Full-time nanny

joseandelena · June 2012

On the average, what is a realistic price to pay for a full-time nanny for 2 kids?

I checked different web sites and hourly pay is around $9-11. it comes down to $400-500 a week, or $about $2000 a month. Seems crazy

WWMS · June 2012

My son has a baby sitter that takes care of just him but she watches him at her house. The only reason she does it there is because she has a house and I have an apartment and she has so much more for him to do there.

I pay her $300 a week. That is for watching him from 7:15 to 3:15, food and she takes him places like gym class, the zoo, parks, etc. She gets that no matter if he is there all week or not and during Christmas and Spring Break (I'm a teacher).

I live in Delaware County.

mzovoce · June 2012

Yup that's the going rate for nannies. I don't think that's unreasonable, $2000 a month is a living wage, but on the lower end, that's only 24K a year.

uromys · June 2012

Being a full-time nanny myself with a husband and a mortgage how does that seem unreasonable? Look at it this way. I'm loving of your kids the same way you would, feeding them, cleaning them, taking them to and from events/parks, teaching them, interacting with them, and caring for them like they are one of my own. If you want someone who's just going to come in and sit around in your house watching them entertain themselves all day yea,sure $10 an hour in reasonable. But thats a baby sitter not a nanny. Your babies aren't locked in a room all day but rather actually with someone who cares about them (if you find the right person). I take my job very seriously and love the family that I am with to no extent. They treat me like I am one of the family and have never once made me feel like I was over paid. To have someone who will never call out on you because when she'd sick odd are your kid gave it to her, and alway shows up on time, $650-$700 (before taxes like any other normal person should do) is not asking much. I am salory and would never do it any other way. Just like most working people I know, I have a mortgage, car insurance, health insurance, gas, and groceries to buy. Let alone anything else life may throw at you. These are your children. If there not worth it to you then put them in daycare!

orangetulips12 · June 2012

I live in Center City and I have a full-time nanny for my 4 month old. The average per hour rate for a nanny in Center City is $15 per hour. $9-11 per hour seems incredibly reasonable in my opinion for childcare for two children in your home.

mzovoce · June 2012

Realqtpy:
Being a full-time nanny myself with a husband and a mortgage how does that seem unreasonable? Look at it this way. I'm loving of your kids the same way you would, feeding them, cleaning them, taking them to and from events/parks, teaching them, interacting with them, and caring for them like they are one of my own. If you want someone who's just going to come in and sit around in your house watching them entertain themselves all day yea,sure $10 an hour in reasonable. But thats a baby sitter not a nanny. Your babies aren't locked in a room all day but rather actually with someone who cares about them (if you find the right person). I take my job very seriously and love the family that I am with to no extent. They treat me like I am one of the family and have never once made me feel like I was over paid. To have someone who will never call out on you because when she'd sick odd are your kid gave it to her, and alway shows up on time, $650-$700 (before taxes like any other normal person should do) is not asking much. I am salory and would never do it any other way. Just like most working people I know, I have a mortgage, car insurance, health insurance, gas, and groceries to buy. Let alone anything else life may throw at you. These are your children. If there not worth it to you then put them in daycare!

While I agree with what you said, the bolded part is really offensive. It sounds as though you are saying parents that don't love their children put them in day care. I put my son in daycare for the socialization. He's a really social kid and I knew he would thrive there, more so than with a nanny (largely based to our location not the nanny's abilities).

gingerfamily · June 2012

If there not worth it to you then put them in daycare!

Oh you've GOT to be kidding me. So, because I put my daughter in daycare she's not worth it to me to hire a nanny? Wrong. Nanny's are great but they aren't for everyone. I absolutely wouldn't want one.

eSynergy · June 2012

That's about what friends of mine pay (they live near Allentown and have 2 kids). I don't know about Center City or the Philly suburbs though.

DS is in daycare and we pay about half of that. But if we had 2 kids, it could end up being the same price as having a nanny, so that doesn't seem too unreasonable!

(How are you doing, btw? We used to msg each other about our sons...Oliver is doing really well; we're still going back for hearing tests every 3-4 months. His last test was pretty close to normal, and he's doing well with his language development. How is your son? Congrats on #2!)

uromys · June 2012

mzovoce:

Realqtpy:
Being a full-time nanny myself with a husband and a mortgage how does that seem unreasonable? Look at it this way. I'm loving of your kids the same way you would, feeding them, cleaning them, taking them to and from events/parks, teaching them, interacting with them, and caring for them like they are one of my own. If you want someone who's just going to come in and sit around in your house watching them entertain themselves all day yea,sure $10 an hour in reasonable. But thats a baby sitter not a nanny. Your babies aren't locked in a room all day but rather actually with someone who cares about them (if you find the right person). I take my job very seriously and love the family that I am with to no extent. They treat me like I am one of the family and have never once made me feel like I was over paid. To have someone who will never call out on you because when she'd sick odd are your kid gave it to her, and alway shows up on time, $650-$700 (before taxes like any other normal person should do) is not asking much. I am salory and would never do it any other way. Just like most working people I know, I have a mortgage, car insurance, health insurance, gas, and groceries to buy. Let alone anything else life may throw at you. These are your children. If there not worth it to you then put them in daycare!

While I agree with what you said, the bolded part is really offensive. It sounds as though you are saying parents that don't love their children put them in day care. I put my son in daycare for the socialization. He's a really social kid and I knew he would thrive there, more so than with a nanny (largely based to our location not the nanny's abilities).

Your right, that was extremely offensive and completely not where I was trying to take it. I do apologize. However, in our area the price you would pay to put your child in daycare and the price to pay a nanny are so close that using a nanny to find a cheaper alternative to daycare is very common. I did the whole daycare thing for years and as I took my job seriously and loved it, I hated how the afternoon staff treated 'my' babies. I found that half the people working in most daycares didn't want to be there for there passion for children, but rather it was easy and they could sit/talk comfortable. Don't get me wrong daycares have there benefits! Your child does get way more socialization, and some children thrive on this; however, I get my girls socialized in many ways and my older one attends pre-k a few days a week for the added independence. So I do apologize for making it sound like putting your child in daycare is neglect. :-/ This is far from true, but I don't condone those who think hiring a nanny is a cheap out for child care!

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