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Every family’s needs are different. Our fees reflect the time, care, and personal attention required to identify, thoroughly vet, and successfully place the right caregiver in your home.
The pricing below provides a clear starting point. Your exact placement fee will be confirmed before your search begins.
Every Placement Includes
A personalized family consultation, targeted candidate search, candidate interviews, professional reference checks, background screening, interview coordination, trial support, compensation guidance, and continued support throughout your placement guarantee period.
Every candidate presented to your family has been personally reviewed by Malibu Nannies. We intentionally accept a limited number of searches so each family receives responsive, hands-on support.
Full-Time Nanny Placement
For families seeking consistent, long-term care of 30 or more guaranteed hours per week.
Engagement fee: $750, credited toward your final placement fee
Placement fee: 20% of the nanny’s anticipated first-year gross compensation
Minimum placement fee: $7,500
Replacement period: 90 days
Part-Time Nanny Placement
For families seeking ongoing care on a regular schedule of fewer than 30 guaranteed hours per week.
Engagement fee: $500, credited toward your final placement fee
Placement fee: 18% of the nanny’s anticipated first-year gross compensation
Minimum placement fee: $4,000
Replacement period: 60 days
Newborn Care Specialist
For families in the first weeks and months with a new baby.
A Newborn Care Specialist is a trained infant expert who supports feeding and sleep routines, establishes a rhythm that works for your household, and guides you through the early stage with confidence. Most newborn engagements run eight to sixteen weeks, days or overnights, and end when your family is settled.
Engagement fee: $500, credited toward your final booking fee
Booking fee: 20% of the specialist’s total anticipated compensation
Minimum booking fee: $1,500
If your Newborn Care Specialist stays on with your family in a continuing nanny role, your booking fee is credited toward the applicable placement fee.
Temporary Nanny Placement
For local families whose regular care is unavailable.
Your nanny has moved on, is unwell, is on leave, or you are between placements and need the household to keep running. Care takes place in your home, on your usual schedule, for a defined period from several days through three months.
Engagement fee: $300, credited toward your final booking fee
Booking fee: 20% of the nanny’s total anticipated compensation
Minimum booking fee: $750
Nanny wages are paid directly to the nanny and are separate from the Malibu Nannies booking fee.
Travel & Vacation Coverage
For families away from home.
Whether you are visiting Malibu and need care for the length of your stay, or you are taking a caregiver with you on a family holiday, business trip or celebration. The difference from temporary care is simple: your caregiver is away from their own home for the duration of the booking, often overnight, and plans their life around your itinerary.
Engagement fee: $300, credited toward your final booking fee
Booking fee: 20% of the nanny’s total anticipated compensation
Minimum booking fee: $750
Travel expenses, accommodations, meals, overtime, and the nanny’s wages are paid separately by the family.
Event & Wedding Childcare
Childcare for an occasion.
Weddings, private parties, corporate gatherings and celebrations where the children are looked after on site while the adults are present. These bookings are measured in hours rather than days, often involve several children, and frequently need more than one caregiver.
Private event coordination: Starting at $750
Wedding childcare: Starting at $1,500
Multi-nanny and multi-day events: Custom proposal
Every caregiver is booked for a minimum of four hours. Events are booked for a set window agreed in advance. If the evening runs beyond it, additional time is billed in thirty minute increments and settled after the event.
Bookings cancelled within seven days of the date are charged at fifty percent, because caregivers have held the evening and turned down other work.
Caregiver numbers are set by the ages and number of children so the ratios are safe and the night actually runs well. Caregiver wages are quoted separately unless otherwise specified.
What does the engagement fee cover?
Every permanent and temporary search begins with an engagement fee. This allows us to begin recruiting, screening, interviewing, and personally reviewing candidates specifically for your family.
If you hire a nanny introduced by Malibu Nannies, your engagement fee is fully credited toward your final placement fee.
Because this fee covers work completed on your behalf, it is non-refundable once your search has begun.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which type of booking do we need?
Most families know within a sentence.
If your regular care has fallen through and you need someone at home on your usual schedule, that is Temporary.
If you are away from home, or taking a caregiver with you, that is Travel.
If you need childcare for a specific occasion measured in hours, that is Event.
Weddings can be either. If caregivers are with you for several days and you need care during the days as well as the celebrations, that is Travel with event coverage included. If it is the rehearsal dinner and the wedding itself and the caregivers go home in between, that is a multi-day Event.
If you are not sure, tell us what is happening and we will tell you which it is before you pay anything.
Why is there a minimum?
Every search requires significant time and personal attention, regardless of the nanny’s schedule or annual compensation. Recruiting qualified candidates, conducting interviews, verifying references, coordinating trial days, and supporting both families and nannies requires the same level of care for every placement.
Our minimum placement fee allows us to provide the boutique, hands-on experience every family deserves.
What happens if our nanny doesn’t work out?
If your placement ends within the applicable replacement period, Malibu Nannies will conduct one replacement search at no additional placement fee, subject to the terms of your placement agreement.
Our replacement period is:
• 90 days for full-time placements
• 60 days for part-time placements
Our goal is always a long-term, successful match, and we’re committed to helping you find the right fit.
Are nanny wages included in the agency fee?
No. The Malibu Nannies placement fee covers our recruiting, screening, placement, and ongoing support services.
Your nanny’s hourly wage or annual salary is paid directly to the nanny by your family and is separate from our agency fee.
Do you provide payroll support?
While Malibu Nannies does not process payroll directly, we’re happy to connect families with trusted household payroll providers who specialize in nanny employment.
These services can assist with tax withholding, direct deposit, workers’ compensation guidance, and year-end tax reporting.
When is the placement fee due?
Your engagement fee is collected when your search begins.
The remaining placement fee is due once you’ve selected a candidate and before your nanny’s first scheduled day of employment.
There are no ongoing membership fees or annual agency fees after your placement is complete.
Why do families choose Malibu Nannies instead of searching on their own?
Finding the right nanny involves far more than reviewing resumes.
We spend countless hours recruiting, interviewing, checking references, verifying experience, coordinating interviews, and supporting both families and candidates throughout the hiring process.
Our goal is to save you time, reduce uncertainty, and help you hire with confidence, knowing every candidate has been carefully considered before they’re introduced to your family.
Ready to begin.
Every engagement starts with a brief discovery call with Brooke. There’s no obligation, and no investment until you sign an engagement letter. If we’re a fit, we move quickly. If we aren’t, we’ll often suggest where to look next.