleaning. before you flame, we have a cleaning lady and would prefer a young, active, well-educated nanny who is a native english speaker and we are willing to pay for that. fwiw, this seems to be the going rate for a p/t college student.
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Ok - computer going blooey - sorry. Succinctly - in my house everybody does everything. I don't expect to a nanny to do any more than me, BUT don't I expect her to do any less. And I do anything that needs to get done.
[ Reply | More ]unless she balances your checkbook, goes over the renovation plans with the architect and follows up on that irregular pap test result, i don't think she's doing everything everyone else in your house does.
[ Reply | More ]op: so it sounds like $15 an hour is the going rate for a part time nanny and pple have them do light cleaning - ie dishes and laundry. thanks so much.
[ Reply | More ]And the help-on-the-pedestal attitude starts... the question was about CLEANING! Duh. And okay I'll qualify that I limit my expectations to light housekeeping, though many many others I personally know don't.
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We pay our nanny $19ph. Our daughter is 3mths old and we wanted someone very specific, and someone who wouldn't need to supplement a PT salary with another job, or worse her leaving if she found a FT position. She does all cleaning and laundry that relates to our daughter and she's happy to pick up groceries and tidy up. We have a cleaner who does the harder stuff.
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Well of course. She has a degree, fluent in English, extensive experience, outstanding references, she's very pleasant and not the sort to sit on a park bench all day. And we wanted someone who'd commit to the long term and be available to travel and cover off hours. Eventually she'll go FT, and the rate will lower but for now we didn't want to lose her to another 'fill in' position that may make her unavailable to us.
[ Reply | More ]better than what? I can sit around and take care of infant laundry and be sure to be available and not take another job.
[ Reply | More ]omg, get a sense of humor! i was pointing out that the "can i be your nanny?" reply is one of the lamest, stalest, least original attempts at humor on ub.
[ Reply | More ]Anyone will do anything to be antagonistic... referring to lowering the rate of the nanny once the OP can offer more hours seems unlikely to happen without a big to-do.
[ Reply | More ]Our contract covers the change in rate. When we switch to FT she'll be on a salary, one that she suggested and that we're happy with , we negotiated all this prior to her starting. This is how she's done it previously and her references reflect how loyal and solid her work history has been.
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I pay $13/hr for one dc, $15/hr if all 3 are home. I have a few different people who work occasionally. The one who is a ft nanny for another family always leaves the apt immaculate, though no heavy cleaning. The younger students generally leave a bit of a mess. FWIW I've found everyone pretty much asks $15/hr as a default. Though if you advertise a job at lower wages you will still get more applicants than you can screen these days.
[ Reply | More ]I pay $12/hr, two DC and I am home as well. Nanny does clean - tidy up, sweep, laundry, clean DCs dishes. I do clean as well. Honestly, just have a good relationship with your nanny. I never asked her to clean, she just started to do it. Someitmes she leaves early, sometimes she stays late. We are going on to year 6 and I think we both feel very lucky. FWIW my nanny is educated, former teacher for many years in the Phillipines, and speaks fluent English. I have foubd many jobs for her nanny friends over the yrs and she has been very grateful.
[ Reply | More ]OP: If you now pay $12 an hour with 2 kids, what did you start at? I ask b/c the woman who I am considering is Filippino also, and I heard they are great nanny's but ask for more $ than other nanny's. I do know she currently has no work and is looking. I am not looking to get a bargain but pay a fare salary. Thanks.
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