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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m interested in hearing others feedback, advice, and best practices on nanny shares. We are considering this option for next year. During the school year, we would only need 15-20 hours of help (2-3 days per week). In the summer, we would need full time help. We’re hoping to find a family with a similar schedule/needs, who would be open to splitting the week, and sharing care over the summer. My questions are: contracts between families and nanny pay. I assume the families enter into an agreement with one another, and separately enter into a joint agreement with the nanny? How do you calculate the nanny’s pay in an arrangement like this? I understand the nanny’s pay is higher during a share arrangement. Is it easiest to calculate an annual salary rather than hourly? [/quote]

What you're describing is more of a nanny split, and very few nannies would be interested unless the rates were higher than usual.

You mentioned children, but I don't see where you said how many you have. Logistically, it would be difficult to find someone with their own full time nanny open to watching your (2? 3?) children part time in addition to their full time family. Switching things up in the summer isn't ideal for anyone, however.

Your best bet by far would be:
-Focus on before and aftercare, and fill summers with camp
-Hire your own nanny. Increase hours so the nanny always receives 40 hours per week. If you don't need the full 40 for childcare, negotiate other tasks. Errands, grocery shopping, meal prep, kids laundry. Expect these tasks to change during the summer when the nanny won't have as much down time. [/quote]

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