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[quote=Anonymous][quote=nannydebsays][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the replies.
Also I forgot to mention I am from Seattle,WA.

Nanny A is a pretty slim girl so no weight issues there.
But I am not sure I would be able to test Nanny A for a full day because she doesn't live locally. She would be relocating here only if she gets a job here. She said she can meet me for an interview when she comes to attend a wedding here sometime in July

As for Nanny B I had her come for 4 hours for the evening and she did the nighttime routine with the kids.
I am having her again for a full Saturday(today) and she is currently working with the kids while I am sitting on my computer typing this.

She says she would really love to work with my kid and feels that she can help him.She also got small toys for the kids.She is brimming with ideas on what we can do to help with the sensory issues(make board with different textures,make home made playdoh etc) so she seems eager.
Does that seem deseperate though I wonder?

But she is not reading his cues as accurately as I would have wanted her to but then it is her first full day with him so am willing to give the benefit of doubt.
Like ,she was giving him water and kept the cup  back on the table .She and the table were facing my kid..He then stretched out his hand she thought he needed to be picked up and picked him rather than offering the water.He was happy to be picked but after 5 mins again stretched his hand and this time he was closer to the table and the water so she got it and offered the water.[/quote]

So, you are considering a young fit girl with no nanny experience but some SN experience and a degree in speech language therapy who wants to become a speech therapist and is moving to your area to be with a boy. You will have no chance to meet her for several weeks, and likely no chance to have her work a trial day until she has moved to your area. She eventually wants to be a speech therapist - does she need to attend Grad school to achieve that goal? How will she go to school and work 50 hours a week, if that is the case?

Or an older woman with health issues (Can she pick your child up easily? Have you asked her if her diabetes is under control?) who has nanny experience and personal experience with SN, and who wants to find a new family to stay with long term. She is also enthusiastic and full of ideas to help your child and seems eager to take on the challenge of your position. But you are thinking she seems desperate and unable to read your non-verbal child's signals after spending a whole, what, 12 hours with him, and any other kids you may have.

Ok, here's my advice to you: Have the older nanny work for you on a trial basis for 2+ weeks, and then decide if her skills are a match for your needs. Try, during that time, to change your mindset on her from "She's fat and desperate!" to "Wow, she reports her disease is controlled, and her references report NO issues due to her health. And look at how much initiative she has already shown, and how eager she is to help my child!" During this time, also contact ALL of the younger woman's references and ask good, open, probing questions about her childcare skills and how much time she had spent with SN kids. If her references pan out, , and you feel you need to interview her, do so when she visits for the wedding.

Of course, my advice to the older nanny is a bit different: I would tell her to give you the courtesy of a trial period, but to keep hunting for a job where her initiative and abilities and experience won't be seen as "desperate" and her potential employer won't focus more on her weight and her disease than on her skill set.
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