All About a Nanny Share

Are you really wanting a Nanny but maybe aren’t ready to invest the full amount on a professional nanny? Then a nanny share could be the right fit for you! Let’s take a look at what steps you need to take to have a smooth and seamless nanny share as well as the many benefits. A nanny share is when one nanny cares for children from different households at the same time.  This allows each family to save money on childcare expenses and the nanny earns a higher pay than the typical full-time position. (Care.com)  This allows you to have a high-quality candidate for less money out of pocket. “Okay, I’m interested….what are the next steps???” Steps to Set Up a Nanny Share:

1. Find another family wanting to share a nanny with you. Listen out & ask around if you hear of any other family that is interested in a nanny. Find another family that you feel would be a good match with and share a nanny with.  Children who are the same age or similar ages will make this easier.  Location is also important, you need to be within a reasonable distance of one another so the commute for the nanny doesn’t change too drastically.
2. Figure out a budget. Decide on an hourly rate that you can afford to pay the nanny together. Make sure you are both on the same page. For nanny share pay, you would want to take the average amount a nanny is being paid in your area and then each family pays 2/3 of that pay. Ex. the average nanny salary is $20/hr- each family pays $13.33 which then equals $26 per hour for the nanny.
3. Figure out the schedule. Consider if the nanny will be at one family’s house 100% of the time or more like 50% of the time. Come up with a schedule that best suits both families and also makes sense for the nanny
4. Interview and hire candidates. This is a great time to turn over all of this to All About Nannies as we can help you with finding the perfect candidates and take care of the screening and background check. A nanny agency can definitely help prepare you to interview the candidates as well as all of the other important things such as background checks and all of the extra paperwork to set you up for a successful placement!
5. Offer the nanny contracts and get a start date scheduled! Here at all about nannies, each family involved in the nanny share will receive a contract and be charged a placement fee. The nanny will be in contract with each individual family too.  It is a placement with each family.  Each family will have a contract with the nanny with additional documentation for the nanny share.

Benefits of a Nanny Share:

1. Kids get to have play buddies every day. They are able to socialize with other kids and work on socialization skills all while being in their own home with a nanny share.
2. Save money! You are not paying for the nanny alone. You split it with another family!
3. You get a higher caliber nanny for your family at a lower rate!
4. The children are still being closely supervised and receiving one-on-one attention even if there are more than 1 child.
5. Meet some incredible friends. If you are in a nanny share with another family, you will get to know one another much better and create special bonds between yourself and the children.

Is this something you are interested in for your family? If you have any questions on the next steps of a nanny share or any of the amazing benefits, feel free to reach out and I’d be happy to assist. You can also check out our family section on our website for more information by clicking here. We discuss what are the next steps and what we will do to help guide you for finding a nanny share.