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[quote=Anonymous]We currently have a nanny share with another family - 2 19 mos.  We pay $350 a week (she's been with us for 3.25 years) and they pay $300 a week (been with her 1.25 yrs). We are adding another baby (9 months). In the past, we have allowed the nanny to watch additional children part-time on a drop in basis with no adjustment in our rates.  However, now that she is taking another full-time child, we'd like to renegotiate.

I really don't think she will quit on us but I also want to be as fair as possible.  In our neighborhood, the nannies either charge hourly for drop in (usually $8) or a set weekly price (between $250-350) that you pay if you are there or not.

I want to propose that I pay $300 and the other families each pay $250. This gives the nanny $800 a week for the 3 kids (up $150 a week from the 2). The other moms in the share work for schools so they have many more days off. She suggested that she pay $250 but that if she doesn't use the nanny for 2 or more days any particular week that she go down to $175. That way, even if the nanny only has 0-1 child, she will still make a flat rate of $650 for the week (my $300 + $175 +$175). I don't think its right to get both the low hourly rate and not pay for hours she isn't using, but she insists that the guaranteed base makes it ok bc she will never make less than she is making (and happy with) right now.

The situation is otherwise great. We get along really well, nanny is really great, kids are relatively easy, etc. Both of the "big" kids will be going to preschool in the fall (and possibly camp in the summer) so its a short-term situation.

If you are only going to comment on how no one can live on $650 a week, please don't bother. It is the original salary she requested and it is very normal for this neighborhood. the only new issue is that we are adding a 3rd child full-time and the $650 was based on only 2 kids.

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