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06.06.08, 12:39 PM General Topics
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is paying 130. a week for babysitting absurd to some here? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 06.06.08, 12:39 PM Flag
 

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How many hours? We pay $10/hr for 45 hours. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 12:40 PM Flag
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from 10 to 630mon fri [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 12:44 PM Flag
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totally absurd. What's the hourly rate on that? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 12:45 PM Flag
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np: thenpaying 130 is ridiculously exploitative [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 12:47 PM Flag
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An in home daycare with other kids I assume? Still seems absurdly cheap. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 12:52 PM Flag
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yes. that's what i'd pay in day if i needed someone FT. how old is DC? you live in nyc? who did you find that would do it for that little? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 12:42 PM Flag
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MY SECRET [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:03 PM Flag
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Well I am going to go off on a limb here and say that this is probably not good for the person getting less than minimum wage, your child or you. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:05 PM Flag
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ITA. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:10 PM Flag
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What do all you people think teachers, social workers etc do for child care? Don't you realize that most people in queens, bronx etc. make mid 5 figure salaries? Do you think all of their kids are in bad child care situations? No. They are will loving neighborhood ladies who charge $100-$200 wk. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:29 PM Flag
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I was one of the moms using those kinds of ladies to sit, but I do recognize that better ones charged more. For that money, you don't get anyone who's particularly attentive, creative, or does playdates,etc. She allows the child to remain in her setting, under her rules, and doesn't really go out of her way to make the place an ideal situation for children necessarily. So if her teens are playing Halo3 and the baby is plopped down there too, no big deal. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 03:44 PM Flag
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and no one is licensed for a reason there. If uncle Joe, the occasional child molester wants to come by and have a beer with his sister who's watching your kid, it's all cool. No employees are fingerprinted, you have no guarantee that no one has had any problems wiht the law, or smokes pot around your kids, etc. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 03:48 PM Flag
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parents, other relatives, quit for a while, husband works too. I pay $13 an hour and would be worried to pay less. I don't take home much money, but I do take home some benefits. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 06:36 PM Flag
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I pay exactly that amount per day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 12:55 PM Flag
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me too [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:03 PM Flag
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op: im not a jerk , but i dont make much to begin with , can i ask you how much do you make that you can afford 130 a day , is it for everyday? - signed the girl looking over the fence at the big house... lol [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:08 PM Flag
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I make $125K/yr. Not a huge salary. You're not going to find someone decent at that rate. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:23 PM Flag
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I pay that for family day care. It is regulated by ny state. Teacher, here, who was making 54K last year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 03:37 PM Flag
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sorry, per week, not per day. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 03:41 PM Flag
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You're paying less than $4 an hour, and since the federal minimum wage is $5.85 an hour, you should think about that. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 12:59 PM Flag
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btw.. that is her flat rate !! she suggested it not i [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:04 PM Flag
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NP: You get what you pay for. There is something seriously wrong with anyone who charges so little. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:05 PM Flag
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hey its okay, im not offended and neither should you be, i live in a very poor economic neighborhood , wont go into specifics but i wanted a feel at what everyone else does - that all. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:11 PM Flag
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There's something about your tone that suggests you're taking advantage of someone's desperate economic situation. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:15 PM Flag
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hmm i think i got my answer and from what it sounds like here there are not many in my position ..read my other posts to see there is no taking advantage .. CSI . thanks everyone for you posts [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:20 PM Flag
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If you're paying significantly below the federal minimum wage, which is itself way too low, you are in fact taking advantage of someone. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:25 PM Flag
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This is probably a home day care, not a nanny coming to her house. But either way, it is obviously in a neighborhood where this is the going rate. And it is the going rate b/c it's what people in the neighborhood can pay. Do you honestly believe that all working class people have crappy childcare? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:27 PM Flag
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I am not concerned about the quality of the child care, I'm concerned that someone is paying about half of federal minimum wage. NY minimum wage is $7.15/hr [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:28 PM Flag
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If it's an at home day care with 4 kids, the lady is making $520 cash/wk. That is well above min. wage. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:30 PM Flag
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that's true, but OP hasn't said that, has she? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 02:49 PM Flag
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np: this is surely a group situation though, not a one on one nanny. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:32 PM Flag
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Of course not, but the only person I know who pays something similar complains because all the babysitter does is turn on the TV for the kids all day. There's not much incentive to do more. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:29 PM Flag
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np: Her db might be safe but in my experience with co-workers who live in poorer areas and use in-home day care, its usually older women who watch a few kids and basically sit them in front of the TV. They are safe and the care givers are loving but not engaging the children the way I think most of us would want. But hay, you do what you have to do. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:32 PM Flag
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only if its an au pair situation - otherwise way too low [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:08 PM Flag
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There must be more to this. Either the babysitter is daft or you are taking advantage. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:11 PM Flag
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nah its not like that, no conspiracy theories here. and many in my neighborhood are at the same price [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:13 PM Flag
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I think the people responding to this post live in a very small world. What do all of you think nanny's with children pay for child care? An at home daycare in many parts of the outerbouroughs will be around $150/wk. That's what my nanny paid. And when her dd was old enough for pre-k she went to the YMCA in Flatbush where the UPK part was free and she paid on a sliding scale for the rest of the day (11:30 to 6pm, lunch included) and I think it came to $200/wk. She learned to read and write in that program, they had her tested on site for G&T and she is now getting all 4s in her G&T 2nd grade class. Just b/c it's not manhattan rates doesn't mean it's bad. NYC is made up of lots of different economies. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:24 PM Flag
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If OP is paying someone to come watch her kids for $130 for a 40 hour week, its not an issue of Manhattan rates, its an issue of being too low to be legal, let alone fair, in any part of the United States. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:27 PM Flag
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my guess is that it is an at home daycare. But FYI, my best friend lives in a border city in Texas and pays $220/wk to her live-in who takes care of 3 kids and cleans the whole house. And my friend tells me she pays more than anyone else she knows in her city. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:32 PM Flag
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is the live-in here legally? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:34 PM Flag
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she crosses the border every weekend to go home, so I think she is here legally, but not working legally. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 02:17 PM Flag
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gotcha [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 02:19 PM Flag
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NYC and El Paso or McAllen or wherever your friend lives are nowhere near each other re: cost of living. I mean nowehere near. You can't compare. Signed Texan in NYC. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 06:41 PM Flag
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McAllen: "The median income for a household in the city was $33,641, and the median income for a family was $36,050. Males had a median income of $30,089 versus $22,480 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,939. About 20.9% of families and 23.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.5% of those under age 18 and 20.3% of those age 65 or over." That ain't park slope baby. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 06:43 PM Flag
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I would agree. I am in Houston and I pay my live-in $325 a week, but I have friends who pay over 2K for their help! I am very lucky to have someone who is great with my dd and keeps my house cleaner than I could ever think of doing!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 06:49 PM Flag
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but apprently OP is paying this not for a nanny but for group care. so the baby sitter is making more than this b/c she watches other kids. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 01:33 PM Flag
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The only reason we have to reach that conclusion is because otherwise, OP is a slime [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 02:48 PM Flag
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what is the child/caregiver ratio? what is the age range of children? i think 130/week is troublingly low, but if you do the research and feel comfortable, then do what is best for you. i pay $200 a week but it's only for 8 hours total. the place is a total dump, but the care is phenomenal/excellent and my kid is thriving there. so to each their own. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.06.08, 03:28 PM Flag
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