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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because my son has special needs and someone needs to be familar with his daily routine and diet requirments.  I can't possibly drop him off at a friends house or leave him at home with someone he doesn't know.   He can't handle a day care center.  That's why we have a nanny.  We dont' have family in the area.  I did pay for a girl to come evenings once a week for over a year so she would know my son and could be a "back-up".  She came one night a week to work. I didn't need her those nights and it cost money just to have her be familair with my child so that she could provide back-up care if necessary.  That got really expensive really quickly.  And there was no guarantee she was available at the last moment I needed her if nanny couldn't come in for whatever reason.  Sometimes she could, sometimes she couldn't.  All my vacation time is used for back-up care and it sucks.

We moved and now we have a new nanny and no options for back-up.  Just the way it is.[/quote]

Do you have a husband? Can't you guys take turns using your PTO? If this is such a problem that he must have the same caregiver, then you should think of hiring two part-time nannies that can also be each other's back up. Or perhaps you need to move to where you do have family around. You simply cannot expect a human being to never get sick or take bereavement leave or anything happen to them. It's just unfair to put that kind of pressure on a nanny. [/quote]

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