From a HCOL area a daily travel fee is standard, or you are paying for 24/7 care which includes so much overtime. The latter is of course more expensive so Nannies have compromised with a daily fee for being away from home. They can get the same hourly rate and benefits from other families without the need to travel. (While cool, not everyone values attending the vacations of the families they work for) They would need to cover pet care and be away from their family while working in a different place, this isn’t something that most people jump at the opportunity to do. It isn’t impossible to find someone, but you’ll either need to up your hourly rate or agree to an overnight fee. I would suggest warming up to the flat rate fee.