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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are some ridiculous responses on this thread, OP. If there are several hours of downtime in the day, you should absolutely have the nanny do other things, as long as they are child related, and you do allow for a free hour for lunch and relaxation.

You should not be paying a nanny to do her homework. That's crazy.[/quote]

Agreed.  In a share, one of the perks of hosting (and thus taking on extra wear and tear and cleaning responsibility) is being able to utilize the nanny's down time for child-related cleaning (including vacuuming and kitchen floor care), laundry, meal prep, researching kid gear and activities, and other tasks.  All these things are part and parcel to nanny work.  The "nannies" who expect to get paid to do their homework are really just babysitters.    [/quote]

That is NOT one of the perks of hosting a share. There are sacrifices you make when choosing to share, and responsibilities outside of childcare are one of the things you give up. One, because there are simply too many needs to be met (of the children and for both families), and two, attempts should be made to keep the share as egalitarian as possible. This means nanny should not be doing your child's laundry and not the other. She should not be doing any meal prep aside from lunch for both kids, she should not be cleaning up after anyone but herself and the kids in the kitchen and play areas. The perks of hosting a share are not having to schlep your kid in the morning, and your kid gets to spend their days at home and sleep in their own bed. That's where it ends. Everything else should be equal.

Also, I'm one of the nannies that uses nap time for school work. You can call me what you like, but I do much more for my day time families than my evening sitting families. I'm also a college student and that comes first. It just does and I won't apologize. I get paid in accordance with this fact. $16/hour for my share, and if my families started piling on duties and taking away my more work time, you bet I'd be out of there. If you're paying top dollar, go for it OP. If you hired a college student, at college student rates, be sure that your expectations reflect that. [/quote]

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