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[quote=Anonymous]You don't need to pay the nanny for the hours your child is in therapy unless you need her to stay in the house for whatever reason.  However, if you don't pay her, you can't expect that she will always be available if the therapist takes a day off or the child is too sick for therapy.  You can ask, of course, but it isn't fair to expect that she will always be available.

Keep in mind that if what you are proposing will mean a pay cut, the nanny may not be willing to stay on.  It will be hard to find someone willing to work a split shift.

What you could do is offer to pay a significantly reduced rate for the on-call hours in the middle of the day, but allow her to do what she wants with those hours as long as she remains available to work as needed.  It would work for some people, not for others.  Or you could release her from all obligation to you between 9 and 2 but propose an alternative schedule with more hours on the evening end so she can maintain the same salary.  However, you would need to find other backup care for the hours when child is with the therapist.  The split shift would turn off some people, but maybe you could reduce her overall hours to compensate for the challenging schedule.   [/quote]

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