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[quote=Anonymous]My youngest started full day preK last September but we still have our full time nanny since DH and I work full time with pretty demanding jobs and don’t want to deal with piecing together part time sitters who are not reliable (from past experience). The trickiest piece is that 2-3 days per week our nanny comes at 7:30am to get the kids to school since DH and I are both back in the office and need to leave by 7:45am. So on those days she is basically free from 8:30am to 2pm when she picks my younger one up from school, and then my older one at 3pm. However next year they will both be in school until 3pm so it’s an even bigger chunk of time.

My nanny is truly amazing and beyond my kids loving her, she is always willing to go above and beyond and help however she is needed. We really don’t want to let her go because there are still so many times we rely on her for care on holidays, sick days, school vacations, etc.

I am curious to know from those who have kept a full time nanny well through the elementary years and maybe even beyond, what sorts of things do you have your nanny do during the day to keep them busy? I am worried that she will be too bored eventually and want to leave since it’s not fun sitting around for hours, and she lives a little too far away to go home and do her own thing. She is more than happy to cook for us (although unfortunately she isn’t the best cook so we typically keep it to prepping and chopping), she does grocery runs 1-2 times per week, will run to the post office or dry cleaner if needed as well. She is also willing to fold everyone’s laundry which is really helpful, but beyond that she is not a house cleaner (nor do we expect that front her). But that does not come close to filling her time.[/quote]

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