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I am setting up a nanny share - I will need care starting in August but the other family will not need full time care until November.  During the interim period (August-November), we are going to see if the nanny wants to pick up our 4yo and watch her for 2 hours after camp/school so she can make more money.  Also during the interim period, there is the possibility that the other parent will want to use the nanny for occasional care (she is on maternity leave, but needs to go to the doctor, so maybe will have the nanny watch her baby for a few hours).

I realize that some will say that we should just pay the nanny the full freight for two children for the 3 month period, however this is not economically feasible for us.  However, we want to be fair and straightforward.  She is aware that the arrangement will involve an initial rate and a 2 baby rate once the second baby starts.  What I'm thinking is having an initial period outlined in the contract with a different base rate, which would depend on whether or not she wants to pick up our older child.  If she picks up the older child, the rate will be a blended rate for the day, so that we can base the overtime calculation off of that.

But what about the other parent using her for a few hours here and there during that period?  Should this even be written into the contract at this point?

Once parent #2 starts, the nanny would be guaranteed the two child rate from there on out, regardless of sickness, vacation by one parent, etc.

Should we just make two separate contracts here?

TIA - I am new to all of this, so apologies if these are dumb questions.  I searched for other posts that might be helpful, but didn't see anything...

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