I Think I Found One!

I think your potential set up sounds great, you have to entertain it. If your current sitter cannot understand the situation and the benifits for you then oh well. you need to look out for what is in the best interest for your kids/family. We as parents always have to make the hard desicions, sucks I know. I work full time and have a sitter come to the house mon. thru Fri. I love it. I pay a flat rate 1 kid or 3 kids it averages out so when there is no school I pay the same. I can budget and she can budget knowing in advance what $$ is coming. I also giver her a week vacation of her choosing per year paid. This locks them in who else does that. The flat rate is for 5 days if I take a day off she gets paid. If she calls in no pay. I am not supporting a ton of call ins here. I told her If our checks are not affected then either will hers.

It works out great!!

Good luck, and yes give her a try, I love the arraingement.

You definately need to put something in there about how much time you neeed her to give you if/when she gives her notice. It is hard to find someone when you are in a crunch, so I would think about how much time you think you need to be able to find a new person.

Time off, vacation weeks, what happens if the kids are sick......

Have you done a reference/background check? You mentioned a phone interview - has she met your 3 kids yet?
Will you pay her for sick days if she is ill (and you'll need a back up plan). Will she ever travel with you? You'll need her on your insurance in case she ever needs your car. Good luck - I hope she is a good fit.