When do I look for a nanny?

[Anonymous]

Nanny here. It is a reality of our industry that we rarely get advance notice. Even for long-term positions where the family loves you and wants to stay close after they let you go, they aren’t going to have all their plans worked out more than a month or two in advance. So the advice above is correct. Start looking two months from when you are ready to start paying her.

[Anonymous]

TES684 wrote:OP here - I wasn't really expecting a nanny to "wait for me," I was thinking they would just know when their services wouldn't be needed any longer with another family, e.g. if kids were starting school. That said, I know COVID will make this tricky because families are unlikely to be certain what school is looking like even next fall (I don't think we are going to see any normalcy until at least 2022). But I guess the consensus is that I am way off base, huh? I'm such a planner, I hate this idea of having a baby and having NO idea what their childcare will look like. What if I can't find anyone at all and I can't go back to work? Ugh!

Yes, all nannies are clairvoyant.