Kids in Summer Canp, what to do with Nanny?

[Anonymous]

My two children will be in summer camp all next week, all day. I'm wondering what I can ask our nanny to do during the time? Her hours are normally 630-430 and the camp runs from 8-4. Is it ok to ask her to do extra things around the house during this time?

[Anonymous]

Sure. Ask her what she might like to do. Why not?

[Anonymous]

Wait, you decided to put your kids in summer camp for a week but are now expecting more from the nanny because of that? Ugh, not okay.

[Anonymous]

BTDT, go here: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/nanny-forum/posts/list/296394.page

[Anonymous]

Why are you even using her that week? Just tell her you don't need her. If you give her enough notice she can find some other work to do for that week so she's not out all the money, but if you don't need her you have no need to pay her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why are you even using her that week? Just tell her you don't need her. If you give her enough notice she can find some other work to do for that week so she's not out all the money, but if you don't need her you have no need to pay her.

Please, please everyone can we just not respond to this troll on the merits? Seriously, not worth the headache.

[Anonymous]

Maybe op is a troll too, seeing that she didn't do her search.

[Anonymous]

No it's not. This is not a permanent change like kids going to preschool, this is no different than you being out of town. You SHOULD have given her the week off.

[Anonymous]

Week off paid? Because otherwise I'd be upset about the lack of hours.

[Anonymous]

You're the one who chose to put your kids in a camp when you have a perfectly fine childcare provider that you've already committed to paying. Not the nanny's fault. The decent thing to do would be to give her the week off (with pay!) but since that wasn't your first instinct, I suspect you're just not decent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Week off paid? Because otherwise I'd be upset about the lack of hours.

Then you should have become a nanny.

[Anonymous]

OP, it would be acceptable to ask her to tackle some larger child-related projects (like cleaning out closets, purging toys, organizing the playroom kind of stuff) but not housekeeping tasks. Household errands may or may not be okay depending on what her work responsibilities are normally.

However, the decent thing to do would be to have her come in for no more than two of those days and give her the rest off, paid. All if you don't have any big child-related projects to get done. If she's a good nanny that you want to keep you'll appreciate the importance of building goodwill and not nickel and diming her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, it would be acceptable to ask her to tackle some larger child-related projects (like cleaning out closets, purging toys, organizing the playroom kind of stuff) but not housekeeping tasks. Household errands may or may not be okay depending on what her work responsibilities are normally.

However, the decent thing to do would be to have her come in for no more than two of those days and give her the rest off, paid. All if you don't have any big child-related projects to get done. If she's a good nanny that you want to keep you'll appreciate the importance of building goodwill and not nickel and diming her.

Don't forget to pay her 35$ an hour!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, it would be acceptable to ask her to tackle some larger child-related projects (like cleaning out closets, purging toys, organizing the playroom kind of stuff) but not housekeeping tasks. Household errands may or may not be okay depending on what her work responsibilities are normally.

However, the decent thing to do would be to have her come in for no more than two of those days and give her the rest off, paid. All if you don't have any big child-related projects to get done. If she's a good nanny that you want to keep you'll appreciate the importance of building goodwill and not nickel and diming her.

+1 from an MB.

[Anonymous]

For a whole week and for all day long I do not find it at all unreasonable that you would ask her to help with some chores such as organizing, cleaning toys, run errands, meal prep perhaps. No house cleaning though.