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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]We are thinking about starting a nannyshare with a family that has two children, 18 months and 3 months old. My child is 2 and goes to preschool 3 mornings a week from 9-12. While, we love the nanny and the other family. Should we be paying part of the hourly rate, while our child is in preschool? We want to be completely fair, however we also have the added expense of preschool. I am planning on driving my child to the preschool. So, we only need the pick up. I am curious about what other people do in this situation. No, I am not trying to penny pinch. However, the nanny will be solely working for the other family for 9 hours during the week. [/quote]

if you have any expectation at all that you may at some point need the nanny to either be available to get your child early at school (for example, if your child gets ill at 10 am)oir if you will need nanny to care for your child at all during school holidays/summers, then yes, you need to CYA by paying for her availability during the 9 hours your child is at school.

If, on the other hand, you will NEVER need nanny to work those 3 days from 9a - noon, then you can skip paying her to keep that time open for your use. That means YOU do sick kid rescue, YOU do all coverage for no school days, etc.

Honestly, unless you are for some reason paying $20/hour for your part of the share, I'd think the $$ would be pretty minimal. You're probably paying $8/hour, and the other family is paying $12+, or am I way off? My point is, to quibble over less than $100/week is either an indication you are penny pinching, or that you cannot in any way truly afford nanny care.[/quote]

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