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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]IMO you being the host (as long as you provide a specific room/bathroom for the daycare needs) and providing food means costs should be split 60/40 in your favor instead of 50/50.

So if you're paying the nanny $4,000/mo collectively - then you need to be paying $1,600/mo and the other family should be paying $2,400/mo.

Just my thoughts. That also means you just suck it up that the nanny + baby arrive at 7:30AM and you insure there's food and toys in the house enough for both infants. Diapers too.[/quote]

This is complicated, and if I was the family who wasn't hosting, I would find the ~$200/week extra unfair.  You have the benefit that you don't have to drop off or pick up your kid or buy "extras" of items needed at nanny share, and you may get the benefit of the nanny taking care of "light housework" related to the baby (baby's laundry, etc.)

Most shares work that everyone provides their own diapers. Wipes might be shared and you just each take turns buying them.   A good food compromise is to offer them fridge space / cabinet space that they stock weekly or similar, assuming they want the nanny to cook/prep meals (which is a usual nanny job).  I would be annoyed to join a share where I had to prepare my kids lunch and the nanny prepared lunch for the other kid.  I'd be happy to provide ingredients as needed.

In our share, we sometimes allowed a sibling to also be cared for when needed.  The nanny got paid more and we got a discounted rate for those days.  Something to consider with your nanny and the other family.[/quote]

Cooking two different lunches is a no go.  Assembling different sandwiches is fine.

No housekeeping other than just cleaning up after themselves.  No laundry.[/quote]

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