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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry, hit send too soon.

A baby-centric nanny is going to have goals at any given age.  Things like exposing them to certain types of language, giving opportunities for a wide range of play, thinking about the next developmental milestones and how to expose them to the right stimuli to evoke that next step.  She will also be thinking through all of the changes that happen in the first year and preparing baby to make those changes smoothly--getting into a good nap schedule, sleeping independently, dropping the swaddle, transitioning from bassinet to crib, introducing solids, introducing sippy cups, introducing finger foods, transitioning away from milk towards healthy solids, etc.

A housekeeper-nanny is going to build her day around the house and will manage to baby as a lesser priority.

A combination nanny will take on housekeeping tasks only to the extent that she can fit them in around an ideal schedule for baby.  So unloading the dishwasher and washing breakfast dishes during nap, doing a few errands each week as outings, managing baby's laundry during nap, all NBD.  But if baby is sick, you'll need to get pea-pod that week, because she's not exposing baby to germs at the store.  If nap is short, you might come home to a sinkful of dirty dishes.  Are you okay with that?

Another thing to bear in mind is whether you will need nanny to serve as backup care for your older child, as that may also throw a wrench in the works.  [/quote]

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