Mrs Green Grass on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
I posted an add on care.com a little over a week ago and gots dozens or responses. Most women are recent college grads and some seem to be career nannies. Most of the older nannies are actually...
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We pay our nanny salary, but our hours are very fixed. If you have a lot of flexibility, you may want to pay hourly. Regarding summer, that may not be an issue. In our area, a lot of nannies will care...
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I would offer salary during the school year with those weeks as set paid weeks off. Then I would do those two months of summer completely off unless you really think you have a need to keep someone on....
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This is how I would do it. I would pay her salary and give those weeks you're off as paid/ vacation. But I would offer a salary that reflects the schedule you want. ie figure out the hourly rate you...
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Good thread! Although I'm leaning more towards daycare right now for our LO arriving this summer, I'm also a teacher and have thought about the nanny option, but have wondered how the pay would work...
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@Mrs Green Grass: oh, I would be sure to come up with a sick days/personal days policy as well. Maybe 3 sick/personal days per year (during working days?). My school district only gives 3 personal days...
View Articlelocavore_mama on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
@Anagram: good point.I would also stipulate that even though you're "technically" giving her one weeks vacation that she can only use it on the weeks she's not working. When you're on break. You're off...
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I would either pay hourly or a fixed rate per week knowing that the nanny will have one day off per week, which will change. If the pay is an issue (working 4 days vs. 5), let the potential nanny bring...
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This is so helpful!!Re:sick/personal days...this will be tricky! Since lo is a preemie she absolutely can't come to work sick so we might have to be extra flexible on this one. I think I get 2 personal...
View ArticleMrs Green Grass on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
Interviews are tomorrow. Any add'l advice?I think we are pretty set on what we will offer but a lot will come down to negotiation!Any particular questions you like? I'll check out mrs. Bee's list...
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@Mrs Green Grass: did you have any luck with finding a good nanny on care.com? I'm starting to look for a part time nanny and am torn between care.com(cheaper) or a nanny agency...
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@kml636: yep! I found one and it didn't work out becuSe the language barrier was worse than I initially thought, so we found another and she was great!j
View ArticleMrs Green Grass on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
I posted an add on care.com a little over a week ago and gots dozens or responses. Most women are recent college grads and some seem to be career nannies. Most of the older nannies are actually...
View Articlebamblm on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
We pay our nanny salary, but our hours are very fixed. If you have a lot of flexibility, you may want to pay hourly. Regarding summer, that may not be an issue. In our area, a lot of nannies will care...
View ArticleT.H.O.U. on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
I would offer salary during the school year with those weeks as set paid weeks off. Then I would do those two months of summer completely off unless you really think you have a need to keep someone on....
View Articleregberadaisy on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
This is how I would do it. I would pay her salary and give those weeks you're off as paid/ vacation. But I would offer a salary that reflects the schedule you want. ie figure out the hourly rate you...
View ArticleAnagram on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
Good thread! Although I'm leaning more towards daycare right now for our LO arriving this summer, I'm also a teacher and have thought about the nanny option, but have wondered how the pay would work...
View ArticleAnagram on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
@Mrs Green Grass: oh, I would be sure to come up with a sick days/personal days policy as well. Maybe 3 sick/personal days per year (during working days?). My school district only gives 3 personal days...
View Articleregberadaisy on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
@Anagram: good point.I would also stipulate that even though you're "technically" giving her one weeks vacation that she can only use it on the weeks she's not working. When you're on break. You're off...
View ArticleLindsayInNY on "Help me find a nanny...specific feedback needed!"
I would either pay hourly or a fixed rate per week knowing that the nanny will have one day off per week, which will change. If the pay is an issue (working 4 days vs. 5), let the potential nanny bring...
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