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April 2012 Moms
Thinking about hiring a nanny.
So we are thinking about a part time nanny. The IL's are doing us a big favor for watching Andy, but it's becoming more and more of a hassle for them. They even gave MH a hard time and nearly refused to watch A because he didn't have the stroller with him. His mom refuses to carry the carseat from their house to the car.
Anyway, it's making for long days. I leave the house at 6am, sometimes not getting home til nearly 8. When I get home, MH leaves to go do work for the business. He won't get home tonight until about midnight, and has to be up at 6am. I haven't seen him the past few days but to hand off the baby.
This got long, sorry.
Has anyone ever had a nanny? Can you give me some insight?
Anyway, it's making for long days. I leave the house at 6am, sometimes not getting home til nearly 8. When I get home, MH leaves to go do work for the business. He won't get home tonight until about midnight, and has to be up at 6am. I haven't seen him the past few days but to hand off the baby.
This got long, sorry.
Has anyone ever had a nanny? Can you give me some insight?
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Re: Thinking about hiring a nanny.
Never hired one but I've been one.
You can post of sittercity.com or care.com. Make sure you get at least 3 references and complete a background check. If they will be driving LO around check their drivers license. Interview the person at least twice, once alone and once with your LO.
If you post the job on one of those sites you are more than likely going to get A LOT of responses. Treat this like a real job application and hire someone qualified and professional.
Not sure about your area but where I live, a nanny gets anywhere from 12 to 17 an hour. Sometimes paying a weekly amount will save you a bit of money.
Also, think about if you plan on taking taxes out.
I don't have a nanny but almost every single person I know in my neighborhood does and they are all having good experiences. In my area, nanny shares are really popular where two people share a nanny and split the cost, and then the kids get to be friends which is kind of fun. I think a nanny is a great option.
ETA in my area a nanny will run you $15+ an hour. But I'm guessing that's on the very high end because New York sucks.
My BFF found her nanny through care.com, and they have had a wonderful experience. She pays her a weekly rate which comes out to be around $9 per hour, with overtime at $12 per hour. The rate will depend on what is customary for where you live. Imaimahoney gave good info about checking references, drivers license, etc.
If you can work it into the budget, it sounds like it would make your life a heck of a lot easier.
We have a nanny share and I love it. The family that we share with only lives a few blocks away from us, so drop off and pick up is really easy even when we dont host. I feel like I am away from DS for such a long part of the day already, that I dont want to spend more time stuck in traffic to pick him up at 6.
We used an agency to find our nanny, they selected a few applicants and set up interviews for us. They also did background checks and provided sample contracts for us.
We do pay taxes on our nanny's salary, so while her take home pay is $15/hr, it costs us more than that. However if you have access to a FSA, you can use that money to pay for part of her salary. We also use a payroll company to take care of the taxes and direct deposit for the nanny. Finally, we also purchased a workers compensation insurance policy in case the nanny gets injured while working in our apartment. So there are a lot of additional expenses, but for us it is worth it. We also had to purchase a double stroller, since she takes the babies to the park or for walks at least once a day.
If you have any questions, let me know.