If you want to use a nanny but don't think you can afford the expense, consider share care. Share care, a variation on the typical nanny care arrangement, first became popular in the 1980s, when more families became dependent on the incomes of two working parents. Sometimes a nanny lives with one family and cares for the children of two or more families in that home.
Share care is ideal for children under the age of one.
And if you want or need a more flexible schedule than centers allow, share care may work well for you. Using a shared nanny means you can build in flexibility from the beginning. Add your comments to the bottom of this page. Share care is a happy medium between nanny care and a daycare center. A toddler will benefit from the interaction with other children if she's sharing a caregiver with others.