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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]

You are extremely underestimating how difficult it is to find someone to do this. It is not "difficult to hire for". It's impossible to hire for. No one worth having in your home and children's lives is going to happily work a couple hours, have the day unpaid, and then work again in the late afternoon. It's not going to happen.

So your options are 1. cobble together two part time nannies, 2. keep nanny on full time, and 3. get an au pair.

Can you get your kids to school? If so, it's really not that hard to get to 40 hours for your nanny. Have her do household management and one date night a week. Then she'll be available for sick days, no school days, school breaks, summer, covid shut downs, etc.[/quote]

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