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[quote=Anonymous]I would not have any problem hiring a nanny who was a lesbian and I would not have any problem discussing her family openly with my DD if she wished. Our families are our families, equal and equivalent, and we would want her to be perfectly comfortable with us and know that we are perfectly comfortable with her and her family.

I would also likely hire a nanny in her 30s with experience with children but not necessarily as a nanny, especially if that nanny had coursework in ECE and CPR certifications, which tells me she has taken steps to be educated in the place of experience.

But, bringing your child would be a problem for me. Yes, I would be concerned about the attention issue, and that would be magnified if your child's nap and eating schedule were substantially different than my child's. But there are additional issues. There is liability to consider, for one thing, and I might need more insurance to allow your child to be cared for in my home. There are also illness issues. Compatibility issues with the kids. Wear and tear on my house from an extra kid in the house. Fear that if your child is having any issue, from teething to a cranky day, that you will be attending that child to the exclusion of mine. If I am paying a nanny full rate, I expect her to be fully attentive to my child.

That said, if I were someone looking for a nanny share, I would consider this arrangement with the understanding that I was sharing a nanny. Here in DC, I might pay you $15/hr to care for my child as a full time nanny, but if you brought your child, we would be in a nanny share and I would pay no more than $9/hr. ( If I pay $9/hr and the nanny, the other share partner, pays $9/hr, then the nanny makes $18/hr, a fair rate for two kids.)

If I wasn't looking for a nanny share, though, I'd likely pass on hiring you. As many threads here have detailed, there is no advantage for the employer, only the nanny, to allowing her to bring a child to work.

Good luck. [/quote]

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