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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would post a list of specifics. So when cleaning the bathroom write out: wipe counters and sinks, clean bathtub and faucet, clean toilet and toilet seat, wash floor and shake out the rugs. Wipe mirrors.

As a former Nanny I would not want to do any of this but if you agreed on it then she needs to keep to her end of the bargain.[/quote]

NP nanny.  If I'm living in, I'll clean any bathroom and kids and/or I use, but I don't clean the master or guest bathrooms.  The same goes for laundry whether I live in or out: if parents' laundry is thrown in with kids, I'll wash and dry it, and either fold or hang, but I don't iron, and I certainly don't go in their room to put it away.  Each nanny has her own line of what is permissible and what isn't.

I would suggest that you sit the nanny down for a talk and offer several options.  You can do a probationary period, during which you will have a set list for her to do each time she has a black of time without children.  You can take the extra hours off the table, unless it's a block of time during the shift (ie. 1 hour while waiting for child or while child sleeps); in that case, find some other task that's more suitable to her, like kids' laundry or researching crafts.  You can let her know that this is a sticking point for you, because she asked for more hours, so you have to assume that she will need to find full-time employment elsewhere, so it's her notice that you are also going to be looking for someone else.[/quote]

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