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[quote=Anonymous]PP, please read full thread... Nanny gets a bit more than $19 per hour.

OP: as a mom with 3 kids, I understand your complexity, and total expense for childcare...

Anyway, some strategies that worked for us:

1. Can you rearrange your schedules to release nanny at 5:30 pm instead of 6:15? That's what we were able to do, DH hoes to work early, I take mornings, he gets home by 5:30. That will cut down 3:45 of overtime.

2. Tax calculation. IRS Household Employer guide specifically states that employer can decide to pay nanny's share of FICA taxes. For nanny to get the same take home pay, your tax obligation is then bit lower. At $1000+ per week it adds up. Do the calculation. It's in that guide.

3. Talk to your nanny and see what she cares about. When we got to the third one (with older full time in preschool or K), we added $50/week total. We also never computed $/hr, had set hours and $/week guaranteed pay. She was very happy, and she actually liked being with newborn.

4.  We also proactively tried to ensure that grandma is available on all the "teacher days off" to take 1-2 kids away. Or come and help when one kid is sick. I think that really helped.

Good luck!

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