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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We currently have a nanny for our daughter who will start full-time preschool/daycare in the fall, at which point our nanny's employment with us will end. When we let her know we were expecting another baby in late December/early January, she indicated that she wanted to "wait for us" and could help us with anything we needed her to. We are happy with her and would love to employ her for our second child until she is old enough to start at preschool.

Our dilemma is that we won't need full-time help for at least 6 months. I will be searching for a new job so the timeline is uncertain. I know our nanny will need full-time employment, so here are the options we have thought of:

-We employ her full-time and eat the cost, knowing that our daughter is with someone who we know and trust, and who our older daughter also knows and trusts. The nanny could then help with drop off/pick up of our older daughter and handle sick/school closing days. This would be huge because it would allow me to establish myself at my new job without having to worry about sick days (DH will also be starting a new position next spring).

-We employ her part-time and another family who needs temporary part-time help employs her for 6 months, at which point we would provide a full-time position.

-We start a full-time nanny share immediately, knowing we will still only use part-time hours until baby is older and I find a new job (downside to this is that she would not be able to care for our older daughter when school is closed or she is home with a mild illness).

[b]-We tell her are needs and timeline are unknown, and not to count on a position with us. We would then search for a new nanny when ready. Aside from losing out on a great nanny, the downside to this would be the difficulty in finding someone who can start part-time and then transition to full-time.
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Please help me think through this. I am doubtful of having her start at all in January, because I know baby will need to spend a lot of time with me for breastfeeding, but I know she will need to start a job by then. I have tallied potential hours for non-child care related tasks, but the max hours for that would be 10-15 per week. Add a couple of hours of child care per day, and that still only brings us to a max of 25 hours.

What would you do? While we are not wealthy, we can make the full-time pay work since it would only be for about 20 months.
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This is what I would do. You found her when you needed her, and you will find someone else -- possibly her. Since you're laying her off, she may decide to go on unemployment for a period of time, do some temp work, and then come back to you. Or, you have time to find someone new. If you do have some extra money, I would sign up with MetroParent Relief or another agency for those days you might need someone if your old nanny is unavailable.

You're talking about dropoffs and pickups, but it also sounds like you're out of a job? Is that right? Are you looking now, or planning to wait until the baby comes? Can you be your backup care until the baby comes. or are you working? That's unclear.[/quote]

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