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[quote=Anonymous]We did a nanny share with a family who lived close by, whose beliefs on parenting and child development were similar to ours, whose level of cleanliness was similar to ours.  They were around the block from us, which made things easy.

Here's how pay works.  If you would normally pay $20 an hour, then you'd think double the kids, double the money, right? But no.  In a nanny share, you would each pay $15 an hour.  You split the cost of health insurance, memberships, etc.  You work out with the other family how you split the cost of kid food, diapers, wipes, etc.

When we first hired a nanny for our infant, we hired someone here legally, who had no nannying experience but had experience working with kids, who was bilingual and happy to research things like developmentally appropriate toys for her age, activities to stimulate growth, fun things nearby that she'd enjoy, etc., during her nap times and then implement them.  We started out paying that person $15 an hour, and it's steadily gone up as each year passes, and when we had a second child.[/quote]

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