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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We hired a nanny to work for us through the end of the year [b]until our baby goes to daycare at our office[/b].

Nanny worked for us for a few weeks and just decided to quit for another family. We had a contract with all terms spelled out - $30/hour, 45 hours/week, all federal holidays + 4 floating leave days to use by end of year. We had a really good relationship with nanny, didn’t ask her to do anything unrelated to the nanny. If we came home from work early, we would let her leave early and still pay for her full hours.

Wtf do we do? I’m just tempted to lie to prospective nannies and dump them at the end of the year. Will they all leave us in a bind?

Spouse just returned to work and we have no back-up care. We both have demanding jobs. [/quote]

If you can afford the nanny for a couple years, your child might be better off for it. You have no say in the hiring of the workplace daycare providers, and a particular set of carers that you love now may be gone in the blink of an eye and replaced with people who suck. Friend was in this situation where she was over the moon with her workplace daycare, then the director abruptly quit and the replacement was horrible, then she had to scramble to find better care. These workplace set ups often have more turn over than a traditional daycare business that is locally owned and operated. Just something to keep in mind.[/quote]

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