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Top 10 Tips For How To Keep Your Nanny!

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The cost of living has drastically increased over the past year. These rising costs are impacting the nanny world, and many nannies are leaving long-term positions for other opportunities offering a higher wage or additional benefits.

Have you found a great nanny? Make sure you are doing everything you can to keep them happy, cared for, and valued as they work with your family! Below are our top ten tips for how to keep your nanny in the long term.

We can’t stress how important communication boundaries are for many nannies. Don’t text or call your nanny late at night! And be sure to read all the way through for a bonus tip at the end.

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10 Tips to Find A Summertime Nanny

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Summertime will be here before we know it, and both nannies and families are already starting to schedule child care for the summer.

For many families, finding summertime child care can be a STRUGGLE because there is so much competition for available nannies. Below are our top 10 tips for how to find a summertime nanny.

 

In this article we cover our top suggestions for finding a summertime nanny, so you and your family aren’t left scrambling as summer kicks off. We go over:

– When to start your search

– Decide how much you can afford

– Consider working with a college student

– Why a nanny share might be the best solution

…. and six other great tips that will help you find that dream summertime nanny!

The MOST important tip we can share with you is to start your search now (late April/early May) if you plan to hire a nanny in June.

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The Annual Review (My Top Seven Tips) – Working With A Nanny From A-Z Series – Ep.14

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Parents – are you sitting down with your nanny on an annual or quarterly basis to compare notes on how the relationship is going?

If not, make sure that you do! One of the keys to a strong, long-lasting relationship with your nanny is communication – what’s working, what’s not working, and what does the future look like for both your family AND your nanny.

Annual reviews are an important part of working with a nanny, and approaching them thoughtfully helps both you and your nanny feel clear and positive about the relationship. Below, we walk you through why annual reviews matter and how best to approach them.

Don’t forget to pay your nanny for the time it takes to conduct the annual review!

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Twelve Tips To Be The Best Nanny Employer – Working With A Nanny From A-Z Series – Ep.11

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Being a great nanny employer is one of the most important things you can do to build a strong, lasting relationship with your nanny. In this article, we share our 12 tips to be the best nanny employer, covering everything from pay and guaranteed hours to communication, reimbursements, and showing appreciation.

Whether you’re brand new to employing a nanny or you’ve worked with one for years, these practical tips will help you create a positive working partnership where your nanny feels valued and your family runs smoothly.

Striving to be a great nanny employer goes a long way toward a healthy nanny-family working relationship. Below, we cover our top tips to help your nanny enjoy coming to work every day and to support a smooth working partnership. A few of the highlights include:

– Stay away from “banking” hours but do “guarantee” hours

– Make sure you pay your nanny on time

– Don’t be late to relieve your nanny at the end of the day

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Nannies! Your Top Four Pay Questions Answered 💰

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Happy October!

Nanny pay is one of the topics we get asked about most, so we’ve pulled together answers to the questions we hear again and again. This guide is geared toward nannies, but we encourage parents to read through it as well.

Below, we cover four of the most common pay questions:

When To Ask For A Raise

How Much of A Raise Should I Ask For

What You Should Do If Not Being Paid Overtime

How To Receive Paid Sick Time

Nannies, remember that being paid overtime is the LAW!

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Video Blog: How Much Does Nanny Care TRULY Cost? 💰

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If you’re starting to think about nanny care, or considering switching from a temporary/short term nanny to a full time nanny, understanding the true cost is one of the most important steps you can take.

Too often, families only focus on the hourly wage when thinking about a budget for a nanny. In this article, we break down every expense that is associated with hiring and employing a nanny, so you can plan with confidence.

Below, we walk you through:

  • The costs to search for a nanny
  • All details of what nannies expect in a “compensation package”

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Video Blog: Top 10 Questions Answered About Working With A Nanny: Part 1 🙋🏽‍♀️

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Thinking about hiring a nanny this summer or when school starts in the fall? You are not alone.

Every month we speak with dozens of parents who are considering working with a nanny (this month alone, we spoke with over 150 families!). We have been compiling their most common questions over the past several months, and here is the first part of our series, “Top 10 Questions Answered About Working With A Nanny.”

Some of the questions we answer here are:

How is nanny care different than a child care center?

Is it difficult to find a nanny?

How long will my nanny search take?

How much does it cost to work with a nanny?

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Video Blog: How To Find A Nanny In A Hot Market! 🔥👩‍👧⁉️

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Many parents in the Seattle area (and in other regions of the United States) are reporting that it is taking longer than usual to find the right care provider for their family. We have been noticing this as well since about the beginning of March 2021 as we work with parents in our community and through our Concierge Service.

Below, we share our top five tips on how parents can quickly and effectively find a nanny when the supply of available care providers is lower than normal.

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Pay Survey Results – Table of Contents

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Looking for childcare pay rate information for the Puget Sound region?

 

Every year, we ask our community and neighbors to take a survey asking what they pay (parents) or what they are paid (care providers) for in-home child care during the past 12 months. We also ask additional questions about experience level, job duties, benefits offered, employment arrangement, etc.

Choose from below to view our member generated pay survey results!

 

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2024 Survey Results

2023 Survey Results

2021 Survey Results

2020 Survey Results

2019 Survey Results

2018 Survey Results

Childcare Pay Survey Results – December 2020

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Over the past several years, we have asked our members and site visitors to complete childcare pay surveys to provide the parents, care providers, and agencies of the Puget Sound region a snapshot of the average pay for different child care scenarios (i.e. one child, two children, nanny shares, sitter, part-time, etc).

You can find the results of those past surveys by clicking here.

After deciding to place our pay rate surveys on hold for most of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to announce the results of our December 2020 Childcare Pay Survey! A HUGE thank you to the over 700 people who took the survey!

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