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[quote=Anonymous]I am a big nanny share proponent, especially for the first 2 years when I think the kids really benefit a lot more from a lower adult to kid ratio. It's true, you could end up in drama - but that's not a given. Choose your share family and nanny carefully and check references. I think that your worry - that she'll feel more like "their" nanny - is a bit greater if you are coming into a long-time established share as the new family.  Even there though, it's not a definite if you work to treat the nanny great. In our last share, the other mom was really just a perfect employer and although I try hard, I am not. So our nanny adored her even though we've been together for longer and she's still working for me now and not them (preschool aging out).
Agree that you need to make sure that the expectation is that the nanny is only doing "light" housekeeping that is needed to clean up the kids messes such as sweeping floors, kitchen messes, etc caused during the day. 
to me the biggest downside of not hosting is that you have to be the one to schlep out of the house in the AM. But you'd have to do that w/ a daycare anyway so that's a wash.[/quote]

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