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[quote=Anonymous]MB here. You're being very kind and thinking about the nannies, but it's also important that you hire someone who fulfills you needs. Otherwise, you're quickly going to be dissatisfied and then you'll replace her anyway.

Offer a wage that you can afford for two kids, and pick the schedule that will allow you to get the most use out of your nanny time. If you're driving back and forth to preschool everyday, there's an hour a day getting DC ready, driving, picking up, unpacking, etc., that you're paying a nanny for but that you can't use for errands, appointments, work, whatever. If you're talking about 20 hours a week ... that's a lot of time! Pay her for two kids instead, and let her do either pick up or drop off on at least some days if you do the 5-day thing, or choose the longer days.

I loved 5 mornings a weeks because I am not a little kid person and it made me a better mom not to do 10-12 hours straight with them, BUT the schedule that turned out to be ideal was three half days and 1 full day (25 hours/wk). It was harder than you might think to schedule doctor, hair, work appointments all only in the first half of the day -- you have to be certain you'll be finished in time to let the nanny go home. I also like having that one full day a week for mommy-kid adventures.[/quote]

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