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[quote=Anonymous]We have a pt nanny who picks up 3 yo DS at preschool at 4 and stays with him until we get home (usually in the 6-7 pm hour). We are both lawyers, and hired her after we were not reliably able to pick up DS from daycare everyday before 6.

She's young, and very dedicated to playing with DS and making sure he has fun.  We also ask her to do some light housekeeping, if possible (i.e. cleaning up DS's room and some dish washing,) because we pay her for 4-7:30 pm everyday, although she hardly ever stays that late. DS loves her, and we've also grown very attached to her.

We're expecting DC2 in December our current plan is to hire a full time nanny when I go back to work after maternity leave, coupled with DS going to part time preschool 2 or 3 days a week. I plan on cutting back to part-time, so that I can pick-up DS from preschool, and so we will not have to pay a nanny for more than 40 hours a week.

Basically, we don't think our PT nanny will be able to handle that full time position. She's been letting the housekeeping stuff slide more and more (not cleaning up after the dinners she makes for DS, for instance) and sometimes is late to pick up DS.  She's also not very organized, and we have trouble imagining her as a newborn caretaker.

It breaks my heart that we've been thinking about letting her go once DC2 arrives because PT nanny is super excited for DC2 and talks about how much she can't wait to see DS as a big brother.

So, do you think we should give PT nanny a chance at being full-time nanny in this situation (having a serious talk to her about the different expectations beforehand)? Or should we let her know soon that we are terminating her position to give her plenty of time to find something else?

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