Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want a housekeeper who babysits. You’ll find one. I’m a nanny and the family I work for has a housekeeper who babysits when I can’t and works as a nanny in the mornings before I get to work (the mother had twins after my older charge). The housekeeper doesn’t have a degree or anything but she’s good with the babies and actually raised twins herself.

How many Nannies in this area have degrees in childhood education? That becomes more important when your kids go to preschool. Most have a high school diploma at most and are immigrants from another country. Which doesn’t have much to do with their ability to be good caregivers and housekeepers.

We had a nanny for 7 years and for the first 3 years her duties were exclusively childcare and folding all household laundry (including adults). She spent more time cooking and cleaning after my older one started preschool. A long-term nanny will have duties that evolve over time unless you keep popping out babies. And many Nannies would rather stay with a family they like working with than fussing about whether they’re folding laundry for an adult vs a kid.

Actually a lot of nannies now have degrees and/or preschool teaching experience. Yes, there are plenty of foreign-born nannies who can double as housekeepers but many parents want more for their very young children.

Our first nanny when my oldest was a newborn couldn’t read in English which I quickly realized was a huge drawback. We switched to an educated nanny and she’s been with us for four years.

Just because you encountered one person who couldn't read in English doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of foreign born nannies who are competent in more than one language. There's something just a tad...off about your post. As if only American nannies are quite good enough.

No, dear, I just wanted an educated nanny who could speak, write, and read fluently in English.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want a housekeeper who babysits. You’ll find one. I’m a nanny and the family I work for has a housekeeper who babysits when I can’t and works as a nanny in the mornings before I get to work (the mother had twins after my older charge). The housekeeper doesn’t have a degree or anything but she’s good with the babies and actually raised twins herself.

How many Nannies in this area have degrees in childhood education? That becomes more important when your kids go to preschool. Most have a high school diploma at most and are immigrants from another country. Which doesn’t have much to do with their ability to be good caregivers and housekeepers.

We had a nanny for 7 years and for the first 3 years her duties were exclusively childcare and folding all household laundry (including adults). She spent more time cooking and cleaning after my older one started preschool. A long-term nanny will have duties that evolve over time unless you keep popping out babies. And many Nannies would rather stay with a family they like working with than fussing about whether they’re folding laundry for an adult vs a kid.

Actually a lot of nannies now have degrees and/or preschool teaching experience. Yes, there are plenty of foreign-born nannies who can double as housekeepers but many parents want more for their very young children.

Our first nanny when my oldest was a newborn couldn’t read in English which I quickly realized was a huge drawback. We switched to an educated nanny and she’s been with us for four years.

Just because you encountered one person who couldn't read in English doesn't mean that there aren't plenty of foreign born nannies who are competent in more than one language. There's something just a tad...off about your post. As if only American nannies are quite good enough.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want a housekeeper who babysits. You’ll find one. I’m a nanny and the family I work for has a housekeeper who babysits when I can’t and works as a nanny in the mornings before I get to work (the mother had twins after my older charge). The housekeeper doesn’t have a degree or anything but she’s good with the babies and actually raised twins herself.

How many Nannies in this area have degrees in childhood education? That becomes more important when your kids go to preschool. Most have a high school diploma at most and are immigrants from another country. Which doesn’t have much to do with their ability to be good caregivers and housekeepers.

We had a nanny for 7 years and for the first 3 years her duties were exclusively childcare and folding all household laundry (including adults). She spent more time cooking and cleaning after my older one started preschool. A long-term nanny will have duties that evolve over time unless you keep popping out babies. And many Nannies would rather stay with a family they like working with than fussing about whether they’re folding laundry for an adult vs a kid.

Actually a lot of nannies now have degrees and/or preschool teaching experience. Yes, there are plenty of foreign-born nannies who can double as housekeepers but many parents want more for their very young children.

Our first nanny when my oldest was a newborn couldn’t read in English which I quickly realized was a huge drawback. We switched to an educated nanny and she’s been with us for four years.

I'm a nanny who does this for a couple of families. I certainly don't charge $50 an hour, though I am paid above market for a nanny. Look for an older nanny who got burned out with the extra workload during covid. I pop my AirPods in and listen to library books or podcasts and do a deep dive into 6 loads of laundry every week, then I clean the kitchen (which is usually a hazmat zone), do the recycling, and break down any boxes that came into the house that week--basically the stuff they hate doing. They usually have the laundry washed, and I fold/put away/transfer anything from the washer to the dryer if needed.

Last week I went through the house with a magic eraser and cleaned the walls. Another time I cleaned the fridge. I'll go through the clothes and pull sizes that are too small. I'll make the kid's beds, tidy their rooms, organize toys in the basement and make sure they're put away right, take crib rails off, install new carseats etc. I also do a date night for them once a week, and if the kids are out of school, I might help out here and there with that. Whatever comes up, I'll do it.


I work part time on a salary for a single mom who's a doctor with a varying schedule, and I help out with that type of thing for her as well, since her kid is in school.

OP you can absolutely find someone for this. My situation is very flexible in terms of which day I go. Maybe consider a PT for the childcare days and a separate person for the organization/cleaning days if you're having a hard time selling it as all one job--but I guarantee you will find someone who likes this set up. Just be clear about what you're looking for, be patient as you each settle into the role, be flexible (if she has to take a day off here or there, be cool with it.) Also be prepared to pay a little more, but not excessively more.

We found our housekeeper through a friend who had a cleaner. We asked her if she knew of anyone looking for a job that could also look after a baby. We weren't looking for a professional nanny - more of someone who would get the baby up from a nap, give her a bottle or food and then play with her for a bit, take her for a walk etc. I am in and out, working from home so I just wanted someone I trusted to be kind to my baby. We've now had our housekeeper for 3 years and she's great.

Anonymous wrote:You want a housekeeper who babysits. You’ll find one. I’m a nanny and the family I work for has a housekeeper who babysits when I can’t and works as a nanny in the mornings before I get to work (the mother had twins after my older charge). The housekeeper doesn’t have a degree or anything but she’s good with the babies and actually raised twins herself.

How many Nannies in this area have degrees in childhood education? That becomes more important when your kids go to preschool. Most have a high school diploma at most and are immigrants from another country. Which doesn’t have much to do with their ability to be good caregivers and housekeepers.

We had a nanny for 7 years and for the first 3 years her duties were exclusively childcare and folding all household laundry (including adults). She spent more time cooking and cleaning after my older one started preschool. A long-term nanny will have duties that evolve over time unless you keep popping out babies. And many Nannies would rather stay with a family they like working with than fussing about whether they’re folding laundry for an adult vs a kid.

You want a housekeeper who will keep your kid alive.

We found a nanny like this as our youngest is in morning preschool and still naps. So she helps with housework during those times. I work FT. I do think our situation is better than yours though. I feel like it would be awkward and potentially confusing for my child to have this weird hybrid schedule where she spends 3 days with nanny and 2 days with me while nanny cleans.

Our nanny has only a HS degree but speaks both English and Spanish very well and is first and foremost a nanny (and a very loving one!) It works for us. I was raised by a grandma with an 8th grade education and it didn’t hurt me! We pay well since she provides exactly what we are looking for, and we also hope she will continue on as house manager once our youngest starts ES.

Have your housekeeper come 1-2 days a week and hire someone else part time.

Yes, we had a “child friendly housekeeper”. She was hired as our housekeeper, but adored children and was very happy to babysit when necessary. As time when on she had more babysitting opportunities (would watch the toddler when I ran errands, went to the gym, etc) because it worked well for everyone.

Yeah, it’s housekeeper first. You’re not going to find anyone with a childhood education degree who is going to wash your laundry or vacuum. I echo the above: advertise for a housekeeper who is willing to babysit for those days. It might be hard to find someone who can read to your child in English (if that’s important to you). But you could find a loving woman who raised her own kids.

You want a housekeeper who babysits. You’ll find one. I’m a nanny and the family I work for has a housekeeper who babysits when I can’t and works as a nanny in the mornings before I get to work (the mother had twins after my older charge). The housekeeper doesn’t have a degree or anything but she’s good with the babies and actually raised twins herself.

Anonymous wrote:You’re looking at $50 + per hour sounds like a nightmare job good luck

Ummm ok?

You’re looking at $50 + per hour sounds like a nightmare job good luck

I work 3 days a week and stay at home with toddler 2 days. Current nanny may be moving on (change in schedule) so we are reevaluating whether to look for someone else part time, or hire someone full time who can care for the toddler but also do food prep (chopping), run the vacuum in the living room, empty dishwasher, do our laundry on the 2 days I’m home. I take the toddler to classes, Dr appointments etc so I wouldn’t be here all the time (ie - I’m not going to just ask her to watch him 5 days a week because she’s here AND do everything else). We have a cleaning service so
no deep cleaning, more tidying.

Does anyone have any tips on how to find someone who would be open to this hybrid role? In the past the quality nanny candidates I’ve interviewed would not touch adult laundry with a 10 foot pole. Current nanny does kid laundry but if there’s something in the dryer as basic as sheets she will not even fold them. It’s very important to her to keep the separation to only kid duties. Ideally we’d love to find someone that can be with us long term and transition into a house manager role once kids are in school. No family in the area and spouses very demanding hours mean we can use more help, but I don’t want to have a cleaning person, a part time nanny and a part time housekeeper. Thoughts? Anyone care to share a job description for this type of role? Thanks