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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, if you expect the nanny you hire to limit her interactions to just your family, you need to hire a live in nanny and pay her hourly rate requirement around the clock. That is the only way you can have complete control over what she does, where she goes, and who she sees.

So let’s say there is a nanny out there willing to surrender control of her own life to you. To do that, she wants $30 per hour. Her weekly gross pay would be $5240. She Will also need her own bedroom and bathroom at a bare minimum, although a private suite would be best. You’ll need to pay for her food, since you will want to control where the groceries come from.

You’d also need to guarantee her weekly pay, and would need to compensate her for emotional distress if anyone close to her dies and she can’t attend the funeral.

So about $500,000 a year to have a nanny you can completely control!

If that’s not fiscally possible, you will have to deal with having a nanny who is human and might have a sick child or even get sick herself. If you can’t cope with that, you or your DH needs to quit working and be the nanny yourselves. [/quote]

Or look for a live-in nanny with high risk factors who will take quarantine just as serious as you do (or more).  Then you’ll only need to pay whatever you negotiate for the hours.  For me, that’s $1000/week for 45 hours, split between homeschooling and prep work.  No housekeeping.  I do the kids laundry with them, as part of teaching them life skills, and I direct them to do their other chores.  I cook for the children and myself because I want to cook, not because I’m required.  I have room and board, including delivery when adults order for just themselves, and whatever healthy food I want.

You still may not be able to afford a live-in nanny, and that’s ok.  But don’t try to hold a live-out nanny to the same standards.  It’s not possible, and nobody will be happy.[/quote]

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