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[quote=Anonymous][quote=AshleyBMarion]Hello, I'm doing a nanny share with another family and we are both new to this. As we were discussing needs, some questions came up that we weren't sure how to handle or what a good policy is to ensure both families AND the nanny are happy. Hoping you can help with the below questions:

What's the going hourly rate for a full time nanny share for 2 infants (50 hours week M-F) in Alexandria?

[b]I work in this area and make $25 an hour as a nanny for a single family, so like the previous poster said you should expect to pay half of slightly more than this. So the nanny would probably expect $26-28 per hour for the share so you should pay either $13 or $14 per hour.[/b]

What do you typically offer for vacation, sick and holiday time (paid and unpaid) and how do you split this between families?

[b]3 weeks off. The PP makes a good point but I think 1 week should be nannies choice and the others are a families choice, in essence say family A wants to take the second week in February off, then nanny has that week off, and the remaining family needs to use some backup care. Then the other family can take a vacation, and then finally nanny can choose a week of her choice. But all told nanny gets 3 full weeks off from working.[/b]

Do you get agreement from both families to pay the full weekly rate (50hours X hourly rate) every week as a flat require rate like a salary OR treat the nanny as a "freelancer" in that you keep track of the hours worked and pay only for that... For example, if one or both families come home 2 hours earlier on Friday one week, do you only pay for 48 hours vs. the full 50 hours that week?

[b]Salary.[/b]

How do you handle the situation when on any given day, one family needs care and the other family does not? For example, a snow day or holiday day when one family still needs to go to work and the other doesn't...do you both still pay the day or only the family that needs the care pays for that day?

[b]Snow days are not nannies concern. She is available to work, if you choose not to use her then she still makes her salary.[/b]

If one child in the nanny share is sick, and that family still needs to go in to work, how do you handle that? Obviously, you wouldn't want to make the other child sick, but you both still need care.

[b]If your child is sick you either have to stay home, hire a sitter for the day, or if it's like chickenpox or measles or something might as well put the kids together and let them both get it over with.[/b]
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