What to have nanny do after DD starts preschool

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, grocery shop and do full family laundry.

Clean windows, beat carpets, paint porch. Mow lawn, rake leaves. After all, she is your slave and you want your money's worth. Lady, you're going to be looking for a new nanny very soon!

We had the same nanny for a decade, sweetheart. Kids grow, situations change. Everyone adapts and gets the job done.

You’re ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, grocery shop and do full family laundry.

Clean windows, beat carpets, paint porch. Mow lawn, rake leaves. After all, she is your slave and you want your money's worth. Lady, you're going to be looking for a new nanny very soon!

We had the same nanny for a decade, sweetheart. Kids grow, situations change. Everyone adapts and gets the job done.

You’re ridiculous.

You had a housekeeper who babysat, PP. You never had a nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our nanny took on house management (no cleaning) and did all our grocery shopping, ordering supplies, and scheduled the cleaning company. She also volunteered at my son’s preschool while on the clock.

This is what I did, with occasional dinner prep (specific veggies chopped or throwing something premised in the oven at a specific time). It also allowed me time to make special snacks and activities for after school. I am a nanny and would absolutely not start washing your personal bedding or anything of the like.

+2. I was never asked, nor would I have ever done, my employers laundry or cleaning. I was happy to manage the house and do family grocery shopping. I am also a former teacher and was able to do a storytime at my charge’s preschool.

+3. My charge’s preschool had a parent/caregiver volunteer mandate that I took over. Since I have a BA in Early Childhood Education and years of preschool teaching experience, my charge’s school was thrilled to have me. Now that my charge in in first grade, I start work at noon on days she’s in school and stay until 7PM. I still make all my charge’s meals from scratch, do her laundry and her errands from noon until I pick her up at 2:30. I help her with her homework, projects and reading. I shuttle her to ballet, piano lessons and play dates in the afternoons. And I am there to cover sick days and holidays.

You can grow with a nanny job without having to wash your employers dirty underwear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, grocery shop and do full family laundry.

Clean windows, beat carpets, paint porch. Mow lawn, rake leaves. After all, she is your slave and you want your money's worth. Lady, you're going to be looking for a new nanny very soon!

We had the same nanny for a decade, sweetheart. Kids grow, situations change. Everyone adapts and gets the job done.

You’re ridiculous.

You had a housekeeper who babysat, PP. You never had a nanny.

Nope. Professional nanny with 20 years experience.

[Anonymous]

OP here - to be clear, am not planning to make her do cleaning work (we have actual cleaners for that). But we want to keep her for the same 28-30 hours going forward - DH and I stagger our hours and don’t need more than that, which she is fine with as well. However, trying to figure out more things for her to do. Household management sounds interesting - what tasks would be good, other than groceries and picking up dry cleaning? Also, anyone had success teaching a nanny how to cook? DD and DH and I all eat the same food (which I currently cook from scratch). But it would be a huge relief if she could spend an hour a day while DD is in preschool cooking it. She doesn’t know how to make food from my ethnicity though (yet).

[Anonymous]

I have had our nanny for 12 years and as another PP said, the job has evolved. Now it is largely driving, laundry, grocery shopping. She cooks a meal or two a week, she is home for deliveries, and sometimes does other small errands. She was always a nanny and now she is really more of a household manager because if she didn't, we wouldn't need a nanny. Both of us are happy with the arrangement or if she wasn't, she would quit, I assume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our nanny took on house management (no cleaning) and did all our grocery shopping, ordering supplies, and scheduled the cleaning company. She also volunteered at my son’s preschool while on the clock.

This is what I did, with occasional dinner prep (specific veggies chopped or throwing something premised in the oven at a specific time). It also allowed me time to make special snacks and activities for after school. I am a nanny and would absolutely not start washing your personal bedding or anything of the like.

+2. I was never asked, nor would I have ever done, my employers laundry or cleaning. I was happy to manage the house and do family grocery shopping. I am also a former teacher and was able to do a storytime at my charge’s preschool.

+3. My charge’s preschool had a parent/caregiver volunteer mandate that I took over. Since I have a BA in Early Childhood Education and years of preschool teaching experience, my charge’s school was thrilled to have me. Now that my charge in in first grade, I start work at noon on days she’s in school and stay until 7PM. I still make all my charge’s meals from scratch, do her laundry and her errands from noon until I pick her up at 2:30. I help her with her homework, projects and reading. I shuttle her to ballet, piano lessons and play dates in the afternoons. And I am there to cover sick days and holidays.

You can grow with a nanny job without having to wash your employers dirty underwear.

dp PP it sounds like you are the mom. What do the parents do for their child? Are they the weekend nanny?

[Anonymous]

Nanny here-

I’ve been with my family for 10+ years. I do grocery shopping and surprise home repair workers. I do not do any type of cleaning- I am a nanny, not a housekeeper. My bosses continue to pay me while the kids are in school full days for the convenience of having me on call for sick days, off school days, when someone forgets their lunch etc. My job is unique though as my bosses are both high level VOs and need childcare.

[Anonymous]

Vp’s!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here-

I’ve been with my family for 10+ years. I do grocery shopping and surprise home repair workers. I do not do any type of cleaning- I am a nanny, not a housekeeper. My bosses continue to pay me while the kids are in school full days for the convenience of having me on call for sick days, off school days, when someone forgets their lunch etc. My job is unique though as my bosses are both high level VOs and need childcare.

Translation - I sit around on my phone most of the day and expect to be paid for it.

When I’m not “surprising” workers. Boo!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - to be clear, am not planning to make her do cleaning work (we have actual cleaners for that). But we want to keep her for the same 28-30 hours going forward - DH and I stagger our hours and don’t need more than that, which she is fine with as well. However, trying to figure out more things for her to do. Household management sounds interesting - what tasks would be good, other than groceries and picking up dry cleaning? Also, anyone had success teaching a nanny how to cook? DD and DH and I all eat the same food (which I currently cook from scratch). But it would be a huge relief if she could spend an hour a day while DD is in preschool cooking it. She doesn’t know how to make food from my ethnicity though (yet).

House management involves everything that has to do with the running of the house. Our nanny handles all scheduling and payment for cleaners and gardener; all ordering of family supplies; handles repairs by scheduling and paying our handyman; scheduling and paying for all extra curricular stuff for kids. We gave her an AmEx so she has complete control.

You could certainly ask your nanny if she is interested in cooking. Anyone can learn to do all the prep work even if she isn’t comfortable cooking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here-

I’ve been with my family for 10+ years. I do grocery shopping and surprise home repair workers. I do not do any type of cleaning- I am a nanny, not a housekeeper. My bosses continue to pay me while the kids are in school full days for the convenience of having me on call for sick days, off school days, when someone forgets their lunch etc. My job is unique though as my bosses are both high level VOs and need childcare.

Translation - I sit around on my phone most of the day and expect to be paid for it.

When I’m not “surprising” workers. Boo!

Stop embarrassing yourself, PP. You haven’t got a clue what this poster does or doesn’t do and you just look petty trying to blindly insult her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here - to be clear, am not planning to make her do cleaning work (we have actual cleaners for that). But we want to keep her for the same 28-30 hours going forward - DH and I stagger our hours and don’t need more than that, which she is fine with as well. However, trying to figure out more things for her to do. Household management sounds interesting - what tasks would be good, other than groceries and picking up dry cleaning? Also, anyone had success teaching a nanny how to cook? DD and DH and I all eat the same food (which I currently cook from scratch). But it would be a huge relief if she could spend an hour a day while DD is in preschool cooking it. She doesn’t know how to make food from my ethnicity though (yet).

Cooking, if your kids' nanny is interested, is a great responsibility to add. I'm first generation American, and my mom has taugths our kids' nanny to cook some ethnic dishes better than I can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here-

I’ve been with my family for 10+ years. I do grocery shopping and surprise home repair workers. I do not do any type of cleaning- I am a nanny, not a housekeeper. My bosses continue to pay me while the kids are in school full days for the convenience of having me on call for sick days, off school days, when someone forgets their lunch etc. My job is unique though as my bosses are both high level VOs and need childcare.

Translation - I sit around on my phone most of the day and expect to be paid for it.

When I’m not “surprising” workers. Boo!

Stop embarrassing yourself, PP. You haven’t got a clue what this poster does or doesn’t do and you just look petty trying to blindly insult her.

You can’t handle the truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nanny here-

I’ve been with my family for 10+ years. I do grocery shopping and surprise home repair workers. I do not do any type of cleaning- I am a nanny, not a housekeeper. My bosses continue to pay me while the kids are in school full days for the convenience of having me on call for sick days, off school days, when someone forgets their lunch etc. My job is unique though as my bosses are both high level VOs and need childcare.

Translation - I sit around on my phone most of the day and expect to be paid for it.

When I’m not “surprising” workers. Boo!

Stop embarrassing yourself, PP. You haven’t got a clue what this poster does or doesn’t do and you just look petty trying to blindly insult her.

You can’t handle the truth.

We are all laughing at you, younpoor old lady.