Nanny share in France (garde partagée)
In a garde partagée, one nanny looks after the children of two families, at the home of one family and/or the other. Each family is a full employer: it signs its own employment contract, declares its share of the salary on Pajemploi and receives its own CMG. Both contracts contain an identical clause that organises the link between the families.
Two employers, two contracts
Each family signs a written contract with the nanny. Both mention the shared care and contain the same clause (homes, split of hours and costs, what happens if one family leaves). A written agreement between the families is not required by law but strongly recommended to share common costs (meals, outings, equipment). The hourly rate is usually the same in both contracts.
Working time: the two contracts are added up
- The nanny's working time is the total of the hours worked for both families.
- Overtime starts beyond 40 hours in total, not family by family.
- Overtime must be requested in writing by at least one family and paid according to the agreed split.
- The « présence responsable » rule (hours counted at two-thirds) does not apply in a nanny share.
- Public-transport pass costs are covered in full.
Pajemploi: one declaration per family
Pajemploi does not treat a nanny share as a single file: each family declares, from its own account, the pay due under its own contract — its share of the common hours plus any hours worked for it alone. Costs (transport, meals) are split according to the same clause.
Never declare all the hours under one family: the other would lose its CMG and contributions would be wrong. When a family changes its schedule, update the split by an amendment (avenant).
CMG and tax credit for each family
The CMG of each family is calculated on its own declaration, income and dependent children, so the amounts may differ. Each household also claims its own expenses (CMG deducted) for the home-employment tax credit (emploi d'un salarié à domicile), within its own ceiling. Do not confuse this with shared custody of one child by separated parents, which is a different scheme.
When one family stops
The family that ends its contract informs the other in writing. The second contract is then either amended (new hours, new home) or ended according to the applicable procedure. Planning for this in the common clause avoids many tensions.
Frequently asked questions
In a nanny share, does each family get the CMG?
Yes. Each family is an employer and declares its share on Pajemploi; its CMG is calculated from its declaration, income and children.
Is overtime counted per family?
No. Working time is the total for both families; overtime starts beyond 40 hours in total.
Do we need two Pajemploi declarations?
Yes, one per employer family, each for the hours and salary of its own contract.
How do we split the common hours?
According to the identical clause in both contracts: equally, by number of children or any other written rule agreed between the families.