She is a super sweet girl, she was amazing with my three kids. She was their nanny for two years for unfortunately she moves to a different city. She was always on time and helped a lot - Rosy Romero

Laura S.

Laura is an excellent nanny because she is so reliable and trustworthy. She is always on-time and held to high responsibility. Extremely sweet and gives my husband and I this sense of relaxation when we leave our son with her because of her confidence. We are so happy to have found her and continue to have her help our family! - Alison

Kristina C.

My son broke his leg and wasn't able to go to daycare. After another nanny cancelled on us Kristina swooped in to save the day. We are so lucky because she is the most positive, caring and supportive caregiver we've had. She even recognized and offered to help when I needed it (not related to childcare). We hope to continue to use Kristina whenever we need help. - Melissa

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What’s the average cost of a live-in nanny?

The average cost of a live-in nanny is $14.79 per hour. The cost of a live-in nanny is dependent on the live-in nanny’s experience, qualifications and location.

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How to Hire a Live-In Nanny

Nanny Lane is a nanny website that can help you find a live-in nanny in your area. Our nanny services include background checks, PLUS, and nanny payroll.

Common Responsibilities of Live-In Nannies in the United States

To understand if a live-in nanny is right for you, it’s best to start by assessing your family’s needs. Live-in nannies are best suited for families’ that need flexible, full-time, in-home child care as live-in nannies reside with the family that they care for. A live-in nanny offers support with housekeeping, errands and other household responsibilities, similar to mother’s helpers, au-pairs, and full-time nannies. However, the perk that live-in nannies offer that sets them apart from other types of nannies, is round-the-clock and emergency coverage. These instances, as well as your location and the nanny’s experience are some of the many factors to consider when deciding how much you should pay a live-in nanny.

Interviews for Live-In Nannies

When hiring potential live-in nannies, you should conduct interviews. Interviews are a great opportunity to get to know your live-in nanny candidates better. Here are some questions to consider asking:

What nanny and live-in nanny experience do you have?
What household responsibilities are you open to?
What are your expectations for your housing situation?
What is a weekly schedule for you? What time do you usually wake-up and go to bed? What do you usually do on weekends?
Do you have any references questions?
What salary are you seeking? Are you open to being paid through direct-deposit, pay stubs?
What are your expectations around over-time pay and vacation time?

Contracts for Live-In Nannies

When finalizing the details of your live-in nanny position, it’s important to make sure that everyone is on the same page. The easiest way to do this is to create a job offer for your live-in nanny position.

In your job offer, you should communicate the responsibilities and compensation for your live-in nanny position. In writing out the responsibilities of your live-in nanny, you might also choose to add some responsibilities that are specific to your families’ needs like if you expect your live-in nanny to travel with you and the details around travelling with your live-in nanny.

When considering what it means for your live-in nanny when you take vacation, you should also consider how you want to handle their vacation time, and other aspects of their compensation. This includes a live-in nanny salary, over-time, benefits, and any expenses like food and gas. And don’t forget to be clear about how and when you plan on paying your live-in nanny with a nanny payroll service or by yourself.

After presenting your job offer, you can create a contract for your live-in nanny to create the foundation for a good relationship with your nanny. And of course, as you learn how to hire a nanny, Nanny Lane's nanny services are here to help you along the way.