For nannies in a two-family share

You should not be the only person without a clear record when two families share one nanny job. NannySplit gives you one timeline of shared and solo hours both households see. You log time once; both families use that record.

One job, two payers

In a share, you usually have one schedule and two employers paying your wages through their own systems.

On-duty time counts, including waiting when you cannot leave or use the time for yourself (DOL Fact Sheet 79D). When both families use the same logged times, you spend less energy defending a screenshot chain in group text.

Parents split dollars using rules they agreed on (see the cost-split guide on the guides hub). Your job is accurate time, not negotiating their percentage for them.

Shared days vs solo days from your perspective

When both kids are present, log shared time even if one parent is still commuting. When you are only responsible for one family’s children, that block is solo for settlement purposes unless both parents told you otherwise in writing.

If a parent says “just mark it shared, we’ll figure it out,” ask them to confirm in the app or email. Verbal shortcuts become your problem at approval time.

Handoffs matter: if you arrive at the host home and cannot leave until the guest child is picked up, that on-duty window may count as work time under federal hours guidance. Log the window that matches what they told you to follow.

A guest child who stays for dinner after the host child has left with a parent is no longer a shared block unless both families said it is. Tag the tail as solo for the family whose child you still have.

If both kids nap at the host home, that is still shared. You are responsible for both children even when the house is quiet.

What you do in NannySplit vs what families do elsewhere

Inside the app you clock in and out (or confirm parent-entered time, depending on what they enable), see shared vs solo tags when families configure them, and review the period and sign if your share uses nanny approvals.

You log time. Families run payroll, issue paychecks, and handle household employment taxes outside NannySplit.

Overtime is real

When your total hours in a workweek go over 40, overtime pay (usually time-and-a-half) may be owed to you (Fact Sheet 23). How the two families split those extra dollars is their agreement (see overtime in a share).

You should see overtime lines on the approved statement before families pay. If OT rows are missing while you know the week was long, raise it before approval, not after checks go out.

If you live in the home, do not assume every extra hour is time-and-a-half. Live-in overtime follows different daily rules (Fact Sheet 79B). Confirm that before you accept a schedule built on daily OT.

When hours look wrong

Fix times in the app as soon as you notice:

• Wrong shared vs solo tag → ask a parent who can edit tags to correct the day.
• Missing drive or handoff block → add a note in your usual channel, then ensure the log matches what you agreed verbally.
• Period already submitted → contact both families; do not silently eat unpaid time.

Goal: one statement everyone approves without you mediating every weekend.

If Tuesday’s drop-off was 20 minutes early and nobody logged it, fix Tuesday on Tuesday. A month of “small” early arrivals is a day of unpaid work by the time someone notices.

Getting access

A family invites you to their NannySplit arrangement when they are ready. Accept the invite and sign in on the web. There is no App Store or Google Play download. Use the flows they enable: logging, viewing periods, signing approvals.

If you are comparing offers or schedules, ask how they split shared hours and how overtime will show.

Where to read more

• Nanny share setup — what parents should decide before week one.
• Host vs guest family — why location tags matter for your logged days.

You are not starting a share as the nanny; your families do. When you are invited, sign in below to see the same hours they use to settle the week.

Protecting your time

Request corrections in the app before you sign. Keep a personal backup calendar for a month when a family is new, then delete it once NannySplit matches reality. Escalate respectfully if one family consistently approves late after you already worked the next week.

If a family says travel or wait time does not count but you have to stay with the children, log it and raise it before you sign. Required on-duty time is covered in the DOL direct care FAQ.