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[quote=Anonymous]We've had a wonderful nanny situation for the past 3.5 years, but our nanny's availability has changed and our daughter will be in school more, and so we're now looking for a different kind of help. And I'm wondering -- is what we want possible and appropriate?

Specifically, we're looking for someone to join us 3 full days a week; we'd want him/her (our current nanny is a man and he's AMAZING) to arrive at 7:30 AM, help wrangle our daughter through breakfast and school prep, take her to preschool by 9:30, pick her up at 3:30 and bring her home to play until 6 when we get home. And: during the hours when our kid is at school, we were hoping that this person could give us some help around the house -- i.e., wiping down bathrooms one day, vacuuming/dusting another day, a couple of loads of laundry on the third day, maybe a grocery store run once a week -- that sort of thing. We were thinking of a task or two a day -- not like we'd be asking for the floors to be scrubbed or expecting the whole house to be sparkling clean every day or anything like that.

But... Our highest priority is that we find a caregiver who will ensure that our kid is safe, well cared for, and happy. Would we be out of line to be looking for someone to also do housework/the occasional errand? Is that offensive? Are we less likely to find a stellar caregiver if we also ask for housekeeping duties? For what it's worth, we try to be really good employers. We pay our current nanny very well, always err on the side of generosity, deeply respect him and his work, and will consider him part of our family forever.

I have the feeling that people are going to tell me I'm an idiot for asking this question, but I don't have experience in this stuff, and I genuinely want to know what's appropriate. Thanks for any advice. [/quote]

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