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[quote=Anonymous]Long time nanny here. Every single time I've left a job (because DB was laid off, because child started preschool, because I quit, because NF moved, etc), I've found another one within two weeks, with only ONE exception. That exception was when a family gave me notice on December 10th that their child was starting preschool on January 6th, so they were giving me three weeks notice (I had no idea their child was  even on a preschool wait list).

December is a TERRIBLE time to job hunt as a nanny. Most families who need someone to start in January look for someone in August/September/October because they don't want to be worrying about childcare during the holidays. Yes, some families may have just fired their nanny, but most families wouldn't fire a nanny over the holidays, unless she was literally abusing their child.

When that family let me go, I immediately reached out to my agency and also started looking on care, etc. No one who lived in my area was even looking for a full time nanny. It took me until mid January to start interviewing, and I was offered 3 jobs the first week of February, but they all had start dates 3-6 weeks out, so I was unemployed for almost two months (unprecedented in my long nanny career).

I understand that you're afraid she will leave you before the end date. So here's my advice: Give her notice by mid-September. Tell her you will be giving her an extra bonus if she stays with you through the end date (no less than $500, I think, to give good incentive). Also tell her you will be writing up a letter of recommendation which you will give her on her last day. Any good nanny should be able to secure a job with a January/February start date by early November, with notice in mid September. [/quote]

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