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[quote=Anonymous]I have two kids- one in elementary school and one in 1/2 day preschool.  Our nanny is guaranteed 40 hours a week, but frequently only works 35.  She is responsible for driving the kids to their respective schools and picking them up, as well as driving them to their respective activities.  She is responsible for packing lunches, and giving them a simple breakfast.  
She does a good job with the kids, takes them places, treats them kindly etc.
She does a terrible job at cleaning up- including after herself.  She is not very self-aware- she frequently comments that she is a very organized neat person.  I routinely have to bring coke cans and fast food bags in from the car that she has left.  
When I get home I frequently have to wash the breakfast dishes, wipe down the tables before I can start making dinner.
We have had several conversations about this- it will get better for a week, then goes downhill again.  
One of her duties is to help the kids clean their rooms/ take care of their stuff.  Frankly, she is not doing this at all.  
I'm trying to decide what is reasonable- I want to be flexible, and understand that sometimes dishes don't get done bc you are rushing out the door.  I would certainly rather her take the kids to the playground than make sure the playroom is picked up.  However- my kids are not toddlers, they are frequently playing by themselves.  They are allowed to watch 30 minutes of television a day- I have noticed that she will sit and watch with them- instead of using that time to do the breakfast dishes, etc.  WHen she does clean up, after I have made an issue of it, she will frequently just pile all the toys in a corner so the floor is clean, rather than organizing them.

She is great with the kids, and I had hoped that we could add on additional household duties next year when both kids are in school b/c our childcare hours will go down again.  However- I am concerned that this will just be an exercise in frustration for me, paying for something I am really not getting at all.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what is reasonable?  How to encourage better performance?  I have not been terribly specific- and I would like the kids to be taking more responsibility for picking up after themselves, but they need constant reminders to do so, which they are not getting.[/quote]

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