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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why isn’t the 3 year old in preschool?

I have an 8 yo in virtual school and it’s a lot of work and frustrating for me, the parent. And there are a lot of breaks. Kid needs breakfast and lunch and then the day is over at 2, so there’s still half a day left to fill.

This AP took the job expecting your preschooler to be in some kind of basic preschool program, and your 2nd grader to be in school all day. That’s not the job she has now. The terms materially changed.[/quote]

This. I was sympathetic to OP but you can’t really say your 3 year old is on an iPad all day. They don’t have the attention span for it. They are still taking naps, meals plus two snacks, and they can’t focus on anything beyond 30-45 min at a time even if it’s their favorite cartoon. A 8 year old still need some supervision. Nanny was expecting to help kids get ready for school, have free time, then pick them up and care for them some. Now she probably is doing much more childcare of the 3 year old than expected. It was immature of the au pair to ask for more money without saying why or what she would do in return to earn it, and if she doesn’t play with your kid as much as you’d like, well you have to keep on reminding and redirecting her. If she doesn’t improve, you should rematch based on what she is providing. You can’t expect the maturity of a 35 year old with these young au pairs. They are not used to thinking from the employer’s perspective. But you also have to realize she is stuck at home, not doing all these traveling, exploring restaurants, hanging out with people, other activities that she would have if not for covid. She’s probably disappointed and demoralized through no fault of your own. Help her get motivated. Au pairs need a lot of guidance, which is a main downside in terms of a choice of childcare provider IMHO. I considered daycare nanny nanny share and au pairs. [/quote]

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