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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with 17:37 mostly; the dog needs to be out of the way (crated or at doggy daycare or something), and a temporary nanny share would be very difficult. 7am is not too early at all. Just require her to do very basic clean up and the dishes and let her be for nap time.

The one thing I would recommend is, to avoid the "what if the nanny finds a better paying permanent position a few months into the job" scenario, is to tell the nanny up front that you will be offering a bonus if she stays through the end of the contract period. Since it is for such a long stretch of time, said bonus will need to be pretty good; I'd say no less than one full weeks pay. It might sound like a lot but this nanny will really be helping you out for this time frame, and you can consider it her "early Christmas bonus" or something (since it sounds like she won't be with you for Xmas anyway).

Also, you should give her guaranteed hours (yes, you pay her for holidays that fall on her regular work days when you don't need her) PLUS an additional 3-4 days of PTO (which she can use for a sick day or personal day, or if she wants to take a long weekend trip, etc). [/quote]

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