Nanny Pay Basics

Conducting performance reviews for your nanny is essential for maintaining a positive working relationship.  Park Slope Parents recommends having a review with a new nanny at one month, three months, and yearly (near or on the nanny’s official hiring date). If there are areas you know that you’d like improvement, we hope that you’ve been logging those and bringing them up already so it won’t come as a shock to the nanny. If things are generally going

This article looks at what PSP members pay their nanny when they need childcare overnight. You will find what members revealed in the most recent Nanny Survey (2015) and shared across our groups.

Hurricanes, blizzards, and foul weather forecasts: oh my! Bad weather can wreak havoc: transport halts, schools close, and work schedules get rearranged. What happens to your nanny? Maybe you don’t need your nanny to come in anymore, or your nanny can’t get to work because the subway stopped or their own, personal childcare needs fall through. Do you pay your nanny for the day off? Or do you not pay? Here PSP members share their experiences.

Wondering what to expect your nanny is expecting? What do you do when your nanny is pregnant? How do you manage maternity leave? Or what if they want to bring their baby to work? PSP members share how they handled their caregiver expecting their own little one.

 This question comes up frequently on Park Slope Parents: "When we hired our nanny we told her that she would get 2 weeks paid vacation. It now turns out she may get around 5 weeks as we will be away for a lot of the summer. How have folks dealt with the situation?"

Wondering when you should give your nanny a raise?

Have a Nanny? Here are the ins and outs of year-end bonuses.