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[quote=Anonymous]I am writing for nannies' inputs on having drop off playdates. Here's the situation: our nanny has been working with us (3.5 yr old and infant) for about 6 weeks. She's fantastic, and I think things are generally going well, except that my 3 yr old has been having problems with the adjustment- crying when I leave, etc. Prior to hiring the new nanny, the 3 yr old was in a nanny share with another 3 yr old and the other family's infant. She also goes to 5 day morning preschool. When we hired the new one, we asked if she would be okay with having lots of playdates with the old one as the 3 yr olds are very attached to one another; she was perfectly amenable. It turns out it's harder to do not drop-off playdates than I thought, because of the two infants' various needs and nap schedules. So, between the two nannies they've arranged basically all day dropoff playdates (on days when there hasn't been school for whatever reason). Personally, I find it easier to watch the two of them than just one, because they totally entertain each other, and the original nanny was pretty hands off (i.e. they'd spend the whole afternoon playing in the bedroom with little supervision). SO: my new nanny says she's totally fine with this. But I kind of doubt she'd tell me if she's not. I don't want to step on her toes, since I'm not paying her to watch 3 kids. What do you all think? This is going to be more of a concern when preschool's over in a few weeks, and they will have playdates a couple times a week. TIA![/quote]

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