Does being on time matter in this context?

[Anonymous]

Nanny is scheduked to start at 11:30. She needs to leave our house at 11:45 to be on time to pick up kids from school. She regularly arrives around 11:40, almost never at 11:30 (unless she knows I will be there). Does it matter if she's late? For context, there are several things she could be doing with the extra 15 min of time before pickup. She is very clock-conscious at the end of her work day.

[Anonymous]

(Okay, does anyone else have "scheduled" autocorrect into a misspelled word, or is that just me? How do I get rid of that "fix"?!? Drives me nuts!)

[Anonymous]

As long as she picks up the kids on time, I would let it go.

[Anonymous]

If she's scheduled to be there at 11:30 then yes that's when she should arrive. What things do you want her to do in those 15 minutes?

To the pp who said as long as she picks the kids up on time: can you please explain how being 10 minutes late is ok?

[Anonymous]

If you have something specific that you'd like her to do during that time, it may be an easy way to approach it.

"Larla, could you please use the 15 minutes prior to picking up snowflake to prepare a healthy after school snack/start a load of laundry/etc.".

I think approaching it from a task point of view will be easiest. She should arrive on time.

~Career nanny

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have something specific that you'd like her to do during that time, it may be an easy way to approach it.

"Larla, could you please use the 15 minutes prior to picking up snowflake to prepare a healthy after school snack/start a load of laundry/etc.".

I think approaching it from a task point of view will be easiest. She should arrive on time.

~Career nanny

OP here. Yep, this is pretty much the thing. She never starts lunch until after pick up, even though she could. So kids eat later, nap later. She could use it to throw in a load of laundry to transfer to dryer after pick up, instead of running out of time at end of day to fold clothes (it would be done an hour earlier). She just doesn't seem to think her start time actually matters. I guess the other option is changing her start time to 11:45, which would reduce her hours for the week.

[Anonymous]

How do you know what time she is arriving if you're not home? Just curious. Nanny cam I'm guessing.

Nanny here and being late is unexceptable even on this situation. Nanny is being paid to start work at 11:30. I would give her the option of reducing her hours by 15 min/day (maybe she would be fine with that and prefer it as it gives her a bit more time to get to your house) or tell her she needs to start arriving on time and starting one of her daily tasks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you know what time she is arriving if you're not home? Just curious. Nanny cam I'm guessing.

Nanny here and being late is unexceptable even on this situation. Nanny is being paid to start work at 11:30. I would give her the option of reducing her hours by 15 min/day (maybe she would be fine with that and prefer it as it gives her a bit more time to get to your house) or tell her she needs to start arriving on time and starting one of her daily tasks.

I work from home from time to time, and as of late have worked from home in the mornings quite a few time because of school programs, sick days, etc. So I'm getting a more frequent sampling of her arrival time.

I am just annoyed, because she leaves stuff undone at the end of the day that honest to goodness can get done, especially if you just push the "start" button an hour to an hour and a half earlier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have something specific that you'd like her to do during that time, it may be an easy way to approach it.

"Larla, could you please use the 15 minutes prior to picking up snowflake to prepare a healthy after school snack/start a load of laundry/etc.".

I think approaching it from a task point of view will be easiest. She should arrive on time.

~Career nanny

OP here. Yep, this is pretty much the thing. She never starts lunch until after pick up, even though she could. So kids eat later, nap later. She could use it to throw in a load of laundry to transfer to dryer after pick up, instead of running out of time at end of day to fold clothes (it would be done an hour earlier). She just doesn't seem to think her start time actually matters. I guess the other option is changing her start time to 11:45, which would reduce her hours for the week.

This is easy to bring up in a task related way.

"Nanny, it seems that snowflake is going down later on days she's with you. We would really like to keep things consistent so we'd like you to use the 15 minutes prior to pickup to get lunch prepped. Also, if you have time we would also like you to get a load started so that we can ensure that it gets completed by the end of the day."


Being a nanny myself, I know that you can get quality care as well as someone professional. Best of luck OP, keep us posted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have something specific that you'd like her to do during that time, it may be an easy way to approach it.

"Larla, could you please use the 15 minutes prior to picking up snowflake to prepare a healthy after school snack/start a load of laundry/etc.".

I think approaching it from a task point of view will be easiest. She should arrive on time.

~Career nanny

OP here. Yep, this is pretty much the thing. She never starts lunch until after pick up, even though she could. So kids eat later, nap later. She could use it to throw in a load of laundry to transfer to dryer after pick up, instead of running out of time at end of day to fold clothes (it would be done an hour earlier). She just doesn't seem to think her start time actually matters. I guess the other option is changing her start time to 11:45, which would reduce her hours for the week.

This is easy to bring up in a task related way.

"Nanny, it seems that snowflake is going down later on days she's with you. We would really like to keep things consistent so we'd like you to use the 15 minutes prior to pickup to get lunch prepped. Also, if you have time we would also like you to get a load started so that we can ensure that it gets completed by the end of the day."


Being a nanny myself, I know that you can get quality care as well as someone professional. Best of luck OP, keep us posted.

Thanks PP. I appreciate your response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have something specific that you'd like her to do during that time, it may be an easy way to approach it.

"Larla, could you please use the 15 minutes prior to picking up snowflake to prepare a healthy after school snack/start a load of laundry/etc.".

I think approaching it from a task point of view will be easiest. She should arrive on time.

~Career nanny

OP here. Yep, this is pretty much the thing. She never starts lunch until after pick up, even though she could. So kids eat later, nap later. She could use it to throw in a load of laundry to transfer to dryer after pick up, instead of running out of time at end of day to fold clothes (it would be done an hour earlier). She just doesn't seem to think her start time actually matters. I guess the other option is changing her start time to 11:45, which would reduce her hours for the week.

Simple solution would be to give her that option. Ask her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have something specific that you'd like her to do during that time, it may be an easy way to approach it.

"Larla, could you please use the 15 minutes prior to picking up snowflake to prepare a healthy after school snack/start a load of laundry/etc.".

I think approaching it from a task point of view will be easiest. She should arrive on time.

~Career nanny

OP here. Yep, this is pretty much the thing. She never starts lunch until after pick up, even though she could. So kids eat later, nap later. She could use it to throw in a load of laundry to transfer to dryer after pick up, instead of running out of time at end of day to fold clothes (it would be done an hour earlier). She just doesn't seem to think her start time actually matters. I guess the other option is changing her start time to 11:45, which would reduce her hours for the week.

Simple solution would be to give her that option. Ask her.

She has already agreed to that time. There are child related tasks that need to be accomplished during that time. Why would OP have to ask the nanny if she wants a different schedule? The OP should simply ask the nanny to be sure to accomplish the tasks needed during that time and that should settle the matter. There are nannies, such as myself, that have experience, excellent references, and take pride in their work. I would never leave unfinished laundry unless it was an oddball load that had to be thrown in at the end of the day. Another issue that may be happening is that the nanny may be an after school only nanny and feels that the pay doesn't meet the tasks required. Full time career nannies can be an asset to your household, but they come at a higher rate.

[Anonymous]

As long as you're paying her from 11:30, then YES being there @11:30 matters.

However if her work day begins when she is due to be at the school, then no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have something specific that you'd like her to do during that time, it may be an easy way to approach it.

"Larla, could you please use the 15 minutes prior to picking up snowflake to prepare a healthy after school snack/start a load of laundry/etc.".

I think approaching it from a task point of view will be easiest. She should arrive on time.

~Career nanny

OP here. Yep, this is pretty much the thing. She never starts lunch until after pick up, even though she could. So kids eat later, nap later. She could use it to throw in a load of laundry to transfer to dryer after pick up, instead of running out of time at end of day to fold clothes (it would be done an hour earlier). She just doesn't seem to think her start time actually matters. I guess the other option is changing her start time to 11:45, which would reduce her hours for the week.

This is easy to bring up in a task related way.

"Nanny, it seems that snowflake is going down later on days she's with you. We would really like to keep things consistent so we'd like you to use the 15 minutes prior to pickup to get lunch prepped. Also, if you have time we would also like you to get a load started so that we can ensure that it gets completed by the end of the day."


Being a nanny myself, I know that you can get quality care as well as someone professional. Best of luck OP, keep us posted.

There is no reason for a child to be consistently late for meals and naps, especially not as a result of the nanny being late. There is also no reason to have tasks not done at the end of the day. Tell her that she needs to stick to the schedule, or you will need to find another nanny who is able to accomplish the tasks within the allotted time frame and keep your child on her schedule.

~Nanny who has no patience for lateness, especially when it impacts the job

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as you're paying her from 11:30, then YES being there @11:30 matters.

However if her work day begins when she is due to be at the school, then no.

She is paid from 11:30. Not when pick up begins.