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[quote=Anonymous]Seeking opinions from other nanny employers about possible actions in the following situation:
- Nanny share of 1 year is dissolving - one family is moving away; we are staying
- Nanny contract period is scheduled to end 1 week after the other family moves
- After two months of searching, interviews, meetups, etc., we have not found a full-time share family both (a) located within 1-2mi of us and (b) with another walker. (Summer is apparently a very difficult time to organize nanny shares?! We haven't had this problem for the past two summers, but this seasonal difficulty has been mentioned by multiple DC-based friends who also do shares.)
- We discussed possible options with Nanny, and agreed to draft a new contract that (1) guaranteed Nanny her same hours and salary, and (2) allowed up to two part-time families to temporarily join us until a full-time share family was found. (Nanny was ok with [and actually suggested] the latter provision.)
- On the Sunday night immediately preceding the last week in the contract period - aka the day before we planned to review and sign the new contract - Nanny emailed us a formally worded letter stating that she would not be renewing her contract...no context, no additional information provided.
- Early morning, first working day of the last week in the contract period, Nanny texted us saying she would not be in for two days due to a medical emergency with her young child
- Nanny has no PTO remaining in contract period. Contract provides for unpaid leave if both families agree (which we certainly would in the case of a child's medical emergency!). However, the moving family has already paid her through the contract period and moved, and it is too late for our bank to stop this week's salary payment. 
- Nanny has not responded to any of our messages or calls  ...which could be totally reasonable in a medical emergency!  ...but is worrisome as we try to plan and obtain backup care.

Is our nanny of one year really ghosting us? If she doesn't show up for work at all this week, how can we recoup her salary for this week? We will need this to pay for the elevated rates it often takes to obtain last-minute, temporary caregivers! How have others responded in any similar situations?
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