A little background info: I was a 2nd grade teacher for 9 years. I have a BA in Early Childhood Education, and my Master's in Elementary Ed/Reading. I decided to become a SAHM, and am now looking for a child to nanny in my home on a part time (2-3 days/week) basis.
I live in Perry Hall. It would just be my son and the one other child (preferably a baby).
Let's say I were to nanny your child for about 20-25 hours per week. How much would you be willing to pay? I'm trying to determine how much to charge. TIA!
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Hmmmm, Interesting. I did go to one of the meetings to see about getting licensed, and most of the people there who were trying to get licensed didn't even have a college degree. So just because they are licensed you would be willing to pay more than to someone who has a bachelors in early childhood ed?
I just don't know if it's worth it for me to jump through all of those hoops to get licensed when I really just want to care for one other child. I already am first aid/cpr certified...I just don't have the SIDS training and my home hasn't been inspected by the fire department, which is required to become a certified DCP. I guess I consider myself more like a nanny, and I know that nannies charge a lot more than $40 a day!
Just my opinion here, obviously.
But yeah, I expect to pay more for someone who has "jumped through all the hoops" to be licensed, specifically for background checks, most current certifications and inspections from the fire dept/other officials. Personally, I wouldn't worry as much about SIDS training, since you have a baby also and I would hope you would be up to date on that (vs. my DCP who has an 8 YO.)
I would pay more for a nanny because they would be coming to my house - the convenience factor there, plus I know that my house is safe/will be childproof, so I would only have to do a background check and check their references. And I would expect a nanny not to have their DC with them at my house too, KWIM?
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I use a center and it is just under 300 a wk. I would say that with your background the right person would pay you more then an in home dcp. The thing with your situation is finding a good fit. You are only available a few days a week that will only work for certain people. But someone that only needs part time care would be really happy to find you. My LO only goes 3 days a week sometimes less. We pay for full time. It is hard to find part time DC for an infant. I looked.
The problem with considering yourself a nanny is that you would want them to come to your house and you have your own child. Usually a nanny comes to the child which is an added convenience many would pay more for.
Just my .02$