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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nanny here.  Riding in a car is the most statistically dangerous thing that most kids do regularly.  Anyone who isn't viewing that as a major safety concern would be a dealbreaker for me.  I think you should just let her go.[/quote]

This. If this isn't a nanny's attitude about driving, it never will be. You could have one more very serious, very clear, specific talk with her and install all the monitoring equipment, but I think it's a risk. You need to also tell her that you think the problem is that she's always running late, and that she needs to figure that piece out, too. In other words, to keep her job, she needs to maintain the speed limit [i]and[/i] still get the kids where they need to be on time. Then in two weeks, you can have the awkward conversation and fire her.

My nanny had a major speeding ticket when we hired her (20+ miles over the speed limit on the freeway). Because it was not her first speeding ticket, she had even lost her license for a time. We were very concerned, but she told us about it ahead of time and assured us she had learned a lesson. She also made it clear that she understood the danger for children in the car. Because of that ticket and suspension, I added to her contract a clause about safe driving and maintaining her license. I will keep that clause in the contract on the future, because I do think it's one of the most safety-related issues you have to deal with.[/quote]

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