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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm an MB and have a part-time nanny. She gets full benefits, same as a FT nanny, but at a lower pay-out rate, of course, because her weekly pay is less.  The fact your nanny brings her child should factor into her pay rate, not her benefits UNLESS you are paying her the going rate without her child taken into account.  Then, I think you can make the argument that bringing her child is her perk and not pay benefits. Having said that, I think the first way, i.e., discounted pay with full benefits, makes more sense.  Also, I don't understand why your nanny is there for seven hours but you're taking care of your LO for three of those hours?  What does she do during that time?[/quote]

She gets the regular going rate. During that time, she is often with her LO feeding him, putting him down for a nap, playing with him, etc. I feel sometimes she doesn't keep an eye on my LO much because her LO is there as well. We really like her, she's great with our kid, but we are on an extremely tight budget and unable to pay more than what we currently pay (which she negotiated at a higher rate than we were initially budgeting for). I don't want to sound cheap or ungrateful but this is our first go-around with a nanny and we're having a hard time wrapping our head around payment for days where she is not providing the service.

Thanks for your reply, it is super helpful![/quote]

Why the heck are you paying the going rate for one child when you should be paying a lower nanny share rate?  And perhaps less than the going share rate because she is bringing her kid and naturally will be more attentive to hers than to yours.  It would be cheaper for you to pay a share rate + benefits versus a non-share rate + no benefits.  [/quote]

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