Baffled in Buffalo, NY

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I have a problem. I relocated to Western New York from Boston, Mass. with my husband who is doing his residency at a hospital here. Him doing his residency requires that I work, of course. I always have. In Boston, I worked for 7 years as a nanny. At my first nanny job, I made $600 a week. At the last one, $950. I have a four year degree in early childhood education. I am really concerned that there are people posing as NANNIES who are asking for $20 and $25 a day here.

I can't figure out how this is. I went to talk to someone who used to place nannies (and now places temporary office workers) and she said, the people nannying are usually on welfare and food stamps. They get medicaid for themselves and their children. They might even be on section 8. So $125 a week is just party money because all of their needs are met.

Are you kidding me? I have to support my husband and I and pay rent on a $900 apartment, plus utilities.food, car insurance on two cars and one car payment.  Why doesn't the government go after these people? They are making it hard for real nannies to get work. They are exposing their children to questionable caregivers and they are bankrupting the United States. I got a job at a department store. I'm great with kids but I'm working in the menswear section of a department store. Don't worry my employer and I pay our taxes.

Has anyone else heard of these crap pseudo sitters wrecking the nanny market?
-Baffled in Buffalo

PS..I just set out on the online sites again. Care.com, sittercity.com, Craigslist.. What is wrong with people?
75$ a week nanny
$115 a week nanny

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First time Live Out in Park Slope, NY negotiating DOE salary

I just interviewed for a position which I have basically been offered, but for the financial part. The salary was DOE and the family is not a stranger to paying for quality childcare. This will be my first position in the area, and my first live out job and the first nanny job I have had in five years. I have 5 years experience and a bachelor's in sociology. I speak English, Spanish and French and play the piano. Here are the hours and responsibilities.
M-TH, 630-830 AM. Get two children ready for school and take them to school. Clean up from all morning play and meals. Pack kids lunches. Start laundry with morning towels and pajamas in it. Load dishwasher and run.
M-TH 230-830 PM. Pick up each child from their school. Bring them home and provide snack, homework direction. Take each child to respective activities and/or arrange playdates as available. Go to library, museums, parks, etc. This is a NO TV family. Make *dinner for the children and eat dinner with the children at 7PM. Clean up after dinner, empty dishwasher from morning. Load dirty dishes. Direct the children to shower, get in pajamas, etc.  Or go to park after dinner in spring/summer fall. If the children don't shower while I am there, I just leave out towels and clean pjs on their beds.
Friday:630-630. The same schedule, except one child gets out of school for a half day. They also asked if I would run 'geographically appropriate errands not less than one hour" on this day while the kids were in school. The only thing different with this day is that some Fridays I would have to pack the children for weekends away, but I think I have plenty of time to do what they asked and have some downtime before I pick up the child from school early.
*Meals are fresh fruits, vegetable with pre assembled Whole Food, Trader Joe's type meals.
They are paying an hourly rate on the books, coming to 40 hours. There would be some later nights, with advanced notice and overtime. I have never charged "overtime" before, so I am also curious about that. I think I am a shoo in for the job but I want to come back to them with a salary that is fair to both of us and reflects the immediate market.

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