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Nanny share experience

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We currently have a live-in Au Pair care for DD while DH and I are at work (full time). It is working out great but she goes home to Germany in August when DD is one year old. At that time, we feel it would be good for DD to have the company of another child close to her age to play with and learn social interactions. Au Pairs can't be a share situation so we are considering a nanny share care situation with another child coming to our house. Has anybody done this and have experience with it (good or bad)?
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  • jays_bridejays_bride member

    A coworker and I share a nanny (found her on craigslist) and it works out great! The girls stay at my coworker's house (across the street from the school I work at). We alternate providing food for the week, so I don't have to pack every day. The only bad part is when coworker or her DD is sick, then DH ends up taking off a day from work (we live pretty far away and don't want the nanny to have to make the commute up the mountain and I'm not comfortable having DD at nanny's house since I've never been there). I like that DD has a companion about her age (5 months older).

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  • EastCoastBrideEastCoastBride member

    we've done a nanny share and liked it.  One thing to be prepared for - many nanny shares swap houses.  One week at one house, another week at the other.  If I were in a FT nanny share, while I would LOVE for it to always be at my house, if I were told "it will always be at (the other families) house", I don't know how willing I'd be to take part.  Unless I was paying a lower amount, or there was some other benefit to me.

    Having to deal w/ both a nanny coming to us and having to take DS occasionally to another house- I LOVE having the nanny come to us.  I would not participate 50/50 in a share if it was always at another house. 

     

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    Oh, and based on the experience of a friend, REALLY make sure the other family is a good match for you.  THat's just as important as the nanny being a good match.
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  • SFAug07SFAug07 member

    Great advice, thank you!

    We would be willing to pay more and we also have an unusually big house compared to other houses in the area, so that's why hosting at our house would make more sense.

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  • harvest-wedharvest-wed
    maybe you could consider having a SAHM come with her own child to your home?
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  • wheelenlwheelenl

    imageharvest-wed:
    maybe you could consider having a SAHM come with her own child to your home?

    My friend does this and it works out well. The nanny has a son in between the age of my friend's sons.

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