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AzzaNZ 
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Posted: 30 June 2011 at 1:44pm |
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Has anyone done nanny-sharing with another family?
I am wondering if its a viable childcare option. I'd like to have a full-time nanny for our youngest but cant afford it. So thought if there was another family in our area we could potentially share the costs.
Are there any nanny websites I should look at?
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Posted: 30 June 2011 at 6:07pm |
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My sister does it with another family- it has worked out great for them as her two are now at school but the nanny still looks after them first thing and after school (she is a single mum).
Their nanny (and the one before who did the same thing) was through Porse. My understanding is they have a set rate (e.g. 18 an hour) and that is split between families, so it's not the cost per child.
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Posted: 30 June 2011 at 10:07pm |
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A friend of mine looked into it, but was put off by the cost. The nanny she liked wanted $37 an hour, without qualifications.
I think it sounds like a great option though, if it works for everyone!
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AzzaNZ
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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 8:31am |
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I'm setting up a time to meet a Porse consultant so I can find out more about the costs.
Jade, if it ends up being $37 an hour then its a definite no for us! Yikes!
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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 10:27am |
We did it for a while. Went through Porse, and like jano says, we split the nanny's hourly rate between the two families (ie: each family paid $7 of her $18 hourly rate) - so it was actually pretty cost effective.
We alternated between houses ( 1 week at our place, 1 week at theirs) but it's all pretty flexible and you can obviously arrange things to suit your own needs.
If you can fint the right nanny / family to share with, it's a great option!
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AzzaNZ
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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 10:30am |
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Thanks Joscia, its good to hear from someone who has done it!
How did you find the other family to share with or was that something Porse assisted with?
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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 11:21am |
We knew the other family through coffee group, so approached Porse together. They may be able to help you find someone to share with though...
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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 12:34pm |
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Just a heads up, if you hire a nanny through Porse you have to pay holiday pay, sickness pay etc as you are effectively their employer. We hired a nanny through Gumtree, lots advertise there so I'd try there before Porse.
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Posted: 01 July 2011 at 12:43pm |
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Thanks for the heads up Febgirl!
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Posted: 02 July 2011 at 8:29pm |
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A friend of mine did it with another fmaily through her coffee group - they had a week at her place then a week at their place (just one child each) and it worked really well. I think the going rates seem to be around $18-20/hr. Have a look at some of the other home-based care websites as I think a couple of them offer nannies.
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