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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you arrive at the 15-25% deduction for bring your child, PP? Why should it not be 50% as in a normal nanny share? Especially since MB is functioning as a host family in a share?[/quote]

NP here, but I think I can take a crack at this one.

PP was talking 15-25% off of her rate for one child. A share rate per family is normally half of the rate for two children /plus/ an extra 15-20% due to the fact its a share.

I think the PP's example only feels a little off because her one child rate is so far above average. (No judgement on whether its true or deserved, just that its above average). A more average one child, starting rate, of say 15-17$/hr might go up to $20-$22 per hour in a share and discounted back down to $11-13$/hour.

I also don't think you can quite half things just like a share for two reasons. It's not reasonable for anyone to pay 50% of their gross income for child care. In other words, a nanny cannot afford her own rates. So the market is going to push the discount south of 50% because there are very few nannies who could otherwise afford this arragenment at all. Also, it's not quite an equal partnership. The nanny is still an employee. The parent is going to expect that their child's schedule is going to be primary and that they have the final say in many decisions, like signing up for a class. [/quote]

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