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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Jobs are flexible to a point (no one is a surgeon/pilot, etc) but each could have days where flexibility was difficult. Nanny financially would be possible but it seems like a lot of money for having a child mostly in school. Thanks to everyone who offered insight thus far.[/quote]

I will say that if you choose to get a nanny, then you will only find a high quality nanny if you pay for 40 hrs of work, regardless of how many hours nanny is working, and pay overtime for any weeks outside of their normal work schedule (meaning if you are paying them for 40 hrs and they are typically only working 30, I'd pay them OT for the weeks they actually worked over 30 hours).

Here's what my unicorn nanny would do

On a regular school day:
- Arrive at noon
- Do some housework (do the dishes, clean the kitchen, do and fold laundry, make sure all the bathrooms are stocked with toilet paper - yes, I know that's a weird one)
- Make dinner or at least do dinner prep so all I have to do is put something in the oven or heat it up
- Pick up the kids from school or the bus stop
- Drive kids to/from whatever afternoon activities they participate in (e.g. sports, academics, tutoring, playdates, whatever)
- Leave when DH or I get home or are done for the day around 5:30

On a school holiday:
- Work 9:00 - 5:30

Over the summer:
- If there is camp, pick kids up from camp, take them to afternoon activities, clean/prep dinner if there is time, leave when DH and I get home
- If there is no camp, just ferry the kids to/from activities, find fun stuff for them to do

Again - UNICORN NANNY. 
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