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Julie
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Date Posted: 13:25:58 07/21/03 Mon
I was placed in my home by a NY area agency, Nannies Plus. They have changed ownership since I worked with them but I am sure they are still a good agency for the NY/NJ area.
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>I would strongly recommend using an agency if this
>will be your first time working as a full-time,
>live-in nanny. They can help you with things to make
>sure you get a fair wage, fair working conditions,
>etc. Many people who are new to this get taken
>advantage of by families who are often well meaning,
>but just don't think things through well. I would
>recommend going to the INA website www.nanny.org and
>checking out the agencies that are members that are
>listed in the area where you want to work. The NAN
>webiste also has member agencies listed on their
>website. In California, I can recommend from
>experience: Aunt Ann's, Town and Country Resources,
>and The California Nanny Company. You should be able
>to find all of these on the web. Other than that, I
>cannot recommend based on experience, only what I have
>heard. I know that many nannies us The Katie Facey
>Agency for the NY area, as well as Nanny Authority. I
>don't know anything about Atlanta or DC Agencies,
>although I have met the owners of White House Nannies
>(DC) and Nannies and More (Atlanta) and they both
>seemed like nice people. The pay rate will vary,
>depending on the area, but as you are a newer nanny, I
>would expect to be on the lower end of the range that
>the agencies you speak with tell you is the going rate
>in their area. Good luck!
>Tonya
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>>hello i am new to this site. i am currently a
>>full-time student in michigan. i nanny part-time for
>>a family in ann arbor for a 14 year old girl and i
>>have been there for 3 years. i will graduate in april
>>04 and i definitely want to get out of michigan. i am
>>thinking about moving to california or new york or
>>atlanta or dc or anywhere really. i don't know what i
>>want to do with my life either. my major is sociology
>>with a minor in criminal justice. i was thinking that
>>i could look for a live-in nanny job so i would not
>>have to find a place to live. can anyone tell me what
>>the pay-rate for full time live-in nannies is. i make
>>$200 a week for about 15 hours and $10/hr for any time
>>over that. also should i go through agencies to find
>>a job? what are the best ones? thanks
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