ANEN Fees

Agency Program and Fees: CHILDCARE

Temporary Program Membership:
$100 initial application/membership fee. Permits access to the temporary/occasional/babysitting program for first year. $100 annual fee thereafter.

Daily Referral Agency Fee:
With 48 hour notice: $20 per day
With less than 48 hour notice: $30 per day
Holidays: $45 per day
All fees must be paid via credit card or on a pre-payment basis.

A guide to what nannies and household employees generally charge:

*Note: for live-in positions, figure an additional cost of $50/wk in utilities and food.

Other Factors:

• A nanny who brings her child with her generally charges 25% less
• Federal minimum wage is $6.25 per hour
• NYS minimum wage is $7.15 per hour
• Housekeeping duties are generally paid extra
• These charges are in GROSS wages (before taxes)
• Employer taxes are an additional 10-11% of gross wages
• Employee withholding taxes are generally 20-30% of gross wages on a full-time salary
• You negotiate the wages and payment method directly with the caregiver

Long-Term Permanent Placement Program Membership
$195 non-refundable one-time application fee, includes

• membership
• one-on-one office consultation (cost for in-home consultation is $350)
• search by consultants
• one-year access to the temporary babysitting program

Re-activation
Existing members pay a $195 non-refundable re-activation fee to the long-term program (which can be deducted from the agency fee).

Agency service includes:

• Prior employment and reference checks
• Personal interview and skills assessment
• Client consultation
• Social security check
• Credit check
• Driver’s license check
• Criminal conviction search
• Adult personality testing
• Drug screening
• Medical history questionnaire
• Payroll tax consultation

Agency Fee
An on-going fee for as long as the nanny is employed:
Weekly rates: (minimum 4 weeks)

Fee must be paid via credit card or on ACH debit basis.

Buy-out Option
A family may opt out of the on-going agency fee by paying the buy-out fee at any time.

Note: Buy-out option for Household Manager or Personal Assistant positions is 15% of annual gross salary (minimum $3,000).

Guarantee
Sixty (60) day service voucher guarantee. Pro-rated service voucher towards future services. All fees are due the date of ordering a background check.

Babysitter Services for Hotel Guests
Please allow a 4 hour minimum for each request.

Agency Fees:
With 48 hour notice: $35 per nanny, per day
With less than 48 hour notice: $45 per nanny, per day
Holidays: $55 per nanny, per day
All fees must be paid via credit card.

Babysitter Fees:
$12-16/hr.
Paid in cash or check directly to caregiver.

Optional Programs:

Rates are subject to change without notice (2007)

Agency Program and Fees: ELDERCARE
Eldercare fees are comparable with the temporary and permanent fees listed above for childcare.

Agency Program and Fees: OTHER HOUSEHOLD HELP
Other household help positions, such as a Household manager or a Personal Assistant have comparable fees with the temporary and permanent fees listed above for childcare. The only difference being that for a buy-out option for these positions, ANEN charges 15% of the annual gross salary (minimum $3,000).

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