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[quote=Anonymous]OP, we have twins, so a nanny was a bit more cost effective for us from the start (than full time care in other ways).

Our kids are now in a cooperative preschool 3 mornings a week.  Next year it will be 5 mornings a week and we still plan to keep the nanny.

When we hired this nanny (just before the kids were going to be starting preschool) we included in the job description weekly food shopping for the household.  So that's one morning a week that she uses for that.

We also ask her to plan some activities (outings, crafts, meals to cook together, etc...) during her down time, and she sometimes needs to be at the house to let in the cleaning service or repairmen or whatever.

In addition, our coop allows for a nanny to fill some of the parental requirements for in class time, and our nanny is happy to do that.

So she ends up w/ not a ton of unutilized time.  Next year I expect she will have more down time, but we are willing to continue to pay for a full-time nanny for many reasons.  We have someone there whenever there is an illness or a day when school is closed (which so far this winter has been significant!!)  There is someone available to be at the house when our fridge dies and needs replacing, when the furnace needs servicing, when a parent has to travel and extra hands are helpful, etc...

There is also someone else helping us manage some of the already not insignificant school load (making valentines, prepping school bags and snacks, chaperoning trips, etc...)

Obviously you need to figure out what makes sense for your family (including financially) but for us, a bit of downtime for the nanny is well worth the peace of mind, level of care, and amount of backup support she offers us.[/quote]

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