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[quote=Anonymous]Sick policy is definitely something to work out with the other family. Our sick policy is basically no high fevers over 101, vomitting & diarrhea when it's clear it could be contagious (since they are babies sometimes they have diarrhea unrelated to sickness), rashes of unknown origin. Colds are fine. We also have a pick-up policy in place if one of the children falls ill. It's more flexible than daycare overall, but less flexible than our own nanny of course.

Something to keep in mind from reading your posts when it comes to nanny share vs daycare. We found that our nanny share is MUCH more money than daycare. We do $22 split evenly on the books with 45 guaranteed hours a week and $75 a month stipend pretax for health insurance. All in it's about $2500-2600/month. If money isn't a concern for you or if you live in an area where the nanny share rate is lower, it might be more comparable to daycare. We remain on 5 lists and probably won't get in until DS is 18 months and though we love our nanny, it's a huge financial hit for us.

Another thing to keep in mind is that many nanny shares come with PTO for the nanny. We give her 10 days--one week of both families choosing usually between Christmas and New Years, and one week of her own choosing with I believe quite a bit of notice. In addition, she has 5 sick/personal days. There is no carryover. Some daycares will have in service days, etc. so maybe it's similar. But my DH has crappy leave, and I have great leave so for us I usually end up taking the day off. [/quote]

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