Nanny approached us with a nanny share proposal.

[Anonymous]

Our beloved nanny of 2 years approached us with a nanny share proposal.
I’m open to learning more about it and possibly giving it a try. But part of me is hesitant.
I do not have any knowledge of nanny shares and could like to know more about it.
Price for us, overall hours, benefits, what my responsibility is in the share, what the responsibilities are of the other family.
We currently have 2 kids that will be starting school in fall. Our current nanny will pick them up when school ends at 3 PM and end her day at 6pm.
The other family has a now newborn baby and will be 4 months at the start of this possible share.
All suggestions are welcome.

[Anonymous]

I'm assuming no one can live off gf 15 hours of work per week so she is probably trying to find options so she can continue to live. What was your plan- were you going to still pay her full time?

In a two kid share the standard is for each family to pay 2/3 of the nanny's hourly rate. So if the nanny usually makes $30hr, each family would pay $20/hr and she'd make $40hr. Because you have two kids and the other family has one, your portion of the pay would be slightly higher than theirs.

[Anonymous]

No, this calculation is wrong. Going from one child to a share, the nanny's rate goes up 1,5. If she gets $30, the share rate is $45 divided between two families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming no one can live off gf 15 hours of work per week so she is probably trying to find options so she can continue to live. What was your plan- were you going to still pay her full time?

In a two kid share the standard is for each family to pay 2/3 of the nanny's hourly rate. So if the nanny usually makes $30hr, each family would pay $20/hr and she'd make $40hr. Because you have two kids and the other family has one, your portion of the pay would be slightly higher than theirs.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming no one can live off gf 15 hours of work per week so she is probably trying to find options so she can continue to live. What was your plan- were you going to still pay her full time?

In a two kid share the standard is for each family to pay 2/3 of the nanny's hourly rate. So if the nanny usually makes $30hr, each family would pay $20/hr and she'd make $40hr. Because you have two kids and the other family has one, your portion of the pay would be slightly higher than theirs.

Our plan was to still pay her FT, as we wanted to account for sick days, no school days etc. But we didn’t finalize the details of that yet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, this calculation is wrong. Going from one child to a share, the nanny's rate goes up 1,5. If she gets $30, the share rate is $45 divided between two families.

If the new rate for the share is $45/hr. How is that divided with my family with 2 kids? And the other family?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our beloved nanny of 2 years approached us with a nanny share proposal.
I’m open to learning more about it and possibly giving it a try. But part of me is hesitant.
I do not have any knowledge of nanny shares and could like to know more about it.
Price for us, overall hours, benefits, what my responsibility is in the share, what the responsibilities are of the other family.
We currently have 2 kids that will be starting school in fall. Our current nanny will pick them up when school ends at 3 PM and end her day at 6pm.
The other family has a now newborn baby and will be 4 months at the start of this possible share.
All suggestions are welcome.

This isn't fully a share. She's basically trying to protect her livelihood if you aren't paying full time. What happens on sick days, no school days and summer. You'd have to negotiate pick up, and money and whose house. This really doesn't make sense especially if your kids need attention after school with snacks, homework, activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm assuming no one can live off gf 15 hours of work per week so she is probably trying to find options so she can continue to live. What was your plan- were you going to still pay her full time?

In a two kid share the standard is for each family to pay 2/3 of the nanny's hourly rate. So if the nanny usually makes $30hr, each family would pay $20/hr and she'd make $40hr. Because you have two kids and the other family has one, your portion of the pay would be slightly higher than theirs.

Our plan was to still pay her FT, as we wanted to account for sick days, no school days etc. But we didn’t finalize the details of that yet.

I would agree to splitting the time as in she work for them till 2:30 or how ever long she needs to get to your house but a "share" with a newborn and your kids needs is going to be difficult. And, how would you do sick days, no school, etc. This doesn't sound workable.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the feedback.

[Anonymous]

Does she know you plan to pay her FT still?

[Anonymous]

No, she did not. We didn’t have a chance to sit down and talk about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, she did not. We didn’t have a chance to sit down and talk about it.

Lol so you posted on DCUM? Just tell her what your thoughts were and she'll probably be thrilled she doesn't have to take care of a baby to cobble together a job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, she did not. We didn’t have a chance to sit down and talk about it.

Lol so you posted on DCUM? Just tell her what your thoughts were and she'll probably be thrilled she doesn't have to take care of a baby to cobble together a job.

As I said , our nanny approached us with proposal of a nanny share with the baby before we had a chance to sit down and tell her our plans for the school year. And after reading the feedback on the different ages and schedules it doesn’t seem feasible.

[Anonymous]

1. If you can afford to keep her FT and pay her well, do that. It’s going to feel like you’re needlessly paying since you technically only need her 3 hrs/day, but will be so nice on sick days, teacher workdays, field trips, etc - plus all the stuff she can do while the kids are an school. Expensive but an awesome luxury for a working mom. Do it!

2. Doing a nanny share with a 4 month old sounds awful. Babies have erratic schedules sometimes. Is the nanny picking up your kids from school with the baby in tow? Ugh. It’s a lot for her… she’ll probably burn out plus your kids won’t get the attention they could from 3-6 to do homework, play, sports, etc.

I’m sure she is only proposing this because she doesn’t want to lose you yet can’t love of part time. I bet she’d love to work for you alone full time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. If you can afford to keep her FT and pay her well, do that. It’s going to feel like you’re needlessly paying since you technically only need her 3 hrs/day, but will be so nice on sick days, teacher workdays, field trips, etc - plus all the stuff she can do while the kids are an school. Expensive but an awesome luxury for a working mom. Do it!

2. Doing a nanny share with a 4 month old sounds awful. Babies have erratic schedules sometimes. Is the nanny picking up your kids from school with the baby in tow? Ugh. It’s a lot for her… she’ll probably burn out plus your kids won’t get the attention they could from 3-6 to do homework, play, sports, etc.

I’m sure she is only proposing this because she doesn’t want to lose you yet can’t love of part time. I bet she’d love to work for you alone full time!

This is super helpful. Thanks for the insight