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[quote=Anonymous]Honestly, I disagree with most of the posters. Your nanny is average. She is doing the bare minimum and that’s what a lot of families settle for bc they do not want to pay well but want a nanny. They then say, we found an excellent nanny and didn’t have to pay a lot. They don’t know what excellent is bc they haven’t actually experienced excellent. An excellent, experienced and professional nanny is absolutely doing everything on your list, but they aren’t cheap. They are seeking out activities for all stages of their charges life and being generally helpful. DC libraries have wonderful storytimes and activities for every age. So at the very least your nanny should be utilizing those as they are free. I am at the library with my charge for an activity at least 3 days a week.

I also disagree that play dates at that age are only for adults. I have been doing play dates with my current charge (and all the kids I have taken care of) since they were 6 months. My charge absolutely lights up when she sees other babies and has been able to try to mimic crawling and pulling up from other babies. Babies love babies. Yes, there is parallel play but there is also a connection there. They see someone their size and it adds to curiosity of others and new skills.

Lateness everyday is inexcusable. No professional nanny is arriving late every day. This alone is enough to fire someone. I agree with the poster that said you need to re-evaluate your hiring process and overall package.[/quote]

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