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[quote=Anonymous]We are coming up on the end of our one year contract with our nanny and are contemplating making a change  Please let me know what you think about whether it is wise for us to make a change.  We have a 3.5 year old girl and a 6 month old boy.  Here are the main points we are contemplating.

-- MB and nanny don't get along too well;  I am (MB) reserved and private, nanny is very open and asks a lot of questions about personal life (more babies, etc).  Nanny also provides a lot of commentary on how my husband and I are raising children, decorating house, etc.  I think it's cultural, but it's a rub for both just the same.
-- Nanny seems to either forget to follow my directions on some things or just chooses not to -- sleep is one issue. I can explain over and over again how want the baby's naps structured and it will work for a few days and then slip again.  For the record, sleep is the only thing I'm really demanding about -- I leave the rest of day-to-day decisions up to the nanny.  It irks me mostly b/c she puts the baby down at the same time as the toddler so she can get some "me time" but the baby isn't tired at that point usually and cries a long time before going to sleep.
-- Nanny doesn't do a great job of keeping the play areas, kids rooms clean.  I pick up every morning before she gets there so the areas/rooms are neat and when I come home they aren't -- toys and books everywhere, cups everywhere, etc.  I've asked her to try to make sure it is in the same shape as when she comes but she says she doesn't pick up because my daughter (toddler) will mess it up again before bed.
-- She can't cook.  And by can't cook, I mean she can't even make my toddler a grilled cheese.  She feeds her hot dogs cold.

On the plus side, the kids really like her.  She takes them out fairly regularly, they are safe with her, and she's very good about not being on her phone/ipad.

I am reluctant to make a change if it will really harm the kids, but she does make our lives a bit more stressful and neither of us enjoy interacting with her.  Plus, she doesn't wow us with her performance, for the reasons indicated above.

Ok nannies and MBs, let me have it.  What would you do?[/quote]

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