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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Typical share rates in the DC market are $9-10 per hour per family where each family puts one child in the share.  If you only have one child, I would offer $10.  [/quote]

As we've discussed before, this isn't a true share. The employer's child will come first, in a share the needs of the children are balanced. $12/hr should be your minimum offer, OP, unless you want to run it like a true nanny share (but really, you don't).[/quote]

This sounds good in theory, but in reality, it is hard for one child's needs not to conflict with the other child's needs and require balancing, especially if there is an age difference.  Is it fair to expect that the nanny's 4 year old will never get to participate in activities or playdates that are age appropriate for her, though perhaps not for OP's child?  If the nanny's child is sick, does she still get dragged out of the house to OP's child's music class or playground trip, or do both kids get stuck at home that day.  If the nanny's child has a doctor's appointment, isn't OP's child going to also spend the afternoon at the doctor's office, hoping not to pick up a virus in the waiting room.  If anything, it's worse than a share from OP's perspective, because the nanny/mom is going to do things for her own child that a nanny share nanny might say no to because she's running a share (e.g., taking her child shoe shopping, caring for a child with chicken pox rather than sending her home to a parent, etc.).[/quote]

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