Nanny share holidays - DS starting school

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hi there

We have a full-time nanny share.

My DS is starting school next year.Just wondering what happens about us all choosing holidays now we cant go away outside of school holidays?

Thanks

What's your current arrangement?

Your nanny share partners and nanny may not be happy being restricted to school holidays only so you definitely need to talk to them. If the other child(ren) in the share is approaching school age then it may not be so much of a problem for the other family but you may be left with a couple of weeks where nanny wants to take her holiday during term time.

If you want to restrict that you'd probably have to renegotiate the contract.

oh dear. its only my DS who is of school age. we should have thought of this before. Hopefully the other parties will understand as I only have a limited amount of holiday a year.

Well it's something you need to discuss with both other parties to the contract - the other family and the nanny.

What's your current arrangement? Nanny picks 2 weeks, you pick 1 week, the other family picks 1 week?

How long have you been in the share? If it was only set up in the last 6 months or so then yes, it's probably something you should have thought of but if it's been going on for a while then it's just not something which crossed your mind. When parents post about potential nanny shares/nannies with own child on here quite often it's brought up as something to consider - what happens when the children go to school? what happens if they're at different schools/holidays are different? etc.

Good luck sorting it out.

Well it's something you need to discuss with both other parties to the contract - the other family and the nanny.

What's your current arrangement? Nanny picks 2 weeks, you pick 1 week, the other family picks 1 week?

How long have you been in the share? If it was only set up in the last 6 months or so then yes, it's probably something you should have thought of but if it's been going on for a while then it's just not something which crossed your mind. When parents post about potential nanny shares/nannies with own child on here quite often it's brought up as something to consider - what happens when the children go to school? what happens if they're at different schools/holidays are different? etc.

Good luck sorting it out.

Yes, I think you do need to sort this out sooner rather than later and I wouldn't bank on the other family "understanding" your restrictions re school holidays as this is potentially forcing them into taking holiday during the peak season when prices are highest (bad enough when you have school age children, a complete no-no if you don't even have that reason!).

hi, thanks for your messages.

the share been going for just over a year. i guess we do have to sit down and chat about it. and i completely understand about not going during school holidays if you dont need to!