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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need an au pair - they work more flexible hours to cover work travel and stuff.  A nanny work 9 am - 6 pm but can’t cover it one parent has a late meeting and one is out of town.  [/quote]

Op needs 45 hours a week, that’s more than an au pair can provide legally I think. [/quote]
Nope - we are switching from nanny to au pair b/c now that kids are older we need more evening & weekend hours and not middle of the day hours. We signed w/ an au pair agency and it is 45 hours/week.

OP some benefits of nanny or au pair that we have found are they rarely, rarely miss work for being sick. We have had 3 nannies and I think have had less than 5 sick days in 13 years. Our nanny has  always done all of the kids laundry, prepped dinner and whatever toddler meals for the kids b/f they were in full time school. In our nanny contracts we have light house keeping and have specified that when she comes in she will do the breakfast dishes from the kids, unload the dishwasher from the night before, help tidy their rooms, etc. During the day she runs all errands related to the kids so pick things up for school, organize valentines, etc. It doesn't sound like a lot, but with 4 children it is amazing. She can take the kids to/from any after school activities, they can have friends over for playdates, etc. If I am not working she can be with one or 2 of the kids while I do other things so all of the kids are not spending hours in the car going to activities, dr appts, etc for siblings. Sick days for the kids are no issue. With 4 kids who do not  seem to get sick at the same time, I can't imagine how many days off I would need to take. Plus when mine were younger they rarely got sick b/c they were not in daycare. The difference is shocking. I could go on and on but after having experienced day care briefly, the difference is life changing for our household. [/quote]

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