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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks.  Perhaps she is encouraging independent play, though this isn't something we have discussed and she is really great in general to tell us what she is encouraging (color matching, shapes, etc.).  We try to set aside time every week to discuss things we don't have time to talk about in the rush of leaving and returning home each week, but we've skipped it the past couple of weeks.  As for where else the nanny could be, if she is off camera she is in a hallway, the bathroom, or my bedroom.  There are cameras in the kitchen, play room (it is one room, we have an open layout) and my child's bedroom.  Also, this is happening within the first hour or two the nanny is with my child.  I can't imagine she needs a break within the first hour and just wants some alone time herself.[/quote]

I'm the one who suggested maybe this is independent play time, but with your update, it sounds like the nanny is making a personal call each morning and is doing it where it can't be seen - probably to avoid this exact scenario in which you're wanting an explanation for what happens in those 10 minutes.

If this were me & my child, and I was otherwise really happy with the nanny, then I'd let it go. Sometimes I need to make personal calls during work too. Maybe something's going on with her family. As long as your baby isn't crying while this goes on, then I'd chalk it up to independent play and let it be. But if this was part of a larger problem in which the nanny just wasn't engaged, then I'd address the big picture issue. [/quote]

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