When to tell nanny you are switching to daycare?

[Anonymous]

As an act of good faith on your part, ideally let her know now.

The sooner the better.

Most especially if you want to remain on good terms w/her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for all the feedback. We actually have our daughter in a part-time preschool and she loves it. So that might ease the transition a bit - it's not like this would be the first time she has been around kids for an extended period. It has just become a real financial stress to pay for our nanny full time (since we can't take her to/from the part time preschool).

Just be prepared, OP, daycare is VERY DIFFERENT than preschool. Your child will have to sleep/nap away from home and be without loving support for at least eight hours every day. Plus daycare facilities generally have less staff than a preschool and our child will not get the same attention.

Have you considered preschool and a nanny share with another preschool child? Two is a rough age to transition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for all the feedback. We actually have our daughter in a part-time preschool and she loves it. So that might ease the transition a bit - it's not like this would be the first time she has been around kids for an extended period. It has just become a real financial stress to pay for our nanny full time (since we can't take her to/from the part time preschool).

Just be prepared, OP, daycare is VERY DIFFERENT than preschool. Your child will have to sleep/nap away from home and be without loving support for at least eight hours every day. Plus daycare facilities generally have less staff than a preschool and our child will not get the same attention.

Have you considered preschool and a nanny share with another preschool child? Two is a rough age to transition.

OP's daughter is 3 now so would be 3.5-4 in September. That is a great age for this transition. Kindergarten is approaching.

[Anonymous]

Not sure what this is about

[Anonymous]

I agree and I'm ok with preschool for a bit longer I suppose

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have had a great nanny for two years, but we have decided to enroll our daughter in daycare in September. Mainly it is a financial decision, but we also want our daughter to be around other kids (she is 3).

Daycare starts in September, and we will need our nanny until then (or as close to then as possible). When do we tell her? Of course we will do everything possible to find her a new job and want to give as much notice as possible. Tempted to tell her now. What is standard in cases like this?

You are despicable. You should have told her in August but that you would pay her an extra month. Again. You are despicable.

[Anonymous]

Do like a former family did me. Lead her on to think every thing is normal then give 2 weeks notice because a daycare slot you “forgot”you’d applied to opened up miraculously. Also don’t forget to shortchange on your parting gift!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have had a great nanny for two years, but we have decided to enroll our daughter in daycare in September. Mainly it is a financial decision, but we also want our daughter to be around other kids (she is 3).

Daycare starts in September, and we will need our nanny until then (or as close to then as possible). When do we tell her? Of course we will do everything possible to find her a new job and want to give as much notice as possible. Tempted to tell her now. What is standard in cases like this?

You are despicable. You should have told her in August but that you would pay her an extra month. Again. You are despicable.

The post you are quoting is from JANUARY 2017.