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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is 25 hrs at her current rate enough for her to live on? Most would quit to find a full time job. Split shift is the hardest to get. Everyone wants it and only wants to pay for hours "used"[/quote]

So what is fair in this situation? Going from full-time to part time care should come with a cost savings, shouldn’t it? I understand split shift is difficult to hire for and that it will likely come with a higher hourly rate than full time care, but I find it odd to suggest that one should pay for more hours than are worked.[/quote]

No, going from full time to part time shouldn’t come with a cost savings in a split shift.  Plus two part time babysitters will most likely cost you the same as your full time nanny.  And what about your kids’ sick days, sudden covid closures and school holidays?  A full time nanny would cover those but parttime won’t.

My advice is to give your current nanny more responsibilities if she wants to stay with you.  And that’s a big “if”.  Lots of nannies only like working with little kids.

My kids are younger but we’ve already spoken to our nanny about staying on when the youngest starts preschool 9 to 2 and beyond.  [/quote]

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