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[quote=Anonymous][quote=bleigh]Our nanny's schedule is Mon-Fri, 7 am-6 pm and I think she's at the beginning of a burnout. I've been thinking about reducing her schedule either by (a) having someone else work 7-9 am or 4-6 pm so that her schedule is 45 hours per week or (b) changing her schedule to Mon-Thu, 7 am-6 pm and hiring someone else to work on Fri. She's great at caring for my kids and I don't want to lose her to burnout. Do you like either of my changes or can you suggest one? (Staggered schedules with my spouse isn't an option.)

Background:
kids are ages 2.5 (my very active boy goes to a program 4 hours per day), 14 months and 8 weeks; she gets 15 PTO, and we reimburse 100% of health insurance.

Thanks!
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Paying a nanny more should affect quality of care.
If 50 hours of week with 3 kids of different ages and schedules is too much for her, talk with her nicely about some solutions. Another nanny or housekeeper comes from 4-6pm or maybe Fridays or Wednesdays or something. Or maybe you put one or two kids in a morning preschool program. That could we with the afternoon naps or quiet time should be totally manageable. She would do pickups and maybe the drop off if you or spouse cannot.[/quote]

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