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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up with a live-in nanny in NYC.  They had a little room off the kitchen that they lived in during the week, and then went home on weekends, unless they were from another country in which case they did their own thing on weekends based out of that room.

What does your nanny do when they are off - stay in their room or hang out in the main house?  none of them hung out with us, but my mother was the type to refer to nannies and housekeepers as "the help" and would never have let them hang out with her.  I am pretty sure they only time they sat in the living room was for their interviews.
Do they cook their own meals or do you cook for them?   They make/buy/bring their own food.  They clean up after themselves.  I think our housekeeper would make a plate in the kitchen for the nanny, and then we'd eat in the dining room. 
Do they eat with you?  Never.  
Do they go out with friends after hours and come back late?  Probably. It was a non-issue.  As long as they were available for their hours who cares what they do out of the home on their time off?

**I am now married with kids and we have a nanny and specifically wanted someone live-out. [/quote]

Live-in help has room and board provided, per government rules.  They don't have to sit down with the family, but they do have to be provided with food.[/quote]

I've never heard of this. What government rules are these? Is this state or federal?[/quote]

Here's a portion of the laws protecting ALL nannies, and the exemptions and special circumstances for live-in nannies:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/flsa-domestic-service[/quote]

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