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[quote=Anonymous]I hate when people assume that all nannies who bring their children to work pay less attention to the child they get paid to watch. I’m not saying all nannies are like that but like in any situation, it’s a 50% chance that the nanny may or may not play favortism- you just don’t know.

It’s pretty hard to compare a daycare ratio to a nanny-share. For 1, most daycares, at least in MD and DC the infant and toddler ratio is 1:3 or 1:4 and twos are 1:4 or 1:6. However, you are responsible for all 6, 8 or 12 children!

In a nanny share with 2 children (where nether child is yours) how can only one child get 50% of your time? These kids eat, sleep, play, get pushed in the stroller and participate in activities together. If there’s an age difference, any good nanny would incoroporate a schedule that has both children getting the same amount of attention. It’s really not hard to give equal amount of attention to 2 children regardless of if the child is yours.

Now to the original post. I think that if you’re not comfortable with the nanny bringing her child, then you shouldn’t allow it. However, you can always throw a number out there and if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work. Although she’s bringing her child, your expectations should be the same (if she wasn’t) because you are paying her for a service, therefore, her rate shouldn’t matter. If you’re paying her a lower rate, then you are basically telling her “it’s okay to pay more attention to your child.” My suggestion would be to pay her a flat (weekly) rate since it’s under the table, which, could (and should) be anywhere between $400-600 per week. [/quote]

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