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[quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]Ok, so here in the deal.
I am former nanny and I am trying to help my SIL plan out her kiddo care needs. I know that she will need a ton of help- and that its too much for 1 nanny. Just wanting to know how many folks she should be looking to hire.

Here is the situation. She has a high profile job in DC (easily pulls 12 hour days) and often has to go to events at night. She also wants almost around the clock care on the weekends. She will not be gone all weekend- but she often has work situations pop up that have to be dealt with immediately. She is going to be a single mom.

She is honestly wanting 12-13 hours a day of care, 7 days a week.

Please no snark about how she should have a kid if she can't care for it... The situation is what it is. [/quote]

Is her budget pretty large? if so, i would suggest the following:

From birth - 4 months old or so - Newborn Care Specialist to work 24/7 the first 3 - 4 weeks, then 15 hour overnights the next 9+ weeks. Bring in a REALLY experienced full-charge nanny at 3 - 4 weeks to work the 9 hour daytime shift. This nanny will live in, and will transition to full charge nanny/nanny manager when NCS is finished. Have the nanny manager and the NCS assist with hiring of 2 additional nannies who will join the team the week before NCS leaves. [b]COST[/b] - NCS likely $300+/day for full days, $250+ for 15 hour shifts. Nanny Manager likely $18+/hour for first weeks, then $80K+ when she transitions.

4 months forward - Nanny Manager will live in and will take on the tasks of caring for baby from 7p - 7a and managing schedules/clothes and food purchases, etc for baby as he grows. She needs to be a nanny who has been full-charge for  high profile HNW families before, who is comfortable living in and taking on all the child related tasks a SAHM would usually deal with. NM will schedule and manage the other 2 nannies. Those nannies will either work a 4/3 split or 3.5 days each per week, 12 hours a day from 7a - 7p. They will likely be paid $16+/hour, and need to be experienced in a staffed home, willing to work for the good of baby and mom, and not prone to shoving unpleasant tasks onto others. No one loves to to laundry, but everyone has to pitch in, just as an example.

I would have the daytime split shift look like this:

Nanny Jane works W/Th/F/Sa from 7a - 7p and Nanny Anne works Sa 7p - 7a and Su/M/Tu from 7a - 7p. Every 4 weeks they switch schedules if desired, so that they can each have "lighter" work weeks and not have one continually working the 24 hour Saturday 7p - Sunday 7p shift. Each will work 48 hours/week, grossing $850 - 900 each weekly.

Nanny Manager will live in and work 7p - 7a Sunday - Friday, will put in up to 20 additional hours as needed M - F during the day (running errands for baby, lesson planning, scheduling other nannies and checking in with them, etc.), working 92 hours per week, although much of that time will be overnights.

With 3 nannies, they can cover each other's vacations without working ridiculous OT, and your SIL will have the 24/7 coverage she needs to do her job. The Nanny Manager also will be simply "on call" when your SIL is home and ready to take on caretaker duties.

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